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Bookstores offer varied approaches to literature in Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local When one walks into The Book Garden, a modest shop situated on the…
Rep. Jami Cate gets bearings in legislature
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local State Rep. Jami Cate welcomes a visitor to her new office in the…
Meet the 2021 Strawberry Court Princesses
Alyssa is the daughter of John and Inn Berg. She is a senior at Lebanon High School,…
Downtown plans include interactive murals to attract foot traffic
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Cassie Cruze of the Lebanon Downtown Association presented a 2020 year-in-review report to…
Falling COVID numbers improve Linn County’s risk category
Linn County’s reported COVID-19 case numbers are dropping following the early-winter surge that put the county in the…
Lebanon Fire Dept. gets safety award
The award is given to Oregon fire districts that are “trailblazers who solve problems, remove obstacles, and lead…
Lebanon Fire Department offices move to MBVA
During the construction of the new Lebanon Fire Station 31 at 1050 W. Oak St., the business offices…
Street closures planned for River Road, Franklin St.
Lebanon residents will experience a prolonged closure on Franklin Street in coming weeks and a briefer shutdown of…
Construction on Oak Street Wednesday
Drivers on West Oak Street may experience delays Wednesday, Feb. 10, as the City of Lebanon will perform construction between…
Lebanon’s Sipos plays in all-star Tiki Bowl football game, then signs with UO
January has been a big month for Lebanon football player Dane Sipos. On Jan. 6 he played in…
COVID aside, watershed director getting traction in new job
By Kelly Kenoyer Lebanon Local It can be tough to start a new job in the midst of…
Council allows restaurant use of Plaza
By Kelly Kenoyer Lebanon Local Lebanon City Council members decided to allow Conversion Brewing to temporarily set up…
Lebanon man faces COVID fraud charges
A Lebanon man is one of two Oregon residents facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal…
Chaplain has vast experience with grief – and coronavirus
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Wes Sedlacek is well-acquainted with grief. And after months of COVID pandemic, the…
First baby starts 2021 off right for local family
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lillian Rose Hesseling entered the world as Lebanon’s first baby born in 2021…
Pool upgrades still in works, despite COVID
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local As many Lebanon businesses and service providers have struggled under the COVID pandemic,…
Local Girl Scout launches rural literacy project
By Kelly Kenoyer Lebanon Local A lot of good can get done if a confident and hardworking Girl…
Commissioners told that one-third of Lebanon tenants ‘rent-burdened’
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Planning Commission members and city staff discussed the Lebanon’s severe rent burden during…
Funding available for local cultural activities
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve…
Lebanon Council seat open
The Lebanon City Council Ward 2 seat occupied by Karin Stauder is open, after Stauder resigned Jan. 13,…
Board mulls return to schools in February
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon School District board members, at their Jan. 14 meeting, discussed the possibility…
Notice of construction on Milton
The City of Lebanon will be replacing a sewer line in the vicinity of Milton and Park streets…
National Weather Service issues flash flood warning for area
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Linn County, including Lebanon, starting at 10…
RV burns in parking lot
Lebanon Fire District crews responded Saturday morning to a reported car fire in the Rife’s Home Furniture parking…
Businesses work to stay afloat during COVID
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local When customers ask local business owners how they’re doing, a typical response is,…