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New murals pop up in downtown corridor
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Downtown Lebanon is receiving more color and small-town spirit as some of its…
Dropped art connects people through creativity
Members of Linn County Arts Guild are used to hiding little pieces of art around town, but this…
Chavez-DeRemer introduces bipartisan bill to address forestry labor shortage
Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) recently introduced a bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act,…
Sweet Home mom starts at-home taxidermy business
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Tyla Brooks, 29, wanted to get out of the medical…
Sweet Home school district turning up the volume on band program
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local School band programs across the country have been lullabied to…
Sweet Home man found dead behind Safeway
A man was found dead behind the Sweet Home Safeway in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept.…
Sweet Home’s ‘Paint the Town’ project over for the year
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home’s “Paint the Town” project wrapped up for the…
Portion of Crowfoot Road to close temporarily
Crowfoot Road will be closed to through traffic from South Main Road to View Lane/Hillview Lane beginning Monday,…
Police apprehend suspect for stolen vehicle
Lebanon police responded to a report of a male subject who had driven away from Primasing Motors in…
Planning Commission approves development analyses
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For its Aug. 16 meeting, the planning commission held three public hearings as…
Chavez-DeRemer tours Weyerhaeuser mill
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Forestry Subcommittee,…
Chavez-DeRemer urges governor to address Measure 110 fallout
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) questioned Governor Tina Kotek on what the state’s approach will be, if any, to…
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Highway 20 crash
At 5 p.m. on Aug. 12, Oregon State Police responded to a motorcycle crash on Highway 20 near…
SHFAD Battles Fifth Brush Fire Near Old Mill Property in Six Week Period
At 1:50 a.m. on Aug. 11, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District firefighters battled the fifth brush fire…
Poaching reward monies increased
The Oregon Hunters Association is doubling down on efforts to fight poaching in Oregon by doubling the rewards…
Linn County burn ban remains
The Linn County Fire Defense Board has opted to continue the open burning ban in Linn County through…
Two fatalities reported in Aug. 23 crash
Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 20 near milepost 19 and Waterloo Drive that…
First brush fire at old mill site extinguished
Lebanon Firefighters responded to a brush fire at 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 13 in the 3100 block of…
Brush fire on old mill property extinguished
Lebanon Fire District responded to a brush fire at 1400 E Grant St. at approximately 6:35 p.m. on…
Firefighters extinguish fire near Santiam River
Lebanon Firefighters responded to the area of 1400 E. Grant St. in the early afternoon of Aug. 15…
Salem Fire issues ‘Evacuate Now’ alert
Update Aug. 23, 11:04 p.m.: The following is a joint press release regarding the “Liberty Fire” from Salem Fire…
Scio man involved in fatal accident
Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle-vs.-pedestrian crash on Hwy-22E, near milepost 51, in Marion County on Aug.…
Hospital bomb threat turns out false
Lebanon Police Department officers responded to Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital for a report of a bomb threat this…
5th and Vaughan closed to thru traffic
The intersection of 5th Street and Vaughan Lane will be closed to traffic to allow for the City…
Grant awarded to Providence Cemetery
Providence Memorial Association announced the Providence Cemetery near Scio has been awarded a 2023 grant for professional restoration…