Council mulls options for designated homeless sleeping areas
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Council held a work session prior to its regular meeting Feb. 8…
Planners OK storage permit at old Moose Lodge site
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission held a Jan. 18 public hearing for and approved a…
ENTEK plans expansion in US to employ 600
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Electric vehicles are coming, and that’s a promise ENTEK Chief Technology Officer Rick…
Sweet Home’s Cedar Shack signs off
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Breaker, breaker: Venerable family-operated restaurant closes after more than a…
Meckley to be interim schools superintendent
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Community School District on Thursday, Jan. 12, accepted the resignation of…
Rieskamp reflects on 20-year council stint
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local After serving a total of 20 years on Lebanon’s City Council, Wayne Rieskamp…
Lebanon’s new City Council members, mayor sworn in
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Mayor-elect Ken Jackola and elected councilors Carl Mann, Michelle Steinhebel and Dave Workman…
Lebanon icon celebrates 100th birthday among family and friends
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Dec. 27, 2022, was a blustery day in Lebanon, with gusts of wind…
Local homeless remembered in ceremony
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Approximately 50 people from throughout Linn and Benton counties attended…
Lebanon Christmas gallery: Small town, big hearts make holiday cheer
The past few weeks have been a flurry of holiday delight in Lebanon as excitement for the Christmas…
Family embraces one last holiday with Thomas Radley
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It’s the holiday season, and all Jolene Burch wants for Christmas is for…
Mayor’s farewell: Aziz reflects on decade of leadership
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local After five consecutive two-year terms as Lebanon’s mayor, Paul Aziz has left his…
Complaints prompt property cleanup
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local A Linn County-funded cleanup took place Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 2187 Mill St.,…
Philatelist, minerals enthusiast reflects on collections and helping young rockhounds
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The classic game of “rock, paper, scissors” may involve a simple decision-making system,…
Mayor, city manager address ‘state of the city’
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Mayor Paul Aziz and City Manager Nancy Brewer shared “state of the city”…
Hearing held on subdivision, variance
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission held two public hearings Nov. 16, one for a 23-lot…
School board hears update on budget health
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon Community School District Director of Business Services William Lewis III gave an…
LPD chief calls for year-long jail closure
‘Critical’ staff shortages cited at council meeting By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Police Chief Frank Stevenson told the…
Group addresses homeless crisis
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local An ad-hoc advisory committee for illegal camping agreed on new and revised code…
Newly opened Moore Vineyard story of love
By Sarah Brown For The New Era/Lebanon Local While many were out shopping for Black Friday deals on…
Japan-based group visits Healing Gardens seeking ideas for city
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For a brief moment in time on a blustery Lebanon day, a silent…
Lebanon Museum seeks stories to tell and a home of its own
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local While somebody’s trash might be someone else’s treasure, it’s the old things –…
Election: New mayor and city councilors, Duncan remains
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon voters chose a new mayor and filled three city council seats in…
Parks, Trees and Trails meets on projects
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Parks, Trees and Trails Committee met Oct. 19, to discuss updates and…
Planning Commission discusses city housing issue
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission discussed housing at its Wednesday, Oct. 19, work session, sandwiching…