Newspaper Week reflections highlight Lebanon Local’s story
We certainly didn’t plan it this way, but the Lebanon Local’s anniversary each year falls in the month…
Waterloo playground gets big upgrade
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local When Rachel Maynard took her two boys to the playground, at Waterloo County…
Payoff for coronavirus inconveniences might be just getting kids back into school
There’s been a lot of controversy over Oregon’s response to the coronavirus pandemic – the forced closures of…
Lebanon high schools starting sports but a lot will be practice
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Fall sports are not in the cards for local high schools, per Oregon…
Speedway offers racing for past month – just not to live crowd
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Loren Kruesi stands outside the Willamette Speedway racetrack on a hot early-September summer…
Remembering a beloved teacher
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local A drive-in Celebration of Life for Lebanon High School language arts teacher Anne…
Local authorities should have more say in managing COVID challenges
We’ve been living with the coronavirus pandemic for about five months now in east Linn County and it’s…
Commissioners commit funding toward providing activities for kids
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Linn County Commissioners earlier this month determined to step up for local kids…
Local coaches readjust plans after OSAA delays high school sports till December
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local After a turbulent summer in which local coaches and athletic directors have had…
School Board members favor classroom time for younger grades as they ponder plans for fall
To view the entire School Board meeting, visit youtu.be/VfBfLWcghe0. By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Lebanon students in kindergarten…
When freedom is lacking, it becomes much more precious
Been thinking at all about freedom lately? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve had more conversations about liberty…
Linn parks getting plenty of use as the ‘only game in town’
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local A lot has happened this year – even when it appeared not much…
District working to implement state rules for schools, superintendent says
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local School in Lebanon this fall will look a lot different for just about…
Editorial: While protests can point to real problems, they should stay sane
We are thankful to see citizens able to openly state their views in Lebanon without devolving into the…
Post-COVID high school athletics should be under way by July 1
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Local athletes are being allowed back on the fields and into the gyms…
Local 13-year-old making sports talk host dream a reality
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Zane Cox loves sports. Period. And since, due to the COVID-19 shutdown, he…
Phase 1 recovery a step in right direction, exercise in restraint
There’s a lot that could be said about the coronavirus shutdown that I won’t say here. Volumes have…
Local service groups receive $400K in gifts
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Four Lebanon organizations have been granted a total of $400,000 from the Portland-based…
COVID-19 has been a challenge for journalists as well as public
I often tell people, somewhat jokingly, that community journalism is rarely boring. Well, that’s certainly been the case…
Commissioner gives local retirees first-person account of Timber Trial
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Linn County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist told a group of local…
High school finds game plans complicated by coronavirus combat strategy
The uncertainty surrounding the influx of the coronavirus into Oregon is taking its toll on high school athletes…
Dave Gillott, Jenni Grove named to top chamber honors
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Jenni Grove and Dave Gillott were named Lebanon’s Woman and Man of…
Coronavirus arrives in Lebanon
Residents of Oregon Veterans Home test positive for illness By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local After two presumptive cases…
Two COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported at Lebanon’s Oregon Veterans Home
By Scott Swanson Two presumptive cases of COVID-19 have been detected at the Oregon Veterans Home in Lebanon,…
Wells Fargo Bank mural, displays stir memories of the past
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Martin Forbes has always liked old stuff, and since he’s a banker, that…