Councilors approve $69.6 million 2017-18 budget, urban renewal changes
Lebanon City Council members unanimously approved the 2017-18 budget and urban renewal district resolutions at the June 14…
School Board OKs $37.6 million budget for 2017-18 fiscal year
The Lebanon School Board approved a $37.6 million district budget for 2017-18, with a 3-2 vote at the…
Update: Lebanon Police arrest bank robbery suspect
Lebanon police have arrested a suspect in the June 6 robbery of Chase Bank. Based on evidence found…
Strawberry Festival: Meet Princess Amanda Raymond
By Audrey Caro Lebanon Local Amanda Raymond can now check off two goals on her bucket list: being…
Strawberry Festival: Meet Princess Maddie Norris
Maddie Norris wants to major in animal science. She’s not sure if she wants to be a veterinarian,…
Strawberry Festival: Meet Princess Brooklyn Giles
Brooklyn Giles has gone to the Strawberry Festival for the eight years she has lived in Lebanon, but…
Strawberry Festival: Meet Princess Katie Frederic
Princess Katie Frederic has participated in sports for as long as she can remember. “I don’t think I’ve…
Strawberry Festival: Meet Princess Kendall Crawford
Kendall Crawford wants to be president some day. “I say that to everyone I meet,” Crawford said. “(I’m)…
Director: Chamber offers wide variety of services
Looking for directions, Strawberry Festival information or place to volunteer? The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center…
Council OKs unfair labor practices settlement
Lebanon City Council members unanimously approved a $6,000 settlement in an unfair labor practice dispute, which started in…
Officer honored for saving driver’s life
Lebanon Police Officer Alan Baker was presented with a life saving award at the May 10 Lebanon City…
Lebanon residents to see 3 percent water, sewer hike
Lebanon water customers will see water, wastewater and storm rates increase by 3 percent starting July 1, the…
Board: Lacomb School principal’s position to remain full-time
The Lacomb School principal position will remain full time for the 2017-18 school year, though Tim Geoghegan, the…
Judge opens door for state agencies to talk to public about Entek health concerns
Nearly a month after a Linn County Circuit Court judge granted Entek a temporary restraining order regarding a…
May 16 Election: School Board candidates discuss their vision for district
Eight candidates, one unopposed, are running for the three vacant seats on the Lebanon School Board in the…
School board reveals very little about closed-door conversation
After a Lebanon Community School District Board executive session that lasted more than two hours on March 21,…
Walk a Mile for a Child Saturday
Dala Johnson is hoping about 300 people join her for a walk on the morning of Saturday, April…
Motions filed to disqualify two judges from presiding over sex abuse case
Douglas James Young, Jr., who faces 40 sex-abuse related charges, filed motions on March 29 to disqualify two…
Board to discuss executive session findings at April 13 meeting
A small crowd gathered at the district office as the Lebanon Community School District Board of Directors met…
Lebanon man charged with murder
UPDATED: Feb. 18, 2017 at 5 p.m. UPDATED: Feb. 15, 2017 at 12:10 p.m. Jason Allen Garlinghouse, 33,…
Lebanon sisters find paint and rocks strengthen family ties
When Lebanon sisters Jackie Paquotte and Jeannie Dunnigan started Linn County Rocks last August, they hoped it would…
School district to address concerns about undocumented students’ rights
Editor’s note: This story is appearing in a slightly abridged form from this month’s Lebanon Local newspaper. This…
Firefighters rescue man from hotel pond
Rescue swimmers and firefighters from the Lebanon Fire District pulled a man from the pond at the Best…
Pay it Forward founder wants to convert Elks Lodge into ‘transitional housing’
Kimberly Bevel has yet to figure out the details of how it will work, but she wants to…
Council braves weather to make pot tax deadline
Despite late openings and early closures of some Lebanon city services because of nasty weather, the scheduled City…