Local baby’s recent death adds poignancy to Walk a Mile event
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Adriane Weatherford said by the time her son, Asher Carter, turned 1, he…
School district Welcome Center may look a little different, but still offers aid
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Some years ago, Roseanne Hartness, a staffer at the Lebanon school district, began…
Council raises utility rates 3.1%
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Council members approved a 3.1% rate increase for water, wastewater and storm…
Manager: Strawberry Fest may happen, with limits
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Interim City Manager Nancy Brewer discussed the possibility of Strawberry Festival happening this…
Lebanon Planning Commission works out ‘duplex’ definition
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local In response to a new state law requiring some cities to allow duplexes…
Lebanon increases kids’ time in school
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Despite Linn County being elevated back into the “High” risk category for COVID,…
Local woman offers Opportunity
After her own experience behind bars, Nancy Pance has plans to help other ex-inmates By Sarah Brown Lebanon…
Library’s newest offering to patrons: seeds
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For the would-be gardener, Lebanon Public Library could say it has just about…
Nassar gets appointment to council
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Gamael Nassar, known widely as “Mr. G,” was appointed to fill the upcoming…
It’s official: Pool named for longtime aquatic booster Jan Nadig
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon District school board approved the renaming of the Lebanon Community Pool…
Local businesses come out of hibernation as COVID freeze lifts
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Since Linn County moved out of the high risk category for COVID-related illness…
First Friday organizers adapt to Dr. Seuss book policies
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local News Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced earlier this month that the company will discontinue…
Memorial to honor library supporters
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Friends of the Library have launched a memorial and fundraiser in honor of…
Brenton Richmond sentenced to two consecutive life terms for murders
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local News Former Lebanon police officer Brenton Wade Richmond, 50, was sentenced to two…
Despite COVID relaxations, many events still up in the air
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Linn County has moved from the “extreme risk” to “high risk” category after…
Bookstores offer varied approaches to literature in Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local When one walks into The Book Garden, a modest shop situated on the…
Downtown plans include interactive murals to attract foot traffic
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Cassie Cruze of the Lebanon Downtown Association presented a 2020 year-in-review report to…
Board hears enrollment, scores down
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Parents gathered outside the Santiam Travel Station for the school board meeting Feb.…
Chaplain has vast experience with grief – and coronavirus
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Wes Sedlacek is well-acquainted with grief. And after months of COVID pandemic, the…
First baby starts 2021 off right for local family
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lillian Rose Hesseling entered the world as Lebanon’s first baby born in 2021…
Pool upgrades still in works, despite COVID
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local As many Lebanon businesses and service providers have struggled under the COVID pandemic,…
Commissioners told that one-third of Lebanon tenants ‘rent-burdened’
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Planning Commission members and city staff discussed the Lebanon’s severe rent burden during…
Board mulls return to schools in February
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon School District board members, at their Jan. 14 meeting, discussed the possibility…
Businesses work to stay afloat during COVID
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local When customers ask local business owners how they’re doing, a typical response is,…
Bureaucratic boo-boo gives local tree farm unexpected publicity
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Jon West, owner of West’s Tree Farm on Berlin Road, finds social media…