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Sweet Home charter amendments referred to voters
The Sweet Home City Council voted during its March 10 meeting to refer charter amendments to voters in…
SH School Board hears travel costs explanation, OKs land purchase
Sweet Home School Board members worked their way through an ambitious agenda Monday, March 9, including an on-and-off…
Scene at Sweet Home schools
Sweet Home Junior High Leadership at Capitol Above, eighth-grade Leadership Class students from Sweet Home Junior High visited…
Officers converge on 10th Avenue in search for suspect
Sweet Home police and Linn County Sheriff’s deputies converged at a home on the south end of 10th…
Sweet Home basketball All-League selections, swimming/wrestling state qualifiers
Above, Sweet Home boys and girls wrestlers who qualified for state stand with coaches at this year’s OSAA…
UPDATED Police Logs: March 18, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Events: March 18, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Fire from matchstick destroys house on Rowell Hill
An early morning fire destroyed a home on Rowell Hill Sunday, March 8, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance…
New officer seeks to approach job with approachability, proactively
By Satina Tolman For The New Era The Sweet Home Police Department has welcomed a new face to…
Scene Around Town: March 11, 2026
Hawthorne School in Sweet Home held a jogathon Wednesday, March 4, to raise money for new playground equipment.…
Cops: SpeeDee ‘robbery’ false; likely a scam
A report that prompted social media speculation that SpeeDee Mart may have been robbed – or that its…
Local author shares journey of Sasquatch ‘awakening’
Author Michelle Heaton has been acquainted with Sasquatch since she was a 5-year-old girl living in a rural…
Police Logs: March 11, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Local Gov’t Meetings: March 11, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Events: March 11, 2026
Stations of the Cross, Soup Supper Fridays St. Helen Catholic Church is hosting Stations of the Cross during…
From Our Files: March 11, 2026
March 15, 1951 Intention of residents of the 7th Avenue and A Lane area to have their…
Events: March 4, 2026
Sunshine Industries fundraiser dinner Sunshine Industries will hold its annual fundraising event from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday,…
Volunteer volleyball coach charged with luring
A Sweet Home woman was charged with luring a minor after a parent discovered communications with their child.…
SH boys dominate to win 11th state wrestling title; girls 5th
By Ryker BurrFor The New Era “This year’s team is the most solid top-to-bottom team I’ve coached.” Those…
Students glimpse manufacturing programs and job opportunities
Sweet Home and Lebanon high school students took a break from the normal hum-drum of school routine to…
Rice, others honored by chamber
Cindy Rice and Michael Hall, both longtime leaders in a wide variety of local public service activities, were…
New officer, who grew up locally, emphasizes relationship in work
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For Officer Tye Moore, putting on the badge isn’t about authority;…
City Hall park to be fitted with outdoor fitness court
The City of Sweet Home accepted a grant that will help fund an outdoor fitness court next to…
Scene Around Town: Elbow grease for Velma Canfield
Staffers at Dad Bod Detailing polish up an SUV Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28, during a fundraiser for Sweet…
Local boy wins state, advances to regional Hoop Shoot
Eli Strong, of Sweet Home , won this year’s Elks Hoop Shoot 10-11-year-old boys state competition and is…