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Lebanon man, woman arrested in connection with burglary
A Lebanon man and woman were taken into custody Tuesday, March 14, after the Linn County Sheriff’s Office…
SHOCASE ‘Power of Love’ gala Saturday
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sometimes music best expresses “The Power of Love.” So goes…
Homeless facility in Sweet Home a ‘success’
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The new Family Assistance and Resource Center’s managed outreach and…
ODOT seeks community input
Oregon Dept. of Transportation is asking for input from residents regarding potential pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements on…
A place for weary heads to find rest
Crossroads Communities, ‘sleep trailer’ pioneer collaborate on event to shelter the homeless By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For…
Commissioners approve emergency service plan
LCSO, other departments to work on Santiam Canyon drill The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will team with other…
State: Filing tax returns key to getting income credits
For low- to moderate-income Oregon families, filing a tax return is the key step toward claiming a series…
DEQ fines Sweet Home for 125 violations
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued a $22,445…
New Linn County Parks director named
New Linn County Parks & Recreation Director Stacey Whaley and her predecessor Brian Carroll share a love of…
Sweet Home neighbors complain about 6th Ave. home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A house reportedly occupied by squatters remains problematic for its…
City of Sweet Home declares homeless state of emergency
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home City Council voted unanimously at a Wednesday,…
OHA: Masks in medical facilities can come off April 3
Workers, patients and visitors in health care settings will no longer be required to wear masks starting April…
LFD responds to garage fire
Lebanon Firefighters responded to an unknown fire in the area of Porter Street during the early morning hours…
DNA helps ID body found in 2020 east of Sweet Home
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been…
Man nearly escapes motorhome fire
Lebanon Firefighters responded to a motorhome fire Monday, March 6, off Highway 20. The single occupant of the…
COMP-NW professor serves in Dominican Republic
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest Associate Professor Janice Blumer, DO ’91,…
WesternU scholars reflect on first two years
The Western University of Health Sciences Board of Trustees hosted a Scholars Circle of Support Dinner Jan. 13…
Doc’s Memoirs: Up with Wazzu: Rescued orange kitten lives the good life
Don stepped on his brakes and pulled his pickup to the side of Bellinger Scale Road. “I think…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: Life of Henry Spalding a real page-turner
By Roberta McKern For The New Era Henry Harmon Spalding stumbled along through darkness. Having failed to adequately…
Renewing her muse: Deb Cooley to resume music with performance at ‘Power of Love’ Gala
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local It was a personal event in Deb Cooley’s life that…
Master plan under way for Foster, Green Peter
Corps of Engineers seeks input from residents, recreationists By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local U.S. Army…
Sweet Home fire district seeks improved radio tech
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District Chief Nick Tyler reported…
Fire devastates Sweet Home Fir Lawn church
Arson suspected in early Saturday morning incident Police and fire officials are looking into whether a fire that…
Car destroys Chamber of Commerce building
A car that crashed into the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, 1040 S. Park St., at 2:21 a.m. Wednesday,…
ENTEK announces partnership with Brückner
To support the growing US electric vehicle and energy storage demand, ENTEK announced it will expand production capacity…