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Brownsville councilors re-instate formal Mill Race agreement
By Chelly Bouferrache For The New Era The Brownsville City Council, led by Mayor Daniel Craven, convened on…
Foundation announces 2025 Sweet Home grants
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has announced its grant awards for 2025. This year’s SHCF community grants, of…
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…
Candidates for School Board share perspectives
The New Era provided a questionnaire to all six candidates for the four open positions on the Sweet…
Local woman has made hundreds of quilts for needy babies
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Dean Hummer is on a quest to give baby quilts to…
Willow-Yucca LID improvement costs expected to increase
City Council approved a change order for $83,664 to address a problem in the original plan of the…
May 20 election: Mayoral measure heads choices for Sweet Home voters
Sweet Home voters will face a broad range of decisions when they open their ballots for the May…
Bees find new home – not at Thriftway
Beekeeper Linda Cutright collects a swarm of bees that developed in the Thriftway parking lot during the early…
Traveling exhibit at library features innovations of Native Americans
The Sweet Home Public Library is hosting an exhibit from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History that…
Motorcyclist struck by alleged hit-and-run driver
Medics and rescuers assist the rider of a motorcycle that was struck by a car Friday afternoon, April…
Escaped burn piles blamed for three brush fires
Sweet Home firefighters responded to three brush fires Saturday, April 19, all of them from burn piles that…
Two Brownsville fixtures closing
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Two Brownsville business owners are preparing to shutter their operations…
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…
Holley Church opens treehouse-themed children’s lobby
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era After several years of fund-raising and planning, Holley Church on March…
Volunteers bring dental aid to rural Guatemala
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Every year, countless individuals in underserved communities around the world suffer…
Amelia Sullens signs to wrestle for Pacific University
Two years ago, Amelia Sullens had never wrestled a match in an interscholastic competition. Tuesday, April 1, April…
Deep drawdown at Detroit Lake delayed until at least 2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District announced last week it will not perform a deep drawdown…
‘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…
Thousands turn out for 75th annual Rock and Mineral Show
By Cindi HamarFor The New Era Petrified wood and lots of other mineral attractions were the stars last…
Nonprofit seeks support for resurrection of Brownsville Times paper
The Brownsville City Council heard a presentation during its March 25 meeting regarding a newly-formed nonprofit seeking to…
Gala concert to feature international flare
SHOCASE’s upcoming “Passport to the World” concert gala will take the audience around the world with special guests…
Assistant City Manager role solidified with new title
In a short City Council meeting on March 25, councilors unanimously approved Assistant City Manager Cecily Pretty’s role…
Rail bikes to offer pedal-to-metal sight-seeing
Santiam Excursion Trains is rolling out a new service on its tracks in Sweet Home, one which will…
Huskies overcome adverse track conditions in warm-up meet
Sweet Home’s track and field athletes got a warm-up Thursday, March 20, that wasn’t very warm. The Huskies…
Huskies open softball season with big win, close loss
Sweet Home’s softball players opened their season last week with a 10-0 win over Madras on Tuesday, March…