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Report card: Honor roll and college news
Lebanon High School Honor Roll, Semester 2 (2021-22) Freshmen 4.0: Gabriel Allise-Jester, Brooklyn Barnes, Tanner Bayes, Carmen Bradshaw,…
July 22, 2022
Girls wrestling camp participants triple in its second year
By Scott Swanson Seventy-plus girls, ages junior high through high school, jogged around the floor of the Main…
July 21, 2022
Sweet Home man sentenced to federal prison
EUGENE, Ore.—A Linn County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after he sold methamphetamine and a…
July 21, 2022
Wills to lead county planning department
Former Linn County Building Official Steve Wills has been promoted to director of the Planning and Building Department,…
July 21, 2022
Fire season in effect
As of July 11, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. Public use restrictions…
July 21, 2022
County commissioners hear first reading of mushroom ordinance
The first reading of an ordinance that would allow Linn County residents to vote Nov. 8 to ban…
July 21, 2022
Sweet Home Finance Director moves post to Lebanon
By Benny Westcott Sweet Home Finance Director Brandon Neish will be leaving his office Friday, July 29. However,…
July 21, 2022
Orthopedic surgeon to hold office hours at Ridgeway Health in Sweet Home
By Scott Swanson Sweet Home is about to get up-close-and-personal access to an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Donald Pennington,…
July 21, 2022
Shockey charges include DUII and reckless driving
A Sweet Home man was rescued and his young passenger suffered serious injuries Friday evening, July 15, after…
July 21, 2022
Escaped inmate captured
An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) adult in custody who walked away from a Department of Corrections (DOC)…
July 21, 2022
Commercial vehicle crashes down embankment near Sweet Home
On Friday, July 15, 2022, at approximately 5:59 p.m., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to…
July 18, 2022
Inmate escapes during work crew assignment
Adult in custody (AIC) Jay Boyd Marsh walked away from a Department of Corrections (DOC) van while being…
July 18, 2022
Student improvement, Chromebook repair, Seven Oak expansion discussed at school board
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The school board heard a somewhat-glowing report regarding student improvement during its July…
July 15, 2022
Lebanon Police gives weekend pass to inmates
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Manager Nancy Brewer announced at the July 13 City Council meeting that…
July 15, 2022
County fair starts July 14
Linn County Expo Center manager Randy Porter has a big challenge ahead of him when the 2022 fair…
July 13, 2022
Mill City man arrested in assault on girlfriend
A Mill City man was arrested Saturday, July 9, after he allegedly beat up and shot at his…
July 13, 2022
County to continue transportation program for local veterans
Linn County will continue a highly successful medical transportation program for veterans, even after a grant from the…
July 13, 2022
Sunshine Industries in Sweet Home seeking new director
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era As it emerges from a difficult stretch that included an extended…
July 13, 2022
Sweet Home police logs June 27-July 10
June 27 12:12 p.m. – A caller reported people living in a parked motorhome were defecating on private…
July 13, 2022
GUTS returning bigger and better
By Cory Frye Lebanon Local When Guitars Under the Stars first launched at Cheadle Lake Park in 2014,…
July 11, 2022
Mayor announces he won’t run for re-election
Mayor Paul Aziz announced he will not run again for a sixth term. After much thought and discussion…
July 11, 2022
Firefighters stop house fire in Park Street area
Lebanon firefighters stopped a fire in a kitchen early Saturday afternoon after receiving a report of a residential…
July 11, 2022
Water polo returns to Foster
Young athletes from across the western United States competed at the ninth annual TruWest Oregon Open Water Water…
July 8, 2022
HOPE Center back in action after two-year hiatus
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Bethanie Young sits with Donna, the resident manager of the HOPE…
July 8, 2022