SHFAD board approves health screening contract
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board members on Wednesday, Jan. 21, approved a contract that will provide…
Further work on 2nd Street to cause delays
Beginning Thursday, Jan. 15, the City of Lebanon will continue the repair and upgrading the storm system on…
Manna Meals program goes into hibernation
Sweet Home Emergency Ministries announced last week that its Manna Meals program has been discontinued for the foreseeable…
Local boy and his dog finish high in national AKC competition
Caden Foley is really into dogs, particularly Brittany spaniels. Now a junior at Sweet Home High School, he’s…
Editorial: Off and running in new year
Welcome to the first edition of the expansion of The New Era to include coverage of the entire…
Construction under way for new county mental health crisis center
Linn County has begun construction of a new mental health crisis center in Albany that will provide temporary…
Samaritan CEO highlights merger pluses in Lebanon town hall
Samaritan Health CEO Marty Cahill kicked off a series of town halls, focusing on Samaritan’s planned merger with…
Outgoing LFD Chief Rodondi leaving ‘organization that stands apart’
Joseph Rodondi had served for some 35 years at every rank in the fire service when he retired…
Crowfoot Road closure to extend into December
Citing “unforeseen utility conflicts,” Lebanon’s Engineering Department announced today that Crowfoot Road between View Lane and Cascade Drive…
Teaching just tip of iceberg for parade grand marshal Dr. Derrick Sorweide
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local If there’s such a thing as a typical, ordinary medical school professor, Dr.…
Lebanon man, 25, arrested on sex charges involving teen
A 25-year-old man has been arrested for alleged sexual crimes involving a 13-year-old girl, Lebanon police reported today.…
Samaritan warns of high blood pressure medicine recall
Samaritan pharmacies want the community to be aware of a recent recall of a drug that is primarily…
Two arrested in Oct. 4 shooting death of Albany man
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives arrested two people in connection to the homicide of Christopher Smith, 30, of Albany,…
Samaritan Health to join Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System
Samaritan Health Services has just announced that it will join forces with Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System. In an…
Voters asked to approve Sheriff’s levy for next four years
As ballots arrive for the Nov. 4 Special Election, Linn County Voters are being asked to approve a…
School Board hears final report on district’s facility issues, weigh options
A majority of Lebanon School Board members on Sept. 18 said they favor a comprehensive response to the…
Local woman named TOPS weight loser of year
The day Peggy Blair found out that she was Oregon’s TOPS Queen brought mixed emotions. Blair, a longtime…
Editorial: New stadium facility will be costly, but valuable
In a day when we hear almost constantly about how factors like the COVID pandemic and social media…
Social media fundraiser continues as district mulls stadium options
Lebanon sports spectators are having to make do this fall following the shutdown last spring of Heath Stadium…
District encouraged by number of incoming kindergartners
Lebanon Community School District got a good crop of kindergarteners at the beginning of the school year, Supt.…
Oak Street traffic may be slowed by repairs next week
Contractors will perform crack sealing on Oak Street in Lebanon next week, which will be controlled by flaggers…
Samaritan grant info meeting Sept. 23
Samaritan Health Services is accepting applications for Social Accountability grant funding to local nonprofits. A total of up…
Bob Hutley
July 6, 1927 – Aug. 20, 2025 Bob Hutley passed away Aug. 20, 2025. He was 98 years…
Lebanon man arrested after allegedly shooting into air during dispute
A Lebanon man was arrested early Saturday morning, Sept. 6, after gunshots were fired in the 000 block…
Commissioners sign on to request for immigration clarification
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker agreed at…