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RV fire extinguished
Firefighters from Lebanon Fire District responded to an RV fire in the 100 block of Milton Street during…
Sweet Home Codger brings home gold medal
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local If there’s anything Larry Horton wants readers to take away…
The New Era welcomes its new reporter, Ethan Hoagland
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The New Era would like to introduce to the Sweet…
ENTEK builds new plant in Indiana
ENTEK broke ground for the development of its new $1.5 billion separator plant in Terre Haute, Ind. on…
LFD responds to garage fire
Lebanon Fire District responded to a structure fire in the 1700 block of 7th St. at approximately 4:20…
Drone take-off and landing classification criteria draft to be discussed
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will live-stream a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.…
2nd/Airport traffic signal upgrade
The Oregon Department of Transportation will be completing upgrades to the traffic signal at S 2nd Street and…
Leaf pick-up begins Nov. 14
The City of Lebanon will begin its annual curbside leaf pickup beginning Tuesday, Nov. 14. The season runs…
ODFW seeks two candidates for Oregon Fish Passage Task Force
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks two members to represent the state’s Fish…
Hit and run leads to spike strips, blocking on Highway 20
A car chase from Lebanon to Sweet Home ended Saturday night, Oct. 14, with a Bend man facing…
“A long time coming”
By Ethan Hoagland Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Seven years ago, it looked like the Sweet Home community…
ODF announces end of 2023 fire season
Salem, Ore.— With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protection…
Gill’s restroom to close Oct. 24-27
The restroom located at Gill’s Landing RV Park will be closed for annual maintenance starting Tuesday, Oct. 24,…
Lebanon Fire to use drones in their service
The Lebanon Fire District recently launched a new drone program to increase efficiency and safety during emergency situations.…
12th St. at Vine/Tangent closed two days
The City of Lebanon will be installing a sanitary sewer lateral on 12th Street between Vine and Tangent…
Airport at Hwy 20/Second Street to close two nights
Airport Road will be closed to through traffic between Hwy 20 & Second Street to allow for utilities…
City water system to be flushed
The City of Lebanon will begin the annual flushing of the public water system on Monday, Oct. 30.…
Lebanon Local, New Era bring home the win
The Lebanon Local and its sister paper, The New Era, came away with 18 awards from this year’s…
New magazine features Lebanon neighbors
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local After a year-long journey learning how to build a magazine, Malisa Anderson just…
Construction students develop subdivision lot
By Skyler Chappell Lebanon Local On July 17, 2023, a home built by high schoolers sold for $433,000.…
King family: Teal pumpkins can save lives
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local After 3-year-old Thatcher King bops from house to house in his Teenage Mutant…
Tomatoes delight
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Master Gardener Sheryl Casteen hosted the event and invited the community to taste…
Paint stroke of love
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The story goes that the Kerrigones had paid a $4,000 deposit to a…
Annexations solve zoning problems for some
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Following four public hearings at a Sept. 20 meeting, the Lebanon Planning Commission:…
Decision about psilocybin to be referred to Lebanon voters
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The City Council at its Oct. 11 meeting waded through decisions regarding psilocybin,…