Thorpe steps down from OWA after 13 years
By Benny Westcott Lebanon Local/New Era After serving for 13 years as Oregon Wrestling Association Chairman, Sweet Home…
Woman rides horseback across U.S.
By Benny Westcott Lebanon Local Lebanon residents might have been surprised to find a young woman riding a…
Best in the West brings in 150 more participants than last year
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The 12th Best in the West Triathlon Festival at Lewis…
Sweet Home mom starts at-home taxidermy business
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Tyla Brooks, 29, wanted to get out of the medical…
Sweet Home’s ‘Paint the Town’ project over for the year
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home’s “Paint the Town” project wrapped up for the…
Lugging Longer Logs
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Trucks hauling large logs around the Sweet Home area are a…
Local Meat Hits the Street in Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era “Brisket, tri-tips, tomahawk steaks, porterhouses, t-bones, beef ribs, New York steaks,”…
Girls wrestling camp continues to grow in Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Santiam Wrestling Camp has been a mainstay at Sweet…
Icebox Cook-off results announced
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The results are in for last weekend’s Icebox Cookoff at…
Out-of-control Corvette during Sweet Home event injures four
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local *UPDATED 7/10/23 – 5:50PM* An out-of-control Corvette struck multiple spectators,…
New Quarry Park opens for camping
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A city-owned parcel of land currently known as Quarry Park…
Icebox Cookoff in Sweet Home returns with barbecue
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Barbecuing might be a Fourth of July weekend staple, but…
Soooooo close – Warriors fall by a run in extra innings to Dallas in state softball final
By Benny Westcott Lebanon Local Lebanon’s softball team had lost to Dallas 7-1 and 8-5 during the regular…
Summer plans for Green Peter outlined
By Benny Westcott Lebanon Local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger Christie Johnson outlined at an April…
Health partnership delivers county reports
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Partnership for Community Health, which includes health departments from…
Downtown stroll in Sweet Home results in Community Market
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home City Manager Kelcey Young was downtown on a…
Sweet Home Council OKs $5,000 city donation for Icebox Cookoff
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Icebox Cookoff drew between 5,000 to 6,000 people to…
Run to recognize rabbits: Sweet Home responds to continuing issue with humor, new event
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local When Kelcey Young became Sweet Home’s city manager last year,…
Sweet Home schools, city develop plan after Foster shooting affair
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home city and school district officials have come up…
New sushi restaurant returns Asian cuisine to Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sushi in Sweet Home? Until April 7, that had never…
Ex-SHFAD lieutenant alleges violations
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Former Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District lieutenant/paramedic Zach Lincoln…
Stats issued for Sweet Home homeless center
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Last month, Sweet Home’s new homeless center east of Bi-Mart…
A lifetime behind the brush: Artist at veterans home reflects on health, work
By Benny Westcott Lebanon Local The paintings that adorn Bruce Freeman’s room at the Edward C. Allworth Veterans…
SHOCASE to host ‘Sword in the Stone’
Traveling troupe brings medieval musical to town By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Traveling Lantern…
Sweet Home planners OK new RV dump
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, March 16,…