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‘Hungry for more,’ Huskies look for football playoff win this year
By Ryker Burr For The New Era “I think they’re just hungry for more.” That’s what head coach…
Young, but veteran Huskies looking for big year in cross-country
Five years ago, Dave Martin took over a Sweet Home cross-country program that had been decimated by COVID…
Sweet Home swimmers finish summer season with lots of PR’s
Sweet Home Swim Club finished its summer league season recently and sent four swimmers to state long course…
Eighteen new teachers arrive in Sweet Home schools
Sweet Home School District is adding 18 new teachers this fall. Here is a list of some of the…
Sports Roundup: Sept. 2, 2026
East Linn County High School Sports Roundup Things kick off this week in earnest for local high…
Huskies building skills as they enter new division in boys soccer
Sweet Home’s boys soccer team is entering a new season that could be very different than what the…
Coach says he’s ‘excited’ by potential for girls soccer season
Sweet Home girls soccer Head Coach Ramiro Santana is “excited” as his team starts to answer the question:…
Husky volleyball, loaded with veterans, looks to end three-year playoff drought in new classification
By Ryker Burr For The New Era It may be the first year in the 3A Mountain Valley…
Police Logs: Sept. 2, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Events: Sept. 2, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Two arrested after citizen holds them at gunpoint
The Sweet Home Police Department received multiple 911 calls regarding a physical disturbance near the intersection of 12th…
From Our Files: Sept. 2, 2026
Sept. 6, 1951 Two Sweet Home boys, Charles Raymond Shives, 15, and Archie Vibbard, 13, were charged…
Volleyball veterans Bondesen and Tyler take Huskies’ helm
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Two longtime local athletes and coaches are taking over Sweet Home…
After week with Hotshots, SH wildland crew converges on local fire
Sweet Home’s Wildland Fire Crew 21 was working the Grasshopper Fire east of Mt. Hood earlier this month…
Young Entrepreneurs offers new path for SH teens
Riley Casey started out with a piece of wood, an idea from his dad, and a strong desire…
New Oak Heights principal running halls – in different way
Ryan Adams sits at his new desk at Oak Heights Elementary School in Sweet Home, a place where…
Fire destroys home, spreads over two acres on Fern Ridge
A manufactured home was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18 on Fern Ridge, and spread into nearby…
SH Fire Board appoints Gaskey to fill vacancy; Johnson resigns
Although most of Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s top staffers were out fighting fires Tuesday, Aug. 18,…
Music has been lifetime inspiration for Judy Stevens
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For Judy Stevens, music has never simply been something she learned.…
Police Logs: Aug. 26, 2026 issue
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Events: Aug. 26, 2026 issue
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
From Our Files: Aug. 26, 2026
Aug. 30, 1951 Results of the latest bloodmobile visit targeting Sweet Home’s lumber company employees were disappointing…
Second revived SH Rodeo bigger and better
The second year of the revived Sweet Home Rodeo outstripped its inaugural predecessor in both size and content. The…
New SHHS athletic director brings wealth of coaching, Leadership
Tomas Rosa has said many times, publicly, that he’s grateful that he grew up in Sweet Home. A…
SH City Council asked to resolve water bill dispute
The City Council was charged with settling a dispute during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11. City…