Scott Swanson
273 posts
Searchers rescue woman in snow off Highway 20
Searchers on Wednesday, Jan. 22, located a woman who was lost in the snow off Highway 20, east…
January 23, 2025
Linn County residents arrested for impersonating firefighters at Palisades Fire
Two Linn County residents have been arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after allegedly posing as…
January 20, 2025
Supt.: Lebanon schools survey shows general satisfaction with district
Lebanon School District students, teachers and families generally say that the district offers a good school climate and…
January 10, 2025
Community support necessary for continued newspaper survival
It’s been eight years since the first edition of Lebanon Local appeared, an effort to keep a newspaper…
January 9, 2025
First baby of 2025 is a true early arrival
The final day of 2024 was not comfortable for Aleah Hard Vandehey. And then she wound up in…
January 9, 2025
Lebanon girls second in pre-Christmas home meet
Sweet Home’s swimmers came out on top on both the boys and girls sides Saturday, Dec. 21, at…
January 2, 2025
ODFW offering public chance to weigh in on species preservation, other issues
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host the first of a series of community engagement sessions…
December 31, 2024
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum says farewell
To all Oregonians: This evening, New Year’s Eve, at 5 p.m., I will welcome attendees at the swearing-in…
December 31, 2024
State parks offer free First Day Hikes on Jan. 1
Want to get your new year off on the right foot? Rangers and volunteers will lead 37 guided…
December 27, 2024
LHS grad turned heads in multiple fields
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local George Neavoll moved out of Lebanon for the final time in the early…
July 21, 2023
Wrestling camp becoming generational affair
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local As Steve Thorpe watched dozens of wrestlers lope around the…
July 13, 2023
Iconic cruise car slated to be among Cut the Gut classics
‘American Graffiti’ reborn – literally – for one night in Sweet Home If that yellow 1932 Ford cruising…
July 5, 2023
EDITORIAL: Final notes, Thanks for a great 18 years
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era, Lebanon Local I’ve not looked forward to writing this column, but…
July 5, 2023
Wildland fire school returns to Sweet Home
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local More than 200 wildland firefighters and instructors have convened in…
June 29, 2023
Editorial: Response to issues at council meetings exercise in healthy community
For many, it’s not comfortable to (a) put aside the other demands of life to make the effort…
June 23, 2023
Editorial: Senate walkout ends; did it pay off?
The longest walkout in Oregon’s history ended last week as GOP senators returned to give the Senate the…
June 22, 2023
Fir Lawn church to be sold
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Three months after an arson fire destroyed a portion of…
June 8, 2023
DA: Shooting of Cascadia man justified
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny last week announced in…
June 8, 2023
Mental health crisis team goes mobile
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Law enforcement officers respond to a late-evening call concerning an individual who is…
May 26, 2023
Lebanon sports teams heading onto diamonds, track, for state playoffs
Lebanon has moved into the 5A baseball and softball playoffs this week, hosting first-round games on Tuesday, May…
May 26, 2023
Hearing a healthy exercise in democratic problem-solving
By Scott Swanson Editor, Lebanon Local Lengthy public hearings may not be particularly pleasant, like the one described…
May 22, 2023
Sweet Home Health group hears report on medical care struggles
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home residents struggle with getting medical care, for a…
May 18, 2023
Feeding families, heroes in times of fire
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Douglas Lowe was in Sweet Home in September 2020 when…
May 18, 2023
Sweet Home Fire gets grant for wildfire programs
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has announced that it…
May 10, 2023
Communication key to public safety in Sweet Home (May 3, 2023)
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The public disclosure, reported on page 1, that a neighbor…
May 3, 2023