Building huts for the homeless in Sweet Home
As rain fell steadily outside on a gray April morning, Casey Valloni and Lewis Conn, students in Will…
Bond comes at tough time, but lack of action could spell more cost
As anyone who’s been involved in any construction during the last couple of years can attest, it’s not…
Dam operator receives medal for heroism during 2020 fire
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Lebanon resident Mike Pomeroy was honored Feb. 15 for what U.S. Army Corps…
Elections offer means for Oregonians to express themselves
Oregonians’ COVID experience will likely weigh heavily as we head into this year’s elections. And it should weigh…
First-ever cheer championship highlights COVID recovery
Lebanon High School’s sports program is still feeling effects of the year-long COVID shutdown, but the Warriors are…
School district needs to improve communication, timing
The more we learn about Lebanon School District staffers’ efforts to establish a school-based health center at Lebanon…
Local hoops teams aim for playoffs
Lebanon-area basketball teams are looking a need for some victories if they want to make the playoffs this…
First baby of 2022 at SLCH is … Elora Littlefield
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Olivia Littlefield spent her New Year’s Day at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, hard…
Key to a good start on health clinic is to turn on the lights
True confessions from the newsroom… 1. Not surprisingly, your local journalists are not immune to the effects of…
Board calls meeting after it turns into yelling match
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local The Lebanon School Board’s monthly meeting, scheduled for Thursday evening, Jan. 13, at…
Despite COVID interruptions, Lebanon athletes press on
With another wave of COVID infections sweeping through the state, including the Mid-Willamette Conference, schools are scrambling to…
Getting back to ‘normal’ requires effort, but it’s worth it
“Normalcy” is a popular word these days, probably a lot more so than it would have been, say,…
Sports: High-schoolers turning out for winter athletics and most off to good start
Winter sports are “off and running” in Lebanon, as Warriors Athletic Director Kraig Hoene puts it, and news…
New Old Mill Trail completed in Lebanon
Milestone to be celebrated Nov. 17 By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Lebanon’s trail system is getting a big…
Thanksgiving can be good antidote to COVID consternation
Boy, it’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving Day is closing in on us. Already? But despite the calendar…
Applegate Landing at capacity, with long waiting list
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Applegate Landing’s 48 units are completely full as the complex is being completed.…
New resident finds just-completed Applegate Landing a ‘godsend’
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local When 9/11 occurred, 20 years ago, Shirley Singh made a decision: She was…
ELCA’s Daisy LaLonde top state finisher locally
Fall sports have ended for all Lebanon high school teams, with the Lebanon Warriors’ Nov. 5 loss to…
Hymns and Hops proves popular at local brewery
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Conversion Brewing, on this Tuesday evening, is pretty full. The Lebanon brewery, known…
Remembering why we are here, six years into LL
The first week of October was the 81st annual National Newspaper Week, a recognition of the service of…
County sheriff’s levy goes to Nov. 2 ballot
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Linn County voters will have another opportunity in the upcoming Nov. 2 election…
Lebanon sports roundup: Lots of challenges
Lebanon athletes are getting a full-fledged sports season this fall, but it requires some flexibility. Like a lot…
Numbers good for Warrior sports, though COVID continues to loom
Lebanon High School sports are off to a healthy start, with good numbers in almost all of the…
Lebanon residents who were there remember 9-11, painfully
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local When their subway car stopped on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Madeleine…
Side benefit of pandemic may be increased public participation
We appreciate the local town hall meeting organized by state Rep. Jami Cate and Sen. Fred Girod in…