Sweet Home school district bus-driver numbers improve
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local With September just around the corner, the Sweet Home School…
Seven named to FAC board
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A seven-member advisory committee that will have oversight over an…
Kelcey Young named Sweet Home’s city manager
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home City Council has named Kelcey Young as…
Sweet Home wastewater treatment plant loses biological life in basin
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Sweet Home wastewater treatment plant…
Bid solicitations approved for Phase 1 of Sweet Home treatment plant
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously Aug. 9 to…
Sweet Home city manager hopefuls make public debut
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local About two dozen people attended a Wednesday, Aug. 10, meet-and-greet…
Crews topple trees to preserve river life along the Upper Calapooia
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Many river goers see fallen trees as a nuisance. But…
Sweet Home grad finishes as all-time winningest Kansas baseball coach
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local On May 22, Ritch Price retired after 20 years as…
Training pays off for young people in July 29 water rescue
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A broken-down boat on Foster Lake may have recently gotten…
Groundbreaking kicks off work on memory facility in Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A July 27 groundbreaking ceremony launched the beginning of what…
Sweet Home City: No to psilocybin
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A City Council majority said “no” last week to psilocybin…
Sweet Home Finance Director moves post to Lebanon
By Benny Westcott Sweet Home Finance Director Brandon Neish will be leaving his office Friday, July 29. However,…
Sweet Home weighs options for 230-acre Quarry Park
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, June 28, discussed the…
Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff ready to launch barbecue weekend
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Barbecuing may be a Fourth of July tradition, but this Independence…
Sweet Home Planning Commission OKs subdivision
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home Planning Commission at its June 16 meeting voted…
Sweet Home downtown landowners talk vacancies
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Several local business owners came to the table Monday, June 20,…
Local honor guards seek to replace members who are aging out
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Since 1957, the Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard…
Sweet Home contemplates vacant building solutions
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council reached a consensus Tuesday, May 24,…
Sweet Home City Council discusses vacant buildings
Wastewater plant upgrades, railroad depot also on agenda By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The May 10…
Sweet Home’s hare-raising problem
Solutions sought as city contends with feral rabbits By Benny Westcott Of The New Era A feral-rabbit issue…
Sweet Home man arrested, arraigned after hitting man with truck
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era A Sweet Home man was arrested Sunday, April 24, on one…
Meet the face of FAC
*Shirley Byrd spearheaded Family Assistance and Resource Center out of Lebanon several years ago. With a team backing…
Sweet Home high school, COMP-NW students collaborate in program
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Juniors and seniors in Michelle Snyder’s anatomy and physiology class at…
Warriors’ Pointer honored after setting school hoops record
By Benny Westcott Of Lebanon Local Lebanon High School senior Henry Pointer describes LeBron James as his favorite…
Historic steam engine back on track
By Benny Westcott Lebanon Local One of 62 surviving steam locomotives in Oregon will ride the rails between…