Around Town for mid-March to mid-April 2021
City seeks advisory board members The City of Lebanon invites interested persons to apply for upcoming terms expiring…
ShakeAlert system turned on in Oregon
The USGS ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System was made available in Oregon on March 11, a date that…
Crash on Mount Hope sends one to hospital
The Lebanon Fire District responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on Mount Hope Drive at…
Notice of street closure on Walker
The City will have sewer laterals installed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, on…
County Alert System test Saturday
A test of the Linn-Benton Alert system is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The test alert…
County Commissioner John Lindsey dies
John Lindsey, the longest-tenured member of the Linn County Board of Commissioners, died early Tuesday, March 9, of…
City opening offices after COVID shutdown
Lebanon’s city offices are in the process of re-opening for public access, as of Tuesday, March 2. City…
Police release name of homeless victim
Lebanon Police released the name of a man who died in a homeless camp Wednesday morning. Clayton Keith…
Lebanon man arrested for murder after disturbance in homeless camp
A Lebanon man was arrested for second-degree murder and other crimes following a disturbance Wednesday morning, Feb. 24,…
Linn County moving to Moderate Risk Friday
Starting Friday, Feb. 26, Linn County will move into the Moderate Risk level for COVID. The change comes…
Early-morning fire destroys RV, injures three
A candle left burning overnight was determined to be the cause of a fire in an RV that …
Meet the 2021 Strawberry Court Princesses
Alyssa is the daughter of John and Inn Berg. She is a senior at Lebanon High School,…
Around Town for mid-February to mid-March 2021
OSU lecture series’ focus is recovery The annual Starker Lecture Series at Oregon State University will this year focus on…
Death Notices from mid-January to mid-February 2021
Donny Lee Buzzard, 68, of Lebanon, died on Jan. 10, 2021. A memorial service in Lebanon will be…
Falling COVID numbers improve Linn County’s risk category
Linn County’s reported COVID-19 case numbers are dropping following the early-winter surge that put the county in the…
Real estate sold from mid-January to mid-February 2021
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during January 2021.…
Lebanon Fire Dept. gets safety award
The award is given to Oregon fire districts that are “trailblazers who solve problems, remove obstacles, and lead…
Lebanon Fire Department offices move to MBVA
During the construction of the new Lebanon Fire Station 31 at 1050 W. Oak St., the business offices…
Police Logs from mid-January to mid-February 2021
*All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Street closures planned for River Road, Franklin St.
Lebanon residents will experience a prolonged closure on Franklin Street in coming weeks and a briefer shutdown of…
Construction on Oak Street Wednesday
Drivers on West Oak Street may experience delays Wednesday, Feb. 10, as the City of Lebanon will perform construction between…
Circuit Court updates, Jan’21 issue
*All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Police logs from mid-Dec to mid-Jan’21
*All information presented herein is obtained from publicly available Oregon court and law enforcement records. The Oregon Public…
Lebanon man faces COVID fraud charges
A Lebanon man is one of two Oregon residents facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal…
Real Estate sold from mid-Dec to mid-Jan’21
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during December 2020…