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New enterprises pop up around Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Despite the pandemic and the tenacity of the COVID-19 virus to linger and…
June 19, 2022
LHS Class of 2022 graduates ponder the future
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon High School’s Class of 2022, joined by their families and friends, packed…
June 19, 2022
Santiam Academy virtual school closes
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local June 14 marked the last and final day of school for students enrolled…
June 19, 2022
Council appoints Salvage to Ward 3 seat
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Jeremy Salvage was sworn in as city councilor to fill Jason Bolen’s vacant…
June 19, 2022
Planning Commission OKs Weldwood plat
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission at its May 18 meeting held a public hearing for…
June 19, 2022
School Board discusses security in wake of Texas shootings
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local In light of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Supt. Bo Yates…
June 19, 2022
Warriors finish agonizingly close to state titles in baseball, softball
Lebanon’s run through the 5A baseball playoffs ended in a crushing defeat to league foe Crescent Valley in…
June 19, 2022
Rain, revelry greet Strawberry Festival
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Thousands of people didn’t let a little Oregon weather rain on their (grand)…
June 18, 2022
Toe-Tappin’ Tuesdays in Sweet Home
Tune it up Tuesdays, presented by the Oregon Jamboree, kicked off on June 7 in the large parking…
June 17, 2022
Portion of Vaughan Lane to close for work
Vaughan Lane will be closed to through traffic from Stoltz Hill Road to 7th Place beginning June 23…
June 15, 2022
Street projects impact Williams, Airway and Stoltz Hill
Several street projects throughout town may delay or detour drivers as the City completes some of its projects.…
June 10, 2022
LINX bus expands route to Brownsville soon
LINX Transit announced a transit service expansion connecting the communities of Brownsville and Lebanon, starting June 21, 2022.…
June 10, 2022
F Street and 4th and 5th streets to close for a couple days
The City of Lebanon will close F Street between 4th and 5th streets on Wednesday, June 8, for…
June 7, 2022
Report: 300 homeless in Linn and Benton counties
How do our local governments and service providers learn about the current and ever-changing status of homelessness in…
June 7, 2022
High-speed internet for rural communities?
Linn County residents – especially those in rural communities – could get highspeed Internet connections if enough Oregonians…
June 7, 2022
Commissioners OK Sheriff’s Office, fire contracts
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved new contracts between the Linn County Sheriff’s Office – which will…
June 7, 2022
Chinook off-limits on Green Peter through October
Retention of Chinook salmon in Green Peter Reservoir is prohibited through Oct. 31, under a temporary rule adopted…
June 7, 2022
Seasonal rangers enjoy summer parks jobs; county on lookout for more help
When Ali Garrett was growing up in Sweet Home, her family enjoyed camping at Cascadia State Park, where…
June 7, 2022
Four dogs lost in house fire
Lebanon Fire District responded mid-morning Friday, June 3, to a reported house fire on a busy section of…
June 7, 2022
One block on 5th Street closed this week
South 5th Street, between W. Sherman and W. Grant streets, is closed starting today, June 7, and is…
June 7, 2022
Bringing new life to an elderly cow (June 1, 2022)
By David Larsen, a retired veterinarian who practiced 40 years in Sweet Home, shares this story, and many…
May 31, 2022
Card-skimming device found at Sweet Home 7-Eleven store
An illegal card-skimming device was found Thursday, May 26, at the 7-Eleven at 2405 Highway 20, the Sweet…
May 31, 2022
Following log drives downriver into history
By Roberta McKern For The New Era Thanks to late East Linn Museum volunteer Ted Fitzwater, we can…
May 31, 2022
Local honor guards seek to replace members who are aging out
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Since 1957, the Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard…
May 31, 2022
Anglers can go fishing for free June 4-5
Fishing is free in Oregon the first weekend in June on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5. Everyone can…
May 31, 2022