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F Street and 4th and 5th streets to close for a couple days
The City of Lebanon will close F Street between 4th and 5th streets on Wednesday, June 8, for…
Report: 300 homeless in Linn and Benton counties
How do our local governments and service providers learn about the current and ever-changing status of homelessness in…
High-speed internet for rural communities?
Linn County residents – especially those in rural communities – could get highspeed Internet connections if enough Oregonians…
Commissioners OK Sheriff’s Office, fire contracts
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved new contracts between the Linn County Sheriff’s Office – which will…
Chinook off-limits on Green Peter through October
Retention of Chinook salmon in Green Peter Reservoir is prohibited through Oct. 31, under a temporary rule adopted…
Seasonal rangers enjoy summer parks jobs; county on lookout for more help
When Ali Garrett was growing up in Sweet Home, her family enjoyed camping at Cascadia State Park, where…
Four dogs lost in house fire
Lebanon Fire District responded mid-morning Friday, June 3, to a reported house fire on a busy section of…
One block on 5th Street closed this week
South 5th Street, between W. Sherman and W. Grant streets, is closed starting today, June 7, and is…
Bringing new life to an elderly cow (June 1, 2022)
By David Larsen, a retired veterinarian who practiced 40 years in Sweet Home, shares this story, and many…
Card-skimming device found at Sweet Home 7-Eleven store
An illegal card-skimming device was found Thursday, May 26, at the 7-Eleven at 2405 Highway 20, the Sweet…
Following log drives downriver into history
By Roberta McKern For The New Era Thanks to late East Linn Museum volunteer Ted Fitzwater, we can…
Local honor guards seek to replace members who are aging out
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era Since 1957, the Sweet Home Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard…
Anglers can go fishing for free June 4-5
Fishing is free in Oregon the first weekend in June on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5. Everyone can…
Tune It Up Tuesdays in Sweet Home returns with venue change
City planners have long discussed using the block of 13th Avenue between Main and Long streets as a…
Sweet Home contemplates vacant building solutions
By Benny Westcott Of The New Era The Sweet Home City Council reached a consensus Tuesday, May 24,…
Fire destroys storage building in Lacomb area
The Lebanon Fire District responded to its second outbuilding fire in the last two days Sunday afternoon, May…
Lebanon DMV closed for the summer
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Lebanon is temporarily closing it’s office starting May 31 due to staff…
Two of Lebanon’s own graduate from COMP-Northwest
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local As many as 104 students from the Class of 2022 earned their doctorate…
California man, who allegedly punched fellow camper, arrested in Lebanon
A California man was arrested early Wednesday morning in Lebanon, May 25, after leading Sheriff’s deputies in a…
OHA warns about contaminated peanut butter
Oregon Health Authority is warning the people of Oregon to be on the lookout for Jif brand peanut…
Avian flu detected in Willamette Valley birds
Several Canada goose goslings collected from Alton Baker Park in Eugene have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian…
Sweet Home High School Drama Club to stage dark drama, Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’
Drama students at Sweet Home High School hit the stage this weekend for three performances of “A Doll’s…
Linn County Fair & Expo Center gets an Internet upgrade
Vendors at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center in July will see a marked improvement in their…
Commissioners hear death statistics for April
Linn County recorded 66 births in April, Dr. William Muth told the Linn County Board of Commissioners on…
Entry fees a change for festival
**Please note: The Lebanon Strawberry Festival has changed the Thursday evening coronation time to 5:30 p.m.** The Lebanon…