Lebanon school board weighs facility priorities
Facility needs dominated the Lebanon Community School District Board’s Sept. 10 meeting, with board members discussing aging school buildings, the Waterloo property,…
LATEST NEWS
Sweet Home remembers 9/11 with American Legion ceremony
Sept. 11, 2001 began “as just an ordinary Tuesday morning” 25 years ago, in the words of Sweet Home City Manager/Police Chief Jason Ogden. “People went to work. Parents dropped their kids off…
Hope for Lebanon museum gets brighter after council action taken
Eight years after an ad hoc committee was formed to pursue the establishment of a museum in Lebanon, one of the biggest hurdles – if not the biggest hurdle – to the end goal has been overcome.…
Grant Street closed through mid-October for construction
Grant Street in downtown Lebanon has been closed for the second phase of the Grant and Sherman Street Reconstruction Project in the city of Lebanon, which began Monday, Sept. 14. Grant Street…
WesternU HCOM researchers explore new treatment for muscle injuries
A researcher from Western University of Health Sciences in Lebanon is leading a study that may help doctors discover new ways to treat muscle injuries. Dr. Belinda McCully, a researcher and…
Sweet Home businesses join Youth Wage Grant program
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist and Sherrie Sprenger approved five First-Time Youth Wage Grant applications at their Wednesday, Sept. 9…
City property officially ‘Quarry Park’ now
The Sweet Home City Council approved the official naming of Quarry Park during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The park, located at 3101 Zelkova St., has been referred to as Quarry…
COMMUNITY
Grant Street closure Monday for paving
Grant Street between Main and Park streets in downtown Lebanon will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, for paving. During that time, Main Street and Park Street will both be…
Lebanon man arrested on sex charges
A Lebanon man was arrested Sept. 10 on a variety of sex charges, Lebanon police reported Tuesday, Sept. 15. According to police, Dustin Wayne Butler, 38, was arrested following an…
From Our Files: Sept. 23, 2026
Sept. 27, 1951 City Council voted down four applicants seeking to serve mixed drinks in Class C restaurants after the matter drew considerable attention from businesses and churches. The…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 16, 2026
Back to School Parents and children scatter across the front lawn at Riverview Elementary in Lebanon, above, as the first day back to school comes to its close Tuesday, Sept. 8. At left,…
Scott Melcher remembered by hundreds at memorial
By Larry Mauter LCSWA writer With partly cloudy skies outside, some 700 people packed the Sweet Home High School gym Saturday, Sept. 12, to say goodbye to Michael “Scott” Melcher. He died Aug…
SCHOOL NEWS
Local students receive LCH Foundation scholarships
Fifteen local students who are pursuing careers in healthcare have been awarded scholarships through the Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation. “The foundation awarded over $60,000 in…
LBCC announces Summer Term Honor Roll
The following students have been named to Linn-Benton Community College’s Honor Roll after earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12 or more graded credits during summer term, June…
Six new teachers joining East Linn Christian
East Linn Christian Academy is adding five new teachers to their staff this fall. Below is a short introduction to the new arrivals. Allison Halewill be teaching sixth grade Bible,…
Eighteen new teachers arrive in Sweet Home schools
Sweet Home School District is adding 18 new teachers this fall. Here is a list of some of the new arrivals, with details as provided by them: Phillip Ayer will teach science at Sweet Home…
Lebanon schools welcome 21 new teachers
Lebanon Community School District is adding 21 new teachers this fall. Here is a list of some of the new arrivals, with details as provided by them: Brook Brown will teach fourth grade at…
OPINION
Rest in peace, Joan – and please ignore that typo
My introduction to Joan Scofield came in 2006, when she marched into The New Era newspaper office and told us we needed a proofreader. That was Joan’s style: straightforward but not at all…
Dear Editor: Disgusted by vandalism
Editor: Recently, my son and I changed the American flag at the Union Cemetery in Crawfordsville, for the second time this year. These are flags furnished by American Legion Post #51 of…
Opinion: Lessons from 9/11 were often too temporary
My memories of 9/11 are getting a bit hazy, perhaps because I’m not really a morning person and I was fast asleep when it happened. I remember being awakened by a phone call at 5 a.m. from my…
Editorial: AI’s biggest threat to students is failure to think
By Jennifer Puccio I recently spoke with a high-schooler who told me that she uses artificial intelligence (AI) to do her homework and “everyone does it.” I think this is the biggest nightmare…
Editor: OJP article missed the point
Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Medicaid Shortfall Follows Decade-Long Growth in State Spending,” posted in the Oregon Journalism Project (OJP) section on your website on July…