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Construction on Station 31 to begin next month
The Lebanon Fire District Board approved a final contract with Emerick Construction for the new Station 31 project…
December 22, 2022
LPD chief calls for year-long jail closure
‘Critical’ staff shortages cited at council meeting By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Police Chief Frank Stevenson told the…
December 19, 2022
Group addresses homeless crisis
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local An ad-hoc advisory committee for illegal camping agreed on new and revised code…
December 19, 2022
Pointer signs to play at next level
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Former Lebanon basketball star Henry “Hank” Pointer is…
December 18, 2022
Statewide gun control measure under fire
Law enforcement officials, courts continue challenge of controversial proposed law By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local…
December 15, 2022
Miller’s works on display in new SHOCASE exhibit
Sweet Home Oregon Coalition for Artistic and Scholastic Enrichment, or SHOCASE, is sponsoring an exhibit of local artist…
December 15, 2022
Santiam State Forest delivers $6.7M for Linn, other counties
The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties highlighting social, economic and…
December 15, 2022
Commissioners talk economic development
What is the role of government in terms of business development? That was a key topic Tuesday, Dec.…
December 15, 2022
Update: Suspect in Albany hit and run located
The Albany Police Department received multiple tips from our community which led to the suspect and suspect vehicle…
December 14, 2022
Vehicle, driver sought in fatal Albany hit-and-run
The Albany Police Department is looking for the driver of a dark-colored mid-1980s to mid-1990s single-cab pickup, possibly…
December 14, 2022
Volunteers sought for foster care committee
Volunteers are needed for the Citizen Review Board of the Oregon Judicial Department. These boards review the cases…
December 7, 2022
Corps unveils plan for local dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) is asking for public feedback through Jan. 19 on…
December 7, 2022
Landmark legislator VanLeeuwen dies at 97
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Liz VanLeeuwen, a longtime mid-valley farmer who represented Sweet Home and Lebanon in…
December 7, 2022
County seeks grant for Lewis Creek Park improvements
Linn County Parks will apply for a matching grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to replace…
December 7, 2022
Former Sweet Home City Hall annex moved to FAC homeless site
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home’s old City Hall annex made a trip across…
December 7, 2022
Portion of F Street to close Monday
The City of Lebanon will begin the Strawberry Lane Sanitary Sewer Extension Project on Monday, Dec. 5. While…
November 30, 2022
Remembering meals, atmospheres on holidays of the past
By Roberta McKern For The New Era/Lebanon Local We’ve come to the seasonal change when wintry weather nips…
November 30, 2022
State grant program aims to reduce wildfire risk, protect lives and property
A $20 million landscape resiliency grant program is making Oregon’s landscapes more resistant to the threat of wildfire…
November 30, 2022
Commissioners to tackle issues with Measure 110
Oregon’s Ballot Measure 110, which reduced some drug possession charges from felonies to misdemeanors and offered counseling as…
November 30, 2022
Newly opened Moore Vineyard story of love
By Sarah Brown For The New Era/Lebanon Local While many were out shopping for Black Friday deals on…
November 30, 2022
Sweet Home high school newscast aims to keep students informed
By Jennifer Moody For The New Era/Lebanon Local As a freshman last year, Ethan Malabago remembers hearing the…
November 30, 2022
Intermodal center ready to start shipping
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Roger Nyquist drove down a newly paved strip of asphalt paralleling Interstate 5…
November 29, 2022
Sweet Home committee meets to talk about homeless shelter
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Despite delays, the Sweet Home Sleep Center is still on…
November 29, 2022
Benton County reports its first two monkeypox cases
Benton County on Monday announced its first two cases of hMPXV, commonly known as monkeypox. The Benton County…
November 18, 2022
LCSWA tour displays county conservation efforts
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member Family forestry has flowered at Oak Basin Tree Farm. The Linn County property…
November 18, 2022