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Feeding families, heroes in times of fire
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Douglas Lowe was in Sweet Home in September 2020 when…
Manufactured home collapses from fire
The Lebanon Fire District responded to a structure fire in the 33000 block of Ford Mill Road at…
Residents crowd City Hall chambers to have their say on homeless issue
It was all hands on deck in a five-hour marathon meeting May 10 as City Council members provided…
Drug bust Wednesday results in brief Sweet Home Hawthorne School lockdown
Local law enforcement agencies executed a drug-related search warrant at two separate locations near Hawthorne School Wednesday morning,…
Run to recognize rabbits: Sweet Home responds to continuing issue with humor, new event
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local When Kelcey Young became Sweet Home’s city manager last year,…
Sweet Home schools, city develop plan after Foster shooting affair
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home city and school district officials have come up…
Outdoors: Mother’s Day fun at Silver Falls this weekend
Silver Falls State Park will host its annual Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Festival Saturday and Sunday, May…
Corps to provide update on refilling reservoirs
After a historically dry start to the refill season, water managers with the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps…
Sweet Home Fire gets grant for wildfire programs
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has announced that it…
County approves proposed 2023-24 budget
After four daily meetings last week, the Linn County Budget Committee approved a proposed 2023-24 budget of $229,270,552…
Commissioners OK agreements with SH, other cities, for emergency dispatch
The Linn County Board of Commissioners in a brief session Tuesday morning, May 2, approved intergovernmental agreements to…
Election 2023: LBCC Board of Directors
Kristin Adams, 53 Years in Linn County: 43 Education: Bachelor of science degree from Oregon State University, Health…
Council to hold public hearing on overnight sleeping area
The Lebanon City Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday, May 10, to consider the designation of an…
Help sought to clean Millersburg cemetery
Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker have been asked to help volunteers clean the…
Lebanon Local – 2023 Lebanon Fire District Board Election
Editor’s Note: The May 16 election is when Oregonians will elect people to oversee local special districts –…
Lebanon Local Voters Guide – 2023 Lebanon Aquatics District Board Election
Editor’s Note: The May 16 election is when Oregonians will elect people to oversee local special districts –…
Commentary: HB 2002 raising questions on all sides (April 26, 2023)
By Jami Cate A major piece of legislation, sponsored by all but four Democrat legislators serving in Salem,…
Arrest made in Sweet Home’s Fir Lawn arson fire
Sweet Home police have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with the Feb. 25 arson fire that destroyed…
ODF: Firefighting insurance policy not renewed
After much consideration, Oregon’s State Forester has decided to not renew the Department of Forestry’s firefighting insurance policy…
Youth Wage Grant program a go once again
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, April 18, unanimously approved the annual…
Digging Treasure at the East Linn Museum: Anatomy of a massacre (part 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The first installment of this two-part series ran in the March 29, 2023, edition of the…
‘Fabrics, Fibers & Filaments’ exhibit to open in Sweet Home
By Molly Larson Cook For The New Era There’s more to art than paint and canvas, and a…
New sushi restaurant returns Asian cuisine to Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sushi in Sweet Home? Until April 7, that had never…
Ex-SHFAD lieutenant alleges violations
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Former Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District lieutenant/paramedic Zach Lincoln…
Sweet Home Police, school district report gunshots across street from Foster School
Alleged perpetrator of March 19 incident being treated for mental illness, police say Sweet Home police are investigating…