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Bills address homelessness crisis in state
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek last week signed two legislative bills allocating $200 million to address Oregon’s homelessness crisis.…
Lebanon man dies in head-on collision
The Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 99E near milepost 32 in Lane County…
Sheriff: Man drowns in Calapooia River while fleeing deputies
A Corvallis man fleeing from pursuing law enforcement officers drowned in the Calapooia River in the Tangent area…
City council, planning commission discuss housing production strategies
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The planning commission and city council held work sessions Feb. 22 and March…
Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society turns 75
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Treasure-hunting seems to be an innate inclination from an early…
Sweet Home City Hall art exhibit extended through April
A SHOCASE Arts Committee exhibit for Sweet Home artist Don Ross has been extended through April in the…
Forest Service outlines summer fire plans, long-term repairs
Willamette National Forest staff on Tuesday morning, March 21, told Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist and Will Tucker…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: Anatomy of a massacre (Part 1)
By Roberta McKern For The New Era/Lebanon Local Recently, we explored Clifford Merrill Drury’s “Henry Harmon Spalding: Pioneer…
LFD responds to fourth fire this week
The Lebanon Fire District reported it has seen an unusually high occurrence of fires in the area, recently…
LFD responds to two fires Sunday
Lebanon Fire District personnel responded to two fires on Sunday that burned a pole building and then, later…
County denies Millersburg land-use request
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 14, denied a land-use request by the city of…
Sweet Home planners OK new RV dump
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, March 16,…
LBCC to see fall tuition increase
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Faced with an expected shortfall in state funding, Linn-Benton Community College officials announced…
Update: LCSO involved shooting
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon, March…
LCSO deputies involved in shooting in Cascadia area
Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved Tuesday afternoon, March 21, in an officer-involved shooting while responding to…
Fourth of July celebration on the chopping block again
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It was announced at the Parks, Trees and Trails Advisory Committee on March…
Friends of the Library dances into 70th year
Group sets its fundraising sights on expanded children’s room By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Friends of the Lebanon…
‘Our voices are more powerful together’
Dala’s Blue Angels soar as volunteers in local community By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For 73 years (with…
Council discusses sleeping area options, hears Fire District concerns
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Council members at their monthly meeting on March 8 continued discussing the…
DSAs celebrate service
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Caring and dedication took center stage Friday night, Feb. 24, during the Lebanon…
Hope and peace in living colors
Mural brightens new Lebanon apartment complex By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Just southwest of Walmart stands one of…
Parks, Trees and Trails talks tree maintenance
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Tree maintenance issues were at the center of a Parks, Trees and Trails…
Diet can offer options to deal with age-related body changes
The human body is a marvel. How the body transforms over the course of an individual’s life is…
LBCC changes bring changes to Lebanon
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Linn-Benton Community College has experienced some big changes over the past couple of…
Strawberry Festival 2023
It’s only a few months away, but June can’t get here fast enough. We’re already ready (red-dy?) for…