First baby of 2025 is a true early arrival
The final day of 2024 was not comfortable for Aleah Hard Vandehey. And then she wound up in Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. The good news is that by the end of…
LATEST NEWS
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development announces essential step toward increased housing production, affordability, choice
SALEM – The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) on Dec. 5 unanimously adopted the first set of rules the state will use to implement comprehensive, system-wide housing planning…
Federal grant approved for first wildlife crossing over Interstate 5
ASHLAND – A $33,200,100 federal grant award will allow ODOT to construct a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 in southern Oregon in the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. This will be the…
Contest submissions being accepted by students
High school students across Oregon are encouraged to put their video or graphic design skills on display by competing for cash prizes as part of a larger cause: increasing awareness about…
Supt.: Lebanon schools survey shows general satisfaction with district
Lebanon School District students, teachers and families generally say that the district offers a good school climate and a sense of belonging, Supt. Jennifer Meckley reported to School Board…
Cate bill seeks to ban Pacificorp rate hike
Local Rep. Jami Cate and two other state representatives, all of whom represent communities severely impacted by wildfires, are bringing forward a bill in January asking the Legislature to ban…
Review of the Year: 2024 included many ups and downs for Lebanon
A lot happened in Lebanon during 2024, and Lebanon Local was there for much of it. Here are some of the biggest stories from last year. December Oregon Indoor Shooting Range introduced a new…
OPINION
Community support necessary for continued newspaper survival
It’s been eight years since the first edition of Lebanon Local appeared, an effort to keep a newspaper in a city that we believed needed one. The Lebanon Express, which had served the…
Letter to the Editor: My Vote is For Janelle Bynum
Dear Editor, I participated in a caravan from Sweet Home through Lebanon and on to Albany all to highlight the fact that our current representative to Congressional District 5, Lori…
Triple Celebrations, Thrice the Fun
By Elyse Kassis For Lebanon Local Friday, July 12, was a very special day for Steve Kassis, owner of The Filling Station in Lebanon. Not only was it Collector Car Appreciation Day, but it was…
‘Strong No’ for ‘Fire Tax’
Dear Editor, Strong no on another fire tax. Like most Lebanonites I support our public servants, police and fire. However asking for tax payers to support another tax increase so soon after…
