New B&G Club director brings lots of experience to role
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam announced Casey Humphrey has…
City Council adopts sleeping ordinance for the homeless
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council held a special public hearing June 28 to finalize…
Parks group hears Cheadle improvements, pickleball needs
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Parks, Trees and Trails Committee at its June 21 meeting discussed upcoming…
Strawberry Festival the result of nearly 8,000 volunteer hours
Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series highlighting volunteer activities in the Lebanon community. By Sarah…
Peaceful, loving Strawberry celebration in Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Is it possible for the Strawberry Festival to be too successful? “Not yet,”…
LHS Class of ’23 lauded for rebound from COVID
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon High School Principal Craig Swanson marveled at the 282-strong class of 2023’s…
City commissioners determine historic water plant needs to come down
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission ended its May 17 meeting as the Historic Landmark Commission,…
Councilors hear residents’ views on library book contents
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local In a nearly four-hour meeting June 14, City Council members heard an hour…
LHS graduation sneak peak gallery
Lebanon High School graduated almost 300 students on Tuesday, June 7. Here’s a sneak look at some of…
Strawberry Festival sneak peek gallery
Here are a bunch of highlights of the Strawberry Festival weekend. Stay tuned as we put together this…
Gallery: Kids have fun in color at Cheadle
The rain clouds held back on May 6 just long enough for a couple hundred children to run…
Lebanon’s longest-lived monarch one of royal line
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Strawberry preserves must run in Ruth (Schackman) Lenox’s blood. The 1941 Strawberry Festival…
Meet the Court: Princess Alyssa Baker
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The 114th Strawberry Festival, themed “Peace, Love and Strawberries,” arrives as the world…
Meet the Court: Princess Libby Jorgensen
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The 114th Strawberry Festival, themed “Peace, Love and Strawberries,” arrives as the world…
Meet the Court: Princess Chloe Juntunen
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The 114th Strawberry Festival, themed “Peace, Love and Strawberries,” arrives as the world…
Meet the Court: Princess Makayla Lewis
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The 114th Strawberry Festival, themed “Peace, Love and Strawberries,” arrives as the world…
Meet the Court: Princess Lauren Wyatt
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The 114th Strawberry Festival, themed “Peace, Love and Strawberries,” arrives as the world…
School board explores LHS block schedule for 2023-24
Sixth-graders to make move from Cascades to Seven Oak Middle School By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon…
Panel OKs $85 million budget draft
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The city Budget Committee approved an $85,171,054 budget proposal for fiscal year 2023-24…
Council talks utility rate bumps
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local During an April 26 Lebanon City Council work session, Engineering Services Director Ron…
Planning group explores economic growth
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Planning Commission in an April 26 work session heard a report…
Planners talk apartments and Stoltz Hill annexation
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission discussed a proposed 24-unit apartment complex off Airport Road and…
Residents crowd City Hall chambers to have their say on homeless issue
It was all hands on deck in a five-hour marathon meeting May 10 as City Council members provided…
Election 2023: LBCC Board of Directors
Kristin Adams, 53 Years in Linn County: 43 Education: Bachelor of science degree from Oregon State University, Health…
Councilors discuss pay issues, fluoride
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Much discussion among city councilors at their April 12 meeting centered around fluoridation…