Poker, patrons and pin-ups during First Friday
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It was Fat City in downtown Lebanon during “First Friday Flashback” on Aug.…
News and photo briefs, Aug. 2022
Vigil held for 16-year-old Teachers from Lebanon High School held a vigil on Sunday, July 28, for Carlos…
Guitars Under the Stars hosts music camp for budding junior shredders
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It was probably Vincent Helstrom’s proudest – and perhaps most embarrassing – one…
Night Out in the park
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Visitors flocked to Academy Square for Lebanon’s annual National Night Out on Aug.…
Council OKs 9/11 resolution
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The City Council on Aug. 10 unanimously approved a resolution recognizing September 11…
Native Americans gather at Sunnyside to celebrate heritage
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Native American Deitrich Peters’ words reverberated quietly against a backdrop of trees and…
Art, and all that jazz
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Jazz is a developed taste, and it’s not going to…
Lebanon Fire unveils new station design plans
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Fire Chief Joseph Rodondi presented new plans for the construction of Lebanon Fire…
Mowdy sentenced to life for murder of homeless Lebanon man
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Ronald Andrew Mowdy, 28, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder for the murder…
Body found in Santiam River, identified
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Linn County Sheriff’s Office identified the body of a male found in…
Faith for the homeless: Nursing group offers hope in troubled times
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Barlow Carper, 69, was heartbroken when his sister sold the two-acre family property…
Three join Eagle Scout ranks with projects
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Boy Scouts of America offers a program where youth learn values and…
Student improvement, Chromebook repair, Seven Oak expansion discussed at school board
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The school board heard a somewhat-glowing report regarding student improvement during its July…
Lebanon Police gives weekend pass to inmates
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Manager Nancy Brewer announced at the July 13 City Council meeting that…
Artist finds his voice through paint
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Ammon Knight knows how it feels to be intelligent and yet…
Lebanon celebrates a day of Pride
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Jonathan Pedersen said that when he was growing up, he didn’t have the…
New enterprises pop up around Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Despite the pandemic and the tenacity of the COVID-19 virus to linger and…
LHS Class of 2022 graduates ponder the future
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon High School’s Class of 2022, joined by their families and friends, packed…
Santiam Academy virtual school closes
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local June 14 marked the last and final day of school for students enrolled…
Council appoints Salvage to Ward 3 seat
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Jeremy Salvage was sworn in as city councilor to fill Jason Bolen’s vacant…
Planning Commission OKs Weldwood plat
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission at its May 18 meeting held a public hearing for…
School Board discusses security in wake of Texas shootings
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local In light of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Supt. Bo Yates…
Rain, revelry greet Strawberry Festival
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Thousands of people didn’t let a little Oregon weather rain on their (grand)…
Two of Lebanon’s own graduate from COMP-Northwest
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local As many as 104 students from the Class of 2022 earned their doctorate…