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New law allows self-service gas in Linn County
Governor Tina Kotek signed a “consumer choice fueling bill” (House Bill 2426) into law on Aug. 4 after…
Meals on Wheels serves food with a heart
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series highlighting volunteer activities in…
Lugging Longer Logs
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Trucks hauling large logs around the Sweet Home area are a…
Local Meat Hits the Street in Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era “Brisket, tri-tips, tomahawk steaks, porterhouses, t-bones, beef ribs, New York steaks,”…
Detour for Franklin Street to be enforced
The excavation of Franklin Street between River Road and Russell Drive will commence today, Aug. 21, to prepare…
Walker Road now open
The City of Lebanon informed residents that Walker Road and all side streets will be open to through…
Turkeys flock downtown
Fashionable and outrageous decorated turkeys run the downtown corridor, inviting visitors to smile and shop local businesses. Lebanon…
Camping for a musical experience
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The sixth GUTS festival took place July 27-29 at Cheadle Lake Park, bringing…
Fire Crews Battle Blaze East of Sweet Home
*UPDATE AUG. 9, 9:30 a.m., OR Dept. of Forestry* Level-two evacuations were ordered by the Linn County Sheriff’s…
Karaoke becomes new tradition at NNO
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Organizers of the 2023 National Night Out in Lebanon launched a new idea…
LHS Hall of Fame returns to honor five alumni
Five graduates of the Lebanon high school will be inducted into the Bud & Dorothy Page Lebanon High…
Cascade Drive to close four weeks
Cascade Drive will be closed to through traffic beginning Aug. 7 while the City ofLebanon begins the Cheadle…
48-Lot subdivision proposed near Vaughan and Stoltz Hill
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission held three public hearings and, ultimately, approved the annexation of…
Sodaville residents evacuated due to fire
UPDATED INFO, Aug. 2: Yesterday at approximately 1:40 p.m. the Lebanon Fire District was dispatched for the report…
Part of South 5th Street to close for sewer repair
The City of Lebanon will be repairing a sanitary sewer lateral on South 5th Street between ‘B’ and…
Lebanon: Payroll dispute with police union resolved
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Part of a payroll dispute between the City of Lebanon and the…
Parks committee rethinks use of Cheadle Lake Park
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Conversation about Cheadle Lake Park took up a majority of the time during…
Ron Whitlatch named interim city manager, recruitment process discussed
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Engineering Services Director Ron Whitlatch was named Interim City Manager during a special…
‘End of an era’ for Lebanon Elks
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The last tap of the gavel was made as the Benevolent and Protective…
Downtown Association group restructuring raises concerns
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Downtown Association is undergoing an overhaul as members restructure the executive…
Lebanon High School announces spring Honor Roll
Following is the Spring Semester 2023 Honor Roll as reported by Lebanon High School. Students must have earned…
Council members consider ways to fix budget shortfall
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Prior to its regular session on July 12, the City Council held a…
LHS grad turned heads in multiple fields
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local George Neavoll moved out of Lebanon for the final time in the early…
New B&G Club director brings lots of experience to role
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam announced Casey Humphrey has…
City Council adopts sleeping ordinance for the homeless
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council held a special public hearing June 28 to finalize…