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Rio Theater seeing record audiences following upgrades
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local There’s a reason parking lots around the Rio Theatre have…
Progress cited for various developments in Sweet Home
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era/Lebanon Local The demolishing of the former bank building-turned video store last…
Mayor, city council candidates named
The following candidates have filed paperwork to run for the office of Mayor and three CityCouncil positions in…
Lebanon Fire District heads to McKinney
Team members from Lebanon Fire District joined a Linn County structural task force to fight the McKinney Fire.…
Temporary closure at Wheeler and Williams
The City of Lebanon will be repairing a sanitary sewer manhole at the intersection of Wheeler and Williams…
Lebanon Fire unveils new station design plans
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Fire Chief Joseph Rodondi presented new plans for the construction of Lebanon Fire…
Brush 31 put to work right away
Less than five hours into its first shift after being reemployed from a Wildfire Safety Grant from the…
Wheeler and Williams work on Friday, July 29
The City of Lebanon will have a contractor repairing a sanitary sewer manhole at the intersection of Wheeler…
Mowdy sentenced to life for murder of homeless Lebanon man
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Ronald Andrew Mowdy, 28, pleaded no contest to second-degree murder for the murder…
Body found in Santiam River, identified
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Linn County Sheriff’s Office identified the body of a male found in…
Senior Center to be cooling center this week
The City of Lebanon will be opening the Lebanon Senior Center as a cooling center gearedtoward the senior…
Grant allows employ of wildland firefighting apparatus
The Lebanon Fire District was one of the many departments across the state to receive a grant for…
Male rescued by firefighters in South Santiam River near Bates Bridge
Lebanon firefighters and water rescue technicians rescued a male who, reportedly, had fallen off a flotation device in…
Faith for the homeless: Nursing group offers hope in troubled times
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Barlow Carper, 69, was heartbroken when his sister sold the two-acre family property…
Three join Eagle Scout ranks with projects
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Boy Scouts of America offers a program where youth learn values and…
Report card: Honor roll and college news
Lebanon High School Honor Roll, Semester 2 (2021-22) Freshmen 4.0: Gabriel Allise-Jester, Brooklyn Barnes, Tanner Bayes, Carmen Bradshaw,…
Girls wrestling camp participants triple in its second year
By Scott Swanson Seventy-plus girls, ages junior high through high school, jogged around the floor of the Main…
Sweet Home man sentenced to federal prison
EUGENE, Ore.—A Linn County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after he sold methamphetamine and a…
Wills to lead county planning department
Former Linn County Building Official Steve Wills has been promoted to director of the Planning and Building Department,…
Fire season in effect
As of July 11, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. Public use restrictions…
County commissioners hear first reading of mushroom ordinance
The first reading of an ordinance that would allow Linn County residents to vote Nov. 8 to ban…
Sweet Home Finance Director moves post to Lebanon
By Benny Westcott Sweet Home Finance Director Brandon Neish will be leaving his office Friday, July 29. However,…
Orthopedic surgeon to hold office hours at Ridgeway Health in Sweet Home
By Scott Swanson Sweet Home is about to get up-close-and-personal access to an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Donald Pennington,…
Shockey charges include DUII and reckless driving
A Sweet Home man was rescued and his young passenger suffered serious injuries Friday evening, July 15, after…