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Linn County gets green light for Phase 1 of COVID-19 re-opening
Linn County was approved to reopen Friday, May 15, as part of Phase 1 of Gov. Kate Brown’s…
Honoring those on the forefront
Veterans and staff at Oregon Veterans Home watched a flyover by Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagles, on…
Chamber gets permission to use grant funds for operating costs
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council agreed Wednesday evening to allow the Chamber of…
City budget for 2020-21 proposes 5.9 percent increase
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local City staff will next week present to Lebanon’s Budget Committee a total…
Veterans-focused housing complex approved
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The Lebanon Planning Commission approved a 48-unit affordable housing apartment complex with…
Mile-long river path closing in on reality
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Build Lebanon Trails has big plans for some former mill property along the…
Local firms perfecting ways to reuse plastics
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local It’s been more than two years since China stopped accepting plastic waste from…
Council to host two manager candidates
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council voted 3-2 to hold in-person interviews of its…
Local service groups receive $400K in gifts
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Four Lebanon organizations have been granted a total of $400,000 from the Portland-based…
Guidelines set for city facilities during Phase 1
The City of Lebanon on Friday, May 15, issued guidelines for reopening city facilities under Phase 1 of…
Fatal crash on Highway 20
Linn County Sheriff deputies responded to a fatal crash yesterday at 10:50 a.m. on Old Santiam Highway near…
Fire destroys fifth-wheel trailer on Berlin Road
Lebanon Firefighters responded just before midnight Wednesday, April 22, to a reported structure fire in the 3000 block…
Linn County 2020 Primary Election Guide
Pick up a copy of the April-May 2020 Lebanon Local newspaper for a print version of this guide.
Retired ambulance gets another career in Street Outreach
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local An old ambulance that has gone through life as a police crime…
Legislators play it safe with COVID-19, but concerned about governor’s decisions
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The state legislature isn’t in session, but the legislators who represent the…
Long-ago trip to Europe results in new French bakery in Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local When Chelly Bouferrache crossed the border from Germany into France while on a…
Samaritan unveils new STARS inpatient drug treatment center
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The new facility for Samaritan Treatment and Recovery Services, at 111 N. Main,…
City to collect excise tax for schools
New construction levy to fund new school facilities By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council…
Lebanon lives with COVID-19
Local residents face challenges with energy and creativity By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Since Gov. Kate Brown declared…
2020 Strawberry Festival canceled
The 2020 Lebanon Strawberry Festival has been canceled, organizers announced Monday morning, April 20. “After careful consideration for…
Library offers online resources for free
In an effort to make access to the library’s digital resources available to those who do not currently…
Update: Missing Junction City man found in Lebanon
The Junction City Police Department announced Wednesday morning that Larry Dean Housen, who had been reported missing from…
Senior center and police partner to assist seniors
The Lebanon Senior Center and Lebanon Police Department are offering a couple of resource options during the COVID-19…
Strawberry Festival postponed to July with Star Spangled Celebration
The Lebanon Strawberry Festival board announced they will postpone the 111th Annual “Roaring Twenties” festival until Thursday, July…
Oregon FBI warns to watch out for COVID-19 scammers
The Oregon Federal Bureau of Investigation warns they are seeing a rise in fraud schemes related to the…