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Swifts provide early-evening entertainment in downtown
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local For some, watching a bunch of birds fly into a chimney might not…
Lebanon honored for downtown revitalization
Lebanon was honored with four honors during Oregon Main Street ‘s 2019 “Excellence in Downtown Revitalization” awards presentation…
Celebration marks Oregon Veterans Home’s fifth year in Lebanon
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Oregon Veterans Home of Lebanon celebrated its five-year anniversary Sept. 20 with…
Consultant chosen for city manager quest
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local The Lebanon City Council approved a plan to use Prothman, an executive…
Animal blessing draws pooches and owners to St. Martin’s church
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local In celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, which occurs every…
Voters to decide on fire bond
Voters will begin deciding next week whether to approve a 26-year $16 million Lebanon Fire District bond to…
New Sodaville park a true community effort
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Peggy Bishop remembers how, when she was a kid growing up in Sodaville,…
Monthly D&D games at library draw crowd of fantasy lovers
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Adventurers and wannabe heroes are descending upon Lebanon Public Library once each month…
400-plus turn out for Lebanon suicide awareness walk
By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Lebanon’s second annual Out of the Darkness walk for suicide awareness and prevention…
Chief: Homeless Coalition needs to be revamped
By Sean C. Morgan Lebanon Local Police Chief Frank Stevenson told the City Council Oct. 9 that Lebanon’s…
Lebanon Fire staffers promoted
The Lebanon Fire District Board of Directors on Oct. 1 pinned five staff members, who have been promoted:…
New chief hired for Lebanon Fire District
The board of directors for the Lebanon Fire District finalized an agreement with Chief Joseph Rodondi to…
Vaux’s swifts in town, viewable near sunset downtown
By Kaynor Heineck The fall Vaux’s (voxes) swift migration is under way in Lebanon, with hundreds of swifts…
Lebanon athletes finish triathlons
Rain and cooler temperatures provided nearly ideal conditions over the weekend for nearly 1,100 registrants in the ninth…
Class of ’69 reunion evokes memories of ‘simple days’
By Sarah Brown Fifty years ago, humans stepped foot on the moon for the first time, thousands of…
Sheriff’s volunteers donate supplies to two rookie teachers
By Sarah Brown In their fifth year of organizing a supply drive for new school teachers, the volunteers…
Sprenger to run for commission
By Sean C. Morgan Rep. Sherrie Sprenger announced her candidacy for Linn County Commissioner Thursday afternoon, Sept. 12, …
Free literacy program at library offers help to poor readers or those who can’t
By Sarah Brown A new program geared toward native English speakers who need help learning to read and…
City sues engineering firm CH2M Hill over sewage treatment
By Sean C. Morgan The City of Lebanon is seeking a $12.3 million judgment in a lawsuit filed…
Council lifts development restrictions after conversation about sewage
By Sean C. Morgan The Lebanon City Council lifted a restriction this week on new development in the…
Sen. Girod blames financial ‘mismanagement’ for state woes
By Sean C. Morgan The last legislative session was tough for Sen. Fred Girod. “I loved my job…
Brewfest turnout apparently not dampened by downpours
The Fifth Annual Brewfest raised more than $50,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam…
End of line nearing for Tennessee Thunder Railroad founders
By Sarah Brown Wayne and Elaine McIntosh are hanging up their railroad caps and turning Tennessee Thunder Railroad…
City to seek manager after Marks resigns
Lebanon will be searching for a new city manager after Gary Marks stepped down Aug. 29 following a…
Mayor’s creativity helps bring bus shelters to Waterloo
By Sarah Brown The newest mayor of the City of Waterloo just checked off his first big item…