DMV to tentatively reopen in May
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Drivers in Lebanon and the surrounding area may be able to return to…
Planners approve subdivision replat
Annexation of Hansard Avenue property also OK’d By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission approved a replat…
Group honors Thomas Radley with hirsute event
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Beard-lovers filled a room at Cafe Rock in Lebanon to cheer men, women…
July 4 show to return
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Following Strawberry Festival Chairperson Cindy Kerby’s announcement that the group would no longer…
School Board discusses leaks, dress code
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon School Board members discussed a gamut of issues, including facilities maintenance, dress…
One cold dip: Locals plunge for good health
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Saturday, April 1, was a chilly 43 degrees with rain showers, but that…
Former area school teachers to launch Lake Town Academy
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Two former school teachers are collaborating on a faith-based private school for the…
City council, planning commission discuss housing production strategies
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The planning commission and city council held work sessions Feb. 22 and March…
Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society turns 75
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Treasure-hunting seems to be an innate inclination from an early…
Fourth of July celebration on the chopping block again
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It was announced at the Parks, Trees and Trails Advisory Committee on March…
Friends of the Library dances into 70th year
Group sets its fundraising sights on expanded children’s room By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Friends of the Lebanon…
‘Our voices are more powerful together’
Dala’s Blue Angels soar as volunteers in local community By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For 73 years (with…
Parents, students complain about leaky Lacomb School roof
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Parents and children complained to the Lebanon School Board March 9 about the…
Council discusses sleeping area options, hears Fire District concerns
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Council members at their monthly meeting on March 8 continued discussing the…
DSAs celebrate service
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Caring and dedication took center stage Friday night, Feb. 24, during the Lebanon…
Hope and peace in living colors
Mural brightens new Lebanon apartment complex By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Just southwest of Walmart stands one of…
Parks, Trees and Trails talks tree maintenance
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Tree maintenance issues were at the center of a Parks, Trees and Trails…
A place for weary heads to find rest
Crossroads Communities, ‘sleep trailer’ pioneer collaborate on event to shelter the homeless By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For…
Renewing her muse: Deb Cooley to resume music with performance at ‘Power of Love’ Gala
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local It was a personal event in Deb Cooley’s life that…
Car destroys Chamber of Commerce building
A car that crashed into the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, 1040 S. Park St., at 2:21 a.m. Wednesday,…
Sweet Home beautician works her small-town magic at New York fashion event
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Beautician Kayla Rowe has just returned to Oregon after a…
School district’s seclusion numbers down, proficiency up
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The school board heard reports on restraint and seclusion, STAR reading and math…
The life of Smiley Wiley: Friends gather to remember Lebanon man’s infectious vibrancy
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Wiley W. Sims, Jr., a longtime resident of Lebanon and active Special Olympics…
Brewer: Improvements underway at Cheadle Lake Park
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Manager Nancy Brewer informed the Parks, Trees & Trails Advisory Committee at…
Lebanon woman celebrates 100 years of fortitude
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Dessie Davidson, described by her family as a tough woman who “doesn’t take…