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Updates on Oregon reports of COVID-19 cases
Oregon Health Authority reported 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 114, as of 8:30…
Samaritan heightens visitor restrictions, requests donations
Samaritan Health Services is restricting visitors to all facilities until further notice in order to promote social distancing…
OSAA Board extends ban on high school athletic competitions, practices through April 28
Following Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement on Tuesday extending statewide school closures through April 28, the Oregon School Activities…
Forest Service veteran presents Santiam Wagon Road history to museum organizers
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Despite increasing fears about catching coronavirus, residents of Lebanon and the surrounding area…
Seedling sale success buoys forestry scholarships
By Larry Mauter For Lebanon Local Buoyed by continued success of the Linn County Small Woodlands Association Seedling…
Commissioner gives local retirees first-person account of Timber Trial
By Scott Swanson Of The New Era Linn County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist told a group of local…
Council OKs grant applications for trails
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council on March 11 approved two grant applications to…
Your community briefs, March edition
Corrections: ♦ Due to an error, names were missing from the East Linn Christian Academy Honor Roll published…
Dave Gillott, Jenni Grove named to top chamber honors
By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local Jenni Grove and Dave Gillott were named Lebanon’s Woman and Man of…
Four LHS alums to be Hall of Fame inductees
*This story has been updated to reflect a change of date, pushing the event to next year. Four…
LBCC board selects new president
Dr. Lisa Avery has been selected to serve as Linn-Benton Community College’s next president. LBCC board members voted…
Lebanon Municipal Court closes until further notice
Lebanon’s Municipal Court proceedings are being canceled until further notice, the city announced Monday, March 16. “Due to…
Update: Lebanon schools announce emergency meal distribution plans
During the school closure, currently scheduled to last through the month of March, Lebanon schools will offer drive-through…
Class to teach participants how to recognize child abuse
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local As Dala’s Blue Angels prepare to hang blue ribbons throughout Lebanon for Child…
City seeks applicants for advisory bodies
The City of Lebanon is seeking interested people for a variety of advisory committees and commissions. Upcoming vacancies…
Samaritan accepting applications for medical scholarships
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship programs for east Linn County students…
Closures, cancellations follow virus news
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local After the detection of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Lebanon Wednesday, March 11,…
Coronavirus arrives in Lebanon
Residents of Oregon Veterans Home test positive for illness By Scott Swanson Lebanon Local After two presumptive cases…
Two COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported at Lebanon’s Oregon Veterans Home
By Scott Swanson Two presumptive cases of COVID-19 have been detected at the Oregon Veterans Home in Lebanon,…
North Fifth school speed zone to expand
Beginning Monday, March 9, a new expanded school speed zone will go into effect in the vicinity of…
Firefighters rescue dogs in Lebanon house fire
Lebanon Fire District personnel saved three dogs Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25, in a house fire on Dodge Street.…
Landowners get tips on how to improve property
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local Area landowners with property in the Santiam River watershed wrapped up a…
Class offers training for nurses in needs beyond physical
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Calling all nurses whose heartbeat is for the whole health of their community.…
High school construction students get on-the-job training
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local When Austin Oar, a junior at Lebanon High School, goes to class, he…
Lebanon residents represent at Timber Unity
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Ten local truckers and their rigs left Lebanon early on the morning of…