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Ham radio operator keeps lifelines, people and events connected where cellphone technology cannot
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local It’s about 10:30 on a Saturday morning. Cyclists blur toward an aid…
Council mulls storm drainage plan, priorities for Legislature
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council held a July 27 work session to discuss an…
Brewer: Corps won’t repay city for Foster Dam water release
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Manager Nancy Brewer informed the Lebanon City Council during its Thursday, Sept.…
Planning Commission OKs subdivision
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved an application for a…
Spinning a state of mind
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Under a dark sky on the outskirts of Lebanon, under cover of trees…
Business leaders hear stories of life along Foster Lake
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Bobbing along on a pontoon boat on Foster Lake on the afternoon of…
County sheriff addresses Aug. 26 forum lunch
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan shared an overview of the Sheriff’s…
Weyerhaeuser workers stop production, strike
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Weyerhaeuser employees went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, outside all…
Schools kick off Fall sports
Fall sports are well under way at Lebanon and East Linn Christian high schools, with most teams starting…
Circuit court updates thru mid-Sept. 2022
Regina Deangela Bridges, 33, was charged Aug. 17 with third-degree and fourth-degree assault for allegations of causing injury…
Good times, turnout overcome Best in the West ‘hurdles’
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Despite some “hurdles,” more than 600 contestants showed up Saturday and…
Commissioners oppose Board of Forestry’s plan
A proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for Oregon State Forest lands does not recognize best sciences information and will…
Police and circuit court for Sweet Home, Sept. 4-11, 2022
Sept. 4 10:08 a.m. – Leanna Kay Lynn Smith, 35, was cited and released for harassment and resisting…
Weather forecast prompts power shutdowns in Sweet Home
By Sarah Brown, Cory Frye Of The New Era, Lebanon Local It all began with a forecast, albeit…
Lebanon and Linn logs, Sept. 2-13, 2022
Sept. 13 4:07 a.m. – Durrell Monroe Borden, 66, and Kevin Scott Borden, 34, cited on warrants after…
Lebanon man arrested in Sunday shooting incident
A Lebanon man was arrested Sunday, Sept. 11, after an incident involving gunfire from a home and multiple…
Smoke test to be conducted Monday, Tuesday
The City of Lebanon will be conducting smoke testing of the sanitary sewer system in the area of…
Outage in Lacomb planned at midnight; school canceled
Lebanon Community School District has canceled school for Lacomb School for Friday, Sept. 9, following confirmation that power…
Senior Center offers cooling center for seniors this weekend
The City of Lebanon will be opening the Lebanon Senior Center as a cooling center for the senior…
Fire near River Park draws in crews from surrounding areas
The Lebanon Fire District was dispatched to a large natural cover fire on Brewster Road near the Grant…
Caution urged for hunters in Willamette National Forest
Bow season has opened for deer and elk hunting in the Willamette National Forest. Hunters are advised to…
County OKs participation in Secure Rural Schools
Linn County will again participate in the National Forest and O & C Land Secure Rural Schools program,…
E. Coli levels at Sweet Home’s wastewater treatment plant under watch
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The Sweet Home wastewater treatment plant experienced unusually high flow…
Feds approve additional pandemic food benefits for 80,000 children in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has received approval from the federal government to provide additional food…
Unplanned outages possible this weekend due to heat, winds
The National Weather Service has forecast high heat and winds beginning Friday, Sept. 9, which may result in…