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Lebanon’s Senior Center opens for limited in-person activities
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Senior Center opened its doors with “welcome” arms on June 1…
How bad off is Lebanon’s pool?
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Aquatic District is seeking to update the Jan Nadig Pool facility,…
Planning Commission approves permit for brewery, food pod
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon Planning Commission members approved a conditional use permit during their May 19…
City Council clears way for high school’s housing project
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The City Council on June 9 approved the annexation of a 0.92-acre lot…
Dog rescued by LFD after citizens spot it in canal
Lebanon firefighters and water rescue technicians rescued a stranded dog from the Albany-Lebanon canal behind the Lebanon Rite…
Lebanon Fire District offers free life jackets for public use
Life jacket kiosks are once again open for use at Gil’s Landing, Waterloo North Boat Ramp, and the…
Future of iconic restaurant north of Lebanon in the balance
Thursday, June 3, 2021, was supposed to be it, the last day. After 31 years, Shirley May’s Restaurant &…
Merkley to host digital Town Hall for Linn County Wednesday
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a digital Linn County Town Hall at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 26.…
Gestrin leads Piland by six votes after initial School Board election count
Incumbent Todd Gestrin led challenger Nichole Piland in a near-dead heat, separated by six votes, in the race…
Sheriff’s Office offers free boat inspections
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will offer free boat inspections this weekend at area Bi-Mart stores, according…
Ridgeway Butte cross relit after 28 years of darkness
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local A light in the darkness, a tradition in Lebanon for some 65 years…
Local real estate agents reach out to build ‘treehouse’ for young cancer patient
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Walker Street was lined with red-shirted do-gooders to welcome Rialee Roth, 12, to…
Citizens complain to City Council about masks, more
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local City Council members on Wednesday, May 12, heard from two citizens who wanted…
Commissioners vow county help for small businesses
Linn County will again reach out to small businesses affected by Gov. Kate Brown’s recent actions to ban…
Waterloo’s new playground celebrates grand opening
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Linn County Parks Commission member Rachel Maynard recalls how much her boys, Zachary…
Local Boys & Girls Club staffer named state Youth of the Year
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Abby Jernejcic knows her way around at the Boys & Girls Club of…
Princess Emma Williams
When she was a little girl, Emma Williams definitely knew she wanted to be a princess, and she…
Princess Emily Squires
For Emily Squires, 18, being a Strawberry Princess means spreading kindness and being available to support people. It…
Princess Kimberly O’Hara
Kimberly O’Hara’s favorite part about the Strawberry Festival is the fact that all the families in Lebanon come…
Princess Annie Latimer
Annie Latimer, 18, knows that canceling the Strawberry Festival this year has been “super hard” on the community,…
Princess Alyssa Berg
One of the main reasons why Alyssa Berg, of Lacomb, wanted to be a princess on the Strawberry…
Yates: New COVID rules ‘fantastic’ for schools
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Superintendent Bo Yates provided a brief update regarding COVID, and Tami Volz, school…
LFD stretched thin by two nearly simultaneous fires on Sunday
Lebanon Fire District responded to two simultaneous multi-alarm fires Sunday, May 16, requiring assistance from many of the…
Busload of children escape serious injury in crash
Linn County Sheriff’s Office invetigators are looking into a two-vehicle collision involving a school bus that occurred on…
Todd Gestrin, Nichole Piland face off for School Board Zone 5 seat
Most candidates in Lebanon’s May 18 election will be unchallenged, following the end of the filing period to…