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Future of muddy water not yet clear
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Since a court-ordered deep drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir that began this Fall,…
Demolition of old water treatment plant begins
An excavator tears down the accelerator (a settling basin) at Lebanon’s former water treatment plant on Nov. 15.…
Will voters settle the fluoride debate?
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The City Council discussed fluoridation of water, approved a Republic Services trash rate…
Samaritan’s Marty Cahill moves into new role
Marty Cahill, MBA, FACHE, CEO of Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital (SLCH), has been named to the newly created…
Spray adhesive fumes ignite fire
The Lebanon Fire District responded to a structure fire at 450 W Maple St. at approximately 2:07 a.m.…
Lebanon resident named Veteran of the Year
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local One of Lebanon’s newest residents, Robert Gore, was selected as this year’s Veteran…
School District, union reach tentative agreement
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Community School District and the Lebanon Education Association – the union…
Cheadle park improvements to be cut back
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Parks, Trees and Trails Advisory Committee pared down its focus for Cheadle…
Suggestion for high school mascot tabled for now
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon Community School District Board Member Clyde Rood brought forward the idea of…
Lebanon Community Chorus holds master class
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Community Chorus held a master class and clinic for singers wishing…
Kotek tours Linn County, homelessness topic of conversation
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Gov. Tina Kotek made a goal to visit every county in Oregon during…
Medical students present research projects
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local COMP-NW students Anna Mikami and John Petrucci were awarded first place at the…
Sweet Home pool levy passed by voters
By Ethan Hoagland Of The New Era Sweet Home voters renewed the pool levy nearly two to one.…
Hundreds attend Linn County Veterans Day Parade
By Ethan Hoagland Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Hundreds gathered along the streets in Albany for the 73rd…
Discovering ‘Good Grief’
By Ethan Hoagland Of The New Era/Lebanon Local C.S. Lewis once wrote in A Grief Rediscovered: “I thought…
Despite bankruptcy, Lebanon Rite Aid stays open
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Rite Aid Corporation announced on Oct. 15 that it initiated a voluntary court-supervised…
Oregon & Idaho legislators meet on the Greater Idaho movement
Baker City – To discuss potential next steps for the Greater Idaho movement, a member of the Oregon…
Demolition of old water treatment plant begins this week
The City of Lebanon’s contractor will begin demolition of the decommission water treatment plant located at 1155 S…
Smoke alarm wakens sleeping resident
A sleeping Lebanon resident was alerted to a fire by a smoke alarm mid-morning, Tuesday, Nov. 7, in…
Night work will close Weirich Drive for three weeks
The City of Lebanon’s contractor for the Cheadle Lake Park utilities project, Northcore USA, will begin night work…
Oregon bat wins BLM beauty contest
A photograph of William ShakespEAR, a Townsend’s big-eared bat from Butte Falls, Ore., won the annual Bureau of…
Corps seeks public input for hydropower report to Congress
Nov. 8: Updated information has been highlighted in blue. The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will…
Former Boys & Girls Club member helps donate $25,000
The Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC) of the Greater Santiam recently received a $25,000 donation from a company…
LFD clears smoke-filled house
Lebanon Fire District responded to a structure fire in the 3200 block of Columbine St. at approximately 4:51…
Gallery of 2023 Halloween event
Businesses downtown yet again did not disappoint during the annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 28. Despite…