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LHS Hall of Fame: Time Winters
It’s that time of year again when alumni from Lebanon High School are recognized for the significant contributions…
Mason Flores – ‘So Much More Than an Athlete’
Coaches, football players, family and friends and a grandstand overflowing with Sweet Home community members gathered Saturday morning,…
Scene Around Town: Oct. 21, 2026
Dive Back In After being closed for 10 weeks to complete renovations and repairs on high-priority maintenance issues…
Events: Oct. 21, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Remembering Number 8 — Mason Flores
Tributes to Sweet Home sophomore Mason Flores, who died Monday, Oct. 5, after suffering a head injury during…
LHS Hall of Fame: Brian Vorderstrasse
It’s that time of year again when alumni from Lebanon High School are recognized for the significant contributions…
Nature photographs in focus at City Hall
Large paintings have been swapped out this week for fresh photographs as SHOCASE presents the newest exhibit of…
Back to Hogwarts brought magic to Lebanon’s fall market
Downtown Lebanon was filled with Harry Potter magic, local vendors, and fall activities during Back to Hogwarts: Fall…
LHS Hall of Fame: Mike Royer
It’s that time of year again when alumni from Lebanon High School are recognized for the significant contributions…
Scene Around Town: Celebrating Autumn
Above, Colleen Healy points out entries to her kids, Annabelle Mobley, left, and Lincoln Healy, in the pie…
Lebanon pool closure extends past two months
Lebanon pool enthusiasts are getting anxious as the Lebanon Community Pool rolls into its ninth week of being…
Events: Oct. 7, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Cake artisan returns to defend ‘Halloween Wars’ title
Her passion to be creative and her love of baking ultimately made Liz Marek well-known worldwide for her…
After 50 years, logger Richard Malusky still loves woods
In 1975, Richard Malusky wanted a job in the woods, and when he got it, he never left.…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 30, 2026
Tomato-stravaganza The annual TomatoFest, hosted by the Linn County Master Gardeners Association, was held Sept. 26, 2026, at…
LHS Hall of Fame: Col. Donald M. Brown
It’s that time of year again when alumni from Lebanon High School are recognized for the significant contributions…
Longtime museum volunteer, columnist says goodbye
A Farewell Message By Roberta McKern The time has accumulated for me to give up writing about the…
Faith Community Health Network helps elderly residents navigate healthcare needs
“Faith community nurses go where there is a need, and there was a need at Garden View apartments.”…
Glove has connected generations, spanned continents
Dr. Frank Girod came to Lebanon in 1946 after serving as a surgeon in World War II. He…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 23, 2026
50s in the Fall The Rollin’ Oldies Car Club held its “50s in the Fall” annual car show,…
Scene Around Town: Sept. 16, 2026
Back to School Parents and children scatter across the front lawn at Riverview Elementary in Lebanon, above, as…
Sweet Home remembers 9/11 with American Legion ceremony
Sept. 11, 2001 began “as just an ordinary Tuesday morning” 25 years ago, in the words of Sweet…
Scott Melcher remembered by hundreds at memorial
By Larry Mauter LCSWA writer With partly cloudy skies outside, some 700 people packed the Sweet Home High…
Bill Rauch a community contributor, bridge builder
Long-time resident Bill Rauch, one of those stalwart leaders who quietly built a cornerstone for the good of…
Events: Sept. 16, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…