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Sweet Home city manager hopefuls make public debut
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local About two dozen people attended a Wednesday, Aug. 10, meet-and-greet…
W. Olive Street to close during sewer work
The City of Lebanon will be repairing a sanitary sewer lateral on W. Olive Street beginning Tuesday, August…
Crews topple trees to preserve river life along the Upper Calapooia
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Many river goers see fallen trees as a nuisance. But…
Sweet Home grad finishes as all-time winningest Kansas baseball coach
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local On May 22, Ritch Price retired after 20 years as…
Judge: Lower Green Peter to help fish
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Green Peter Reservoir will be lowered to historic levels this…
Need work? County Parks Dept. still needs help
Business has been booming this summer at Linn County Parks, director Brian Carroll told the Board of Commissioners…
Training pays off for young people in July 29 water rescue
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A broken-down boat on Foster Lake may have recently gotten…
E. Ash and Carlson to be closed
The City of Lebanon will be repairing a sanitary sewer lateral at the intersection of E Ash Street…
Construction at Wheeler and Williams
The City of Lebanon will be repairing a sanitary sewer manhole at the intersection of Wheeler and Williams…
Road work on 5th at Sherman and Grant
The City of Lebanon will close 5th Street between Sherman and Grant streets beginning Thursday, Aug. 11, for…
Request for Public Review and Comments Storm Drainage Master Plan Update
The City of Lebanon is proposing an update to the 1989 Storm Drainage Master Plan. Adraft copy of…
New head of county Development Disabilities Department named
Chrissy Cliburn is the new director of the Linn County Public Health’s Development Disabilities Department, but she isn’t…
Gubernatorial hopefuls face off in debate
See the debate at: vimeo.com/730170668/056a8f1290 By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The three women running for…
County: No to Douglas fir monument
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously agreed Tuesday morning, July 28, to send…
Groundbreaking kicks off work on memory facility in Sweet Home
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A July 27 groundbreaking ceremony launched the beginning of what…
Sweet Home City: No to psilocybin
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era/Lebanon Local A City Council majority said “no” last week to psilocybin…
Hot times at the Jamboree
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Searing temperatures and humidity aside, this year’s Oregon Jamboree drew…
Detours on Berry Street, Thursday
The City of Lebanon will have part of Berry Street closed (near 265 Berry Street) for a sanitary…
Jennings Street closed during weekend
Albany & Eastern Railroad Company will be replacing a rail at the crossing on Jennings Street beginning Friday,…
Keeping a poker face while serving the bull
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column contains graphic anatomical descriptions. I held my three cards firmly and a little…
Linn County Fair ropes in close to 30K attendees in ‘fantastic’ turnout
Nearly 30,000 people attended last week’s Linn County Fair over its three-day run, according to Linn County Fair…
Destructive emerald ash borer detected in Oregon
The long-anticipated arrival in Oregon this summer of the destructive emerald ash borer sharpens concerns about the impacts…
What the nose knew (some scented vignettes)
By Roberta McKern East Linn Museum historian and columnist for The New Era At this time of year,…
Commissioners discuss rural garbage rate adjustments
The process of adjusting solid waste sanitation rates for the three companies that provide services to rural residents…
Art, and all that jazz
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local Jazz is a developed taste, and it’s not going to…