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Garden Center to become space to grow young minds, community events
The City of Sweet Home is purchasing another corner of Long Street and 13th Avenue to benefit its…
Chips ‘n’ Splinters variety to highlight patriotic local talent
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Patriotic music, hometown talent, familiar songs, and a celebration of America’s…
Sweet Home’s Manna Meals to split from SHEM
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries has announced a change for the Manna Meals program. In a statement issued last…
UPDATED Police Logs: July 8, 2026 issue
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Events Around Town
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
From Our Files: July 1, 2026
July 12, 1951 Sweet Home’s water situation got worse when an overworked water pump gave up under…
New wildland firefighters get test at live fire exercise
The forest just north of Foster Lake came alive Friday, June 26, as 200 wildland firefighters completed their…
‘Flamingos’ instructor loves teaching water aerobics at pool
By Satina Tolman For The New Era When a flock of pink flamingos marches down Main Street during…
Local Semiquincentennial celebrations planned
So… How to celebrate the Big One – America’s 250th? Fourth of July events in Linn County range…
SH School Board finalizes bond election results
Sweet Home School Board members, in a special meeting Monday, June 22, declared the results of the May…
Scene Around Town: July 1, 2026
Overturned in the Narrows Oregon State Police responded to a single non-injury crash involving a grey CMV, above,…
Impasse between agencies, Dad Bod owners results in closure
Chris Millard stood in the parking lot of what arguably was one of the most successful start-ups in…
Pondering Horse Histories
By Roberta McKern While venturing into the East Linn Museum, what we see among the artifacts can pique…
Events: July 1, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule…
UPDATED Police Logs: July 1, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Circuit Court: July 1, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
Municipal Court: July 1, 2026
Information herein is sourced from law enforcement and fire agencies. Details, which may not always be available in…
From Our Files: July 1, 2026
July 5, 1951 No local holiday celebrations marked the Fourth of July in the past nine years…
Shop Hop trip a sticker experience for SH couple
By Janet Eastman This story was reprinted by permission from The Oregonian/OregonLive Suzette and Eric Andersen of Oregon…
SH School Board finalizes bond election results
Sweet Home School Board members, in a special meeting Monday, June 22, declared the results of the May…
Scene Around Town: June 24, 2026
Scene in Stitches A “Garden Vignettes Textile” class used Lebanon’s Japanese healing garden as inspiration for a creative…
Sweet Home celebrates new downtown mural with ribbon-cutting ceremony
A project that was years in the making officially came to life June 17 as community members gathered…
JBO Action in Lebanon
The Lebanon 2 team and Sweet Home Black team faced off in Senior National JBO baseball June 16…
SH man arrested after being located by K9
A Sweet Home man was apprehended by a police dog after a foot pursuit in the Crawfordsville area…
Future Huskies develop their court skills at basketball camp
Sweet Home’s girls basketball team held its Little Huskies basketball camp last week. Here, obviously on Dressup Day,…