District works on student improvement
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Goals and strategies for student improvement and community engagement were topics of presentation…
Weyerhaeuser workers end strike
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Weyerhaeuser employees returned to work Monday, Oct. 31, after being on strike for…
Linn County works on rural Internet speeds
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Linn County IT Director Steve Braaten wants rural residents to take advantage of…
Council approves purchase of armory
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council on Wednesday, Nov. 9, approved the purchase of the…
Weyerhaeuser strike reaching potential end?
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge W246 (IAM) President Tom…
Beard buffs keep Lebanon groomed
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local There are some things that bring people together: music, sports, video games or…
Pride Day fracas highlights City Council meeting
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Audience participation has remained active at Lebanon City Council meetings since supporters of…
Long road to kidney transplant for Lebanon resident
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It’s been three years since Braulio “Sonny” Ulep was diagnosed with chronic kidney…
Planning board OKs property annexation
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission held a Sept. 21 public hearing for and unanimously approved…
School Board: Keep moving on Seven Oak expansion
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon School Board members on Oct. 13 gave staff a thumbs-up to move…
Four Lebanon High alumni inducted into Hall of Fame
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Four graduates of Lebanon High School were honored for their contributions to their…
Photographers capture history at train station
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Seated on a step stool and holding his hefty 1962 Speed Graphic camera…
Weyerhaeuser strike continues as company, employees remain at loggerheads
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Weyerhaeuser employees finished their fifth week of a strike on Oct. 19 and…
Duncan, Raymond square off in county sheriff forum
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The two candidates for Linn County Sheriff faced off Friday evening, Sept. 30,…
Local 9/11 Day Flag of Honor Across America event proves a solemn, yet stirring affair
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local “At least for a while, we were united in a pride for our…
Youth completes Eagle Scout project at veterans memorial
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Tiegan Seery, 15, of Lebanon’s Boy Scouts of America Troop 7088, completed his…
Council mulls storm drainage plan, priorities for Legislature
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council held a July 27 work session to discuss an…
Brewer: Corps won’t repay city for Foster Dam water release
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Manager Nancy Brewer informed the Lebanon City Council during its Thursday, Sept.…
Planning Commission OKs subdivision
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved an application for a…
School district outlines year’s goals
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Community Schools board heard a presentation at its meeting Sept. 8…
Spinning a state of mind
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Under a dark sky on the outskirts of Lebanon, under cover of trees…
County sheriff addresses Aug. 26 forum lunch
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan shared an overview of the Sheriff’s…
Weyerhaeuser workers stop production, strike
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Weyerhaeuser employees went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, outside all…
Weather forecast prompts power shutdowns in Sweet Home
By Sarah Brown, Cory Frye Of The New Era, Lebanon Local It all began with a forecast, albeit…
New training class is for the dogs
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Gracie could smell a rat, but it didn’t take long…