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Public hearing held on right to fish, hunt, harvest and gather
The Oregon House Committee on Rules on Feb. 2 held a public hearing on House Joint Resolution 5,…
Carbon company tax break OK’d
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, unanimously approved a…
Woman, children escape nightmare of battle-torn Ukraine to discover solace in Sweet Home
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A year ago, Sweet Home, Oregon, was the farthest thing…
Rep. Chavez-DeRemer responds to Biden’s SOTU
Newly elected Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who represents east Linn County in Congress, released the following statement after attending…
Update on officer-involved shooting in Albany
The Albany Police Department was called the morning of Feb. 8 2023 due to concern that 34-year-old Albany…
Update to pedestrian path closure at Walmart
Due to unforeseen construction issues, the pedestrian path south of Walmart will now beclosed Monday, Feb. 13, and…
LFD responds to manufactured home fire
The Lebanon Fire District responded a structure fire at 2:11 a.m. today, Friday, Feb. 10. The caller reported…
Legislature mulls changes to fire risk map
The Oregon Legislature will be considering a number of recommendations for changes related to the statewide wildfire risk…
OLCC submits pot supply-and-demand report
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Feb. 1 submitted to the Oregon Legislature the 2023 Marijuana Supply…
Sweet Home’s HOPE facility to showcase improvements in open house
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The HOPE Center in the former First Baptist Church at…
State releases 2023 salmonid habitat map
Update adds 50 miles of habitat The State of Oregon on Feb. 1 released the 2023 essential salmonid…
Commissioners announce support of forest lands bill
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday, Jan. 31, announced their support of…
Sweet Home planners discuss food trucks
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday, Feb. 2,…
Forestry group names new board members
The Linn County Small Woodlands Association selected new officers and board members during its Saturday, Jan. 21, meeting…
Foster man killed in Hwy. 228 crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway…
Single vehicle crash leaves one dead
Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99 near milepost 43…
Corvallis police investigate fatal Albany police shooting
Corvallis police are investigating the officer-involved shooting death of an unidentified man Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, at a…
LFD responds to smoke-filled attic
Lebanon Fire District was dispatched for a structure fire on east Rose Street on Feb. 4 at 6:51…
Detectives investigate injuries to 1-year-old
Lebanon Police responded to a report at 12 a.m. on Tues., Jan. 31, regarding suspicious injuries to a…
Fire damages shop on Airway
Fire damaged a mechanics shop on Airway Road Wednesday evening, Feb. 1, Lebanon Fire District reported. Firefighters responded…
One block of 7th to close Thursday
As the City of Lebanon works to repair a water service, 7th Street between A and B streets…
Millersburg ‘land swap’ brings development questions to fore
More than 50 people attended a land use hearing held Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the Linn County Board…
Sweet Home’s Cedar Shack signs off
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Breaker, breaker: Venerable family-operated restaurant closes after more than a…
Digging Treasures at the East Linn Museum: In consideration of the lowly bean
By Roberta McKern For The New Era/Lebanon Local While wandering through aged relics at the East Linn Museum,…
Four, including Lebanon teens, killed in Hwy. 226 crash
Four people, including two Lebanon teens, died Monday evening, Jan. 30, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 226…