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Sweet Home getting $319,150 from state Common School Fund
Oregon’s K-12 public schools will receive a record $76.8 million from the Common School Fund in 2025, state…
School Board approves funding application for district’s ‘success’ programs
Sweet Home School Board members on March 10 approved an Integrated Guidance Initiative for the district that will…
Girls made progress, despite ‘tough’ basketball league season
The Sweet Home High School girls basketball team gathered to celebrate their season at the annual awards banquet,…
McClure named MVP for boys basketball team
Bradyn McClure was named Sweet Home boys basketball’s Most Valuable Player during the team’s awards night Wednesday, March…
Sweet Home softball returns with experienced roster, eyes playoffs
Sweet Home’s softball team hits the diamond this week with a roster loaded with experience. “We have almost…
Baseball roster young, talented, bring ‘work ethic’ to diamond
It’s a new season for Sweet Home’s baseball team and second-year Coach Evan Teter is optimistic that his…
Golfers have coaches feeling enthusiastic about season
If numbers are any indication, Sweet Home golf looks to be on the upswing. For sure, this year…
‘Big’ team of Huskies aiming to put Sweet Home on track map
Sweet Home turned some heads last year when the Husky boys finished second at the district track and…
Local artist Hodges creates encaustic beauty from hot wax
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Nikki Elaine Hodges likes to make her art hot-fused. Hodges is…
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…
Local teacher brings historical ‘strong, kind’ women to life
There’s something about dead women who were once strong, passionate and kind that lights a fire under Lana…
Man arrested, accused of stealing $90,000 from grandparents
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stealing some $90,000 from his grandparents over several years, Sweet…
Scene Around Town: March 5, 2025
Elks, veterans, steaks and toiletries Elks members and residents of the Veterans Home in Lebanon surround a table…
Young Huskies looking ahead after finishing tough OWC season
The Sweet Home girls basketball team closed out their season at home on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with a…
Sweet Home boys wind down challenging hoops season against No. 1 team
The Sweet Home boys basketball team wrapped up their season on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with a loss to…
Fishermen rescued off island below Green Peter Dam
Two fishermen were rescued from an island in the Middle Santiam River Sunday evening after water from Green…
Huskies second in state wrestling with four individual champs
Sweet Home’s boys battled adversity all the way to a second-place finish at the 4A Division state wrestling…
Council to send mayor question to May ballot
After hearing remarks from as many as 17 residents in a crowded City Council Chamber, City Council members…
SHHS seniors nominated for top scholastic award
Two Sweet Home High School seniors have been nominated as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program this…
New county RV dump gets paved; opening planned by early May
A parade of Knife River dump trucks delivered loads of asphalt last week to pave the new recreational…
Victim’s death leaves grief, questions
A young woman who has been described as a loving, outgoing, energetic and “super sweet” person left this…
Students to stage Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’
By Cindi Hamar For The New Era Sweet Home High School drama students will perform William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth…