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Sweet Home Rodeo returns to enthusiastic response
By Satina TolmanFor The New Era The bleachers reverberated with the sound of cheers from more than 1,500…
School Board takes action in face of accusations
Former Sweet Home School Board Chair Jason Redick and newly elected member Dustin Nichol gave the board a…
Final Curtain for Jamboree
To the strains of “Happy Trails to You,” Oregon Jamboree fans left the festival grounds one final time…
Roots go deep at the Bohemian Club Tavern
Outside, the sun playing a cordial role in the evening’s temperature, patrons gathered around makeshift tables propped up…
As protests arise, effort to oust superintendent paused
Some two dozen protesters, a mixture of Sweet Home School District staff and local residents, lined the sidewalk…
Natalie Conn named 2025 Sportsman’s Holiday Queen
By Cindi HamarFor The New Era Natalie Conn was crowned the 2025 Sportsman’s Holiday Queen on a perfect…
SHEDG announces final Jamboree
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group announced Tuesday, July 8, that 2025 will be the final year for…
Charter changes to be presented for public input this month
After four meetings to review the city’s charter, the Charter Review Committee is ready to present its recommendations…
Fighting fire: Local agencies work together in ‘proactive’ fire defense
An effort to open roads and create firebreaks to enable quicker access to and control of wildfires in…
Fireworks show to return to SH – on Fourth of July
A summer fireworks show will return to Sweet Home this year, but it won’t be during Sportsman’s Holiday.…
Teen killed in Cascadia
A teenage girl was killed Monday morning, June 16, after falling while hiking, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan…
Graduates celebrate end of high school chapter
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Under a flawless blue sky and a light, cooling breeze, the…
Updated: Phone call leads to high-alert police response at Husky Field
An apparent “swatting” incident late Thursday morning, May 28, led to school lockdowns and a police response near…
SH voters support directly electing mayor, police and library levies
Sweet Home’s charter amendment had a strong lead in the May 20 election following the most recent count…
Bike safety instructor pays up after student proves riding skills
Xavier Glassley-Sams had never ridden a bike before he entered this year’s bicycle safety training class at Hawthorne…
Jamboree organizers plan beefed-up events leading to festival
Sweet Home residents have the opportunity to enjoy some juiced-up events from the Oregon Jamboree, which began May…
Former Husky cheer member helps George Fox to national title
Luka Ogden says she did not really plan to continue flying through the air in cheer stunts when…
Fire destroys logging harvester on Wiley Creek
Firefighters from the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and Oregon Department of Forestry responded Thursday afternoon, April…
Kids of all ages enjoy Sankey egg hunt
Four- to 6-year-olds scramble for eggs during the Rotary Club’s annual egg hunt held Saturday morning, April 19,…
Chainsaw Race draws loggers from across region
Loggers from across western Oregon and beyond competed April 5 in the third annual Spring Sawdust Fling Chainsaw…
Gala delivers musical journey around the world
By Satina Tolman For The New Era The fifth annual SHOCASE Gala, themed “Passport to the World,” transformed…
‘Fast and furious’ wind gust blows through Sunnyside, topples trees
A straight-line wind or possible “bomb cyclone” blew through Sunnyside Campground, toppling over trees and damaging one RV…
Driver rescued by good Samaritans after truck plunges into river
Passers-by rescued the driver of a pickup truck that plunged off Highway 20 near Milepost 49, east…
Ogden hired in dual role as police chief, city manager
The City Council unanimously voted March 11 to hire Jason Ogden in a dual role as the city’s…
FFA holds inaugural Community Night
Fifteen candidates, most of them freshmen, received their Greenhand Degrees after completing their first-year requirements in Sweet Home’s…