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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…
Lebanon School District to cut $2 million from budget
Lebanon Community School District announced it is working on reducing next year’s budget, which would likely involve a…
Scene at Sweet Home schools
Sweet Home Junior High Leadership at Capitol Above, eighth-grade Leadership Class students from Sweet Home Junior High visited…
Warriors secure top honors
Lebanon High School JROTC cadets won the LTC Gary G. Banks Memorial Trophy for the second year in…
Hamilton encourages kids to ‘Read Mo’ Books’
A flurry of excitement permeated Hamilton Creek Elementary as the regular cycle of a school day was replaced…
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…
Fun, surprises on display at science fair
Henry Scott wanted to know what the dirtiest thing in his house was. After a little experimentation, he…
Lebanon students showing gains in math and reading, board told
By Jennifer Moody For The New Era Primary-grade students in Lebanon are showing significant gains in their math…
SH School Board OK’s bond measure for May 19 election
Sweet Home School Board members on Monday, Feb. 9, approved language for a bond measure for the May…
Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation Scholarships
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary are now accepting applications for their…
Heath Stadium demolition kicks off
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Lebanon High School’s track and turf field will be closed for the…
Declining student numbers forcing districts to cut staff
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project – The New Era staff contributed to this story As Oregon public…
WesternU symposium shows collaborative efforts at innovation
By Emily Campbell Communications Specialist Western University of Health Sciences From interdisciplinary partnerships to emerging discoveries, collaboration…
Sweet Home, Lebanon 2024-25 graduation rates inch up
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project Sweet Home’s graduation rate for the 2024-25 school year was slightly increased…
Hospital, foundation scholarship applications open
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation and the Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary are accepting applications for their scholarship…
New mascot fruitful addition to school spirit
After planting the seed year after year, the Lebanon High School student body is now seeing the fruit…
SH School Board approves network upgrades for district
Sweet Home School Board members took a step Monday, Jan. 12, to modernize the district’s IT network capabilities…
Lebanon school board to explore new bond measure
By Jennifer Moody For The New Era Lebanon board members are philosophically in favor of trying for another…
SHHS tour highlights needs, risks
Aaron Huff stood in a breezeway at Sweet Home High School on the last day of school before…
Survey says school violence a big concern for students
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Students who responded to a recent survey rated the Lebanon Community School…
School district completes safety upgrades with federal grant
Lebanon Community School District completed major safety and communication upgrades, thanks to a three-year COPS grant through the…
School district replaces mechanics lift
The Lebanon Community School District recently invested in a new lift system that is intended to elevate safety…
Elf Jr.: Performance for the Season
Above, Buddy the Elf (Cyan Davis), second from right, sings a number with Santa Claus (Griffyn Rowan) and…
LHS hosts first JROTC league competition of the year
Lebanon High School hosted the first of five drill competitions for the Cascade Mountains Junior Reserve Officer Training…
Lebanon board hears ICE plan for school district
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local As far as Superintendent Jennifer Meckley knows, federal immigration authorities haven’t come…