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From Our Files: June 25, 2025
June 29, 1950 Police are looking for a marauder who apparently rode out of the woods on…
Oak Heights student wins statewide poetry contest – and cash prize
When Oak Heights teacher Melissa Kruzel delivered an assignment to write a poem to her sixth-graders, she got…
Teen killed in Cascadia
A teenage girl was killed Monday morning, June 16, after falling while hiking, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan…
Police Logs: June 18, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: June 18, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
School Board chair says good-bye, district budget approved
The Sweet Home School Board officially approved the district’s roughly $68.8 million budget for 2025-26 at its monthly…
Events: June 18, 2025
Power play, teen games at library Sweet Home Library will host the Museum of Natural and Cultural History…
Local sixth-graders head for Junior High
Hawthorne and Oak Heights elementary schools both held sixth-grade progression ceremonies on Thursday, June 12, as did Foster.…
Zajic named baseball MVP for second straight year
By Keeghan Gittins For The New Era Kyle Zajic was named Sweet Home baseball’s Most Valuable Player for…
Gallery exhibit features local nature photographer’s work
By Satina Tolman For The New Era With a keen eye for hidden beauty and a heart drawn…
Retired forester working to improve trees in parks
Lena Tucker surveys trees planted on the grassy lawn of Sankey Park. They’re young trees, eight, 10 feet…
Tigers finish school year with some fun
Jeffrey Gardner, above, waves his team’s flag during Sweet Home Junior High’s annual Tiger Olympics held on Husky…
Promotion ceremony sends Tigers on their way
Departees from Sweet Home Junior High awaited their moment in the sun during the Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony…
Dustin Nichol top write-in candidate for Holley School Board Seat
Final results from the May 20 election have been announced for Sweet Home races. A final total of…
Oak Heights crowns chess champ
Oak Heights Principal Todd Barrett, above left, tests his skills against the school’s chess champion, sixth-grader Miguel Estrada,…
Husky Golf Award Winners
Winners of the Sweet Home golf program’s team awards included, from left, Henry Gainer, Victoria Victor, Trent Harvey,…
Peanut Harris named softball program’s Most Valuable Player
Katriona “Peanut” Harris was named Most Valuable Player for the Sweet Home softball team at the Huskies’ awards…
Council urged to make move on vacant building problem
During its June 10 meeting, the City Council was urged to give serious consideration to the problem of…
From Our Files: June 18, 2025
June 22, 1950 A recent census revealed Sweet Home’s rise in population made it the highest percentage…
UPDATED Police Logs: June 11, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Municipal Court: June 11, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Circuit Court: June 11, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
Larson, Miller and Wright named track MVPs
Three athletes, representing a wide range of disciplines in track and field, were named Most Valuable Tuesday, May…