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Back to School
Students and family members flood out of the buildings on the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 2,…
School Board member added, another resigns
Sweet Home School Board members chose a new board member Monday night, Sept. 8, then watched another of…
New memorial honors “Renaissance man” Dr. Alan Blake
Dr. Alan Blake was one of Dr. Gary Goby’s customers – at Goby’s lumberyard, Goby’s Walnut Products, located…
Police Logs: Sept. 10, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 10, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Girls soccer team has rough day at Siuslaw, 6-1
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Sweet Home’s girls soccer team fought hard but ultimately fell to…
Gallery quiltmaker’s reward is ‘beautiful product’
By Satina Tolman For The New Era When Carol Kilfoil talks about quilting, her eyes brighten and her…
Husky Harriers have big day at Tillamook XC meet
A summer of diligent training delivered dividends for Sweet Home’s cross-country runners Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Ultimook…
Huskies start football campaign with 35-6 win at Madras
Sweet Home shrugged off some distractions and delays to get down to business and dispatch Madras 35-6 in…
Tour rolls through Weyerhaeuser mill that is firm’s top producer
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member For growers of Douglas-fir in Linn County, sooner or later the Santiam Mill…
Huskies wake up against Siuslaw to make it competitive
It was starting to look like it might be a long soccer season for the Sweet Home boys,…
Slow start doesn’t last long for Sweet Home volleyball
After a season-opening loss at Junction City, Sweet Home’s volleyball team clicked off four straight victories going into…
From Our Files: Sept. 10, 2025
Sept. 14, 1950 After an eight-week strike, employees of Willamette National Lumber Company in Foster went back to…
Sweet Home ODOT facility faces closure, regardless of outcome in Salem
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Sweet Home’s Oregon Department of Transportation facility, along with others around…
New Foster principal brings international perspective, collaboration goals
By Satina Tolman For The New Era With a background that spans continents and classrooms, Shelley Nurre (pronounced…
Events: Sept. 3, 2025
Bingo fundraiser for Kids Christmas Store A Bingo fundraiser for the 11th Annual Sweet Home Kids Free Christmas…
UPDATED Police Logs: Sept. 3, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: Sept. 3, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Jamboree lifers sad to see festival go; it left memories
Larry Johnson was athletic director at Sweet Home High School in 1992 when he got invited to a…
Hill family infuses Sankey Park with funds in memory of CTC employee
The City of Sweet Home received a financial boost from the Hill family for Phase III at Sankey…
District welcomes new teachers for upcoming school year
Sweet Home School District welcomed its new teachers with a luncheon Monday, Aug. 18. Following are the new…
Volleyball jamboree
Sweet Home hosted a six-team jamboree on Thursday, Aug. 28, with Madras, Marist, Molalla, North Marion, Philomath and…
Huskies hit gridiron for test run
Sweet Home’s varsity football players got a chance to test themselves as they hosted a jamboree scrimmage with…