Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: Anatomy of a massacre (Part 1)
By Roberta McKern For The New Era/Lebanon Local Recently, we explored Clifford Merrill Drury’s “Henry Harmon Spalding: Pioneer…
County denies Millersburg land-use request
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 14, denied a land-use request by the city of…
Commissioners approve emergency service plan
LCSO, other departments to work on Santiam Canyon drill The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will team with other…
New Linn County Parks director named
New Linn County Parks & Recreation Director Stacey Whaley and her predecessor Brian Carroll share a love of…
Doc’s Memoirs: Up with Wazzu: Rescued orange kitten lives the good life
Don stepped on his brakes and pulled his pickup to the side of Bellinger Scale Road. “I think…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: Life of Henry Spalding a real page-turner
By Roberta McKern For The New Era Henry Harmon Spalding stumbled along through darkness. Having failed to adequately…
Commissioners OK proposal for Millersburg ‘quiet zone’
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved by consensus Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, Roadmaster…
County drafts letter to Gov. Kotek on Measure 110
Law’s effectiveness questioned regarding drug possession A coalition of local officials, including county, city and school leaders, are…
Remembering the Express
A long look back at a local institution’s 135-year run By Jennifer Moody For the Lebanon Local Suzan…
Carbon company tax break OK’d
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, unanimously approved a…
Commissioners announce support of forest lands bill
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Jan. 31, announced their support of…
Forestry group names new board members
The Linn County Small Woodlands Association selected new officers and board members during its Saturday, Jan. 21, meeting…
Millersburg ‘land swap’ brings development questions to fore
More than 50 people attended a land use hearing held Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Linn County Board…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: In consideration of the lowly bean
By Roberta McKern For The New Era/Lebanon Local While wandering through aged relics at the East Linn Museum,…
Lebanon man tracks feathered friends
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Back in 1972, when Jeff Harding graduated from high school, his father…
Nyquist continuing as chair of commissioners
Roger Nyquist will chair the Linn County Board of Commissioners for his 21st year, after being elected Tuesday…
Commissioners get flu season update
Nearly three years of isolation and people wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic likely suppressed the severity…
Commissioners talk economic development
What is the role of government in terms of business development? That was a key topic Tuesday, Dec.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LCSWA tour displays county conservation efforts
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member Family forestry has flowered at Oak Basin Tree Farm. The Linn County property…
County OKs contract to train Juvenile Department staff
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved a five-year contract totaling $37,500 with Kela Lynn Tuesday morning, Nov.…
County crews refurbish Clear Lake cabins
Linn County Parks staff members are busy refurbishing three rustic cabins at Clear Lake Resort, installing fiberglass reinforced…