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Heath Stadium demolition kicks off
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Lebanon High School’s track and turf field will be closed for the…
Update: Sweet Home man arrested for criminally negligent homicide
A Sweet Home man was arrested for criminally negligent homicide early Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, after an altercation…
Lebanon volunteer fair draws ‘overwhelming’ response
Organizers of the Connect for Lebanon volunteer recruitment event, held Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Boulder Falls Event…
New mascot fruitful addition to school spirit
After planting the seed year after year, the Lebanon High School student body is now seeing the fruit…
Upper Berlin shooting results in attempted murder arrest
A Lebanon man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13, after shooting another…
Suspect arrested after 1st Avenue standoff
Law enforcement officials from Sweet Home, Linn County and Albany converged on the 900 block of 1st Avenue…
Sweet Home man arrested after standoff on Marks Ridge
A Sweet Home man was arrested early Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, following a standoff that involved gunfire and…
Remembering 2025: Year in Review
January Scott and Miriam Swanson returned to The New Era and Lebanon Local after having sold it…
For Kids Only: New community youth center opens
New Hope Church wanted to serve a need in the community, so they bought a building, put some…
Lebanon teen dead, Sweet Home girl injured in crash
A Lebanon teen was killed and a Sweet Home-area girl was severely injured Friday evening, Dec. 5, in…
Pearl Harbor Day dinner to honor Albany man, 105, one of remaining survivors
By Jennifer Moody For Lebanon Local Quick action saved David Russell from going down with the USS Oklahoma…
The MOMS Club Formula: Support, Service and Social Time
They say new mothers always talk about poop. Well it’s certainly one of the things this group of…
Trick or Treat, Wet Feet
It was literally trick-or-treat downtown when the annual candy-seeking event was coated in a deluge of rain following…
Lebanon High School in the running for $1 million prize
Lebanon Warriors and fans beyond city borders are rallying together to help push Lebanon High School into the…
Habitat for Humanity ushers 31st family into new home
It took three long years, but the wait is finally paying off for the McMahon family as they…
Oregon pioneer descendants celebrate 100th anniversary of family reunions
A steady stream of people flowed into the room at the Santiam Place events hall, stopping briefly at…
Koi make splash at Boulder Falls Inn
As Tom Mechals approaches the fence, a shoal is already gathering. Hungry mouths pop open like baby birds…
Strawberry Festival, like, totally fun
The 116th annual Strawberry Festival invited the Lebanon community to have a radical time, with local organizations and…
Lebanon man charged with manslaughter
A Lebanon man is facing manslaughter charges after a vehicle collision between Lebanon and Lacomb led to the…
Explosion leads to one dead, two injured
Lebanon firefighters responded to multiple cars on fire in the 700 block of W Grant Street at 9:20…
Hand in Hand Farm honored for work with autistic children
Hand in Hand Farm, operated by Dave Berger and Athena Perry, was recognized in March by the World…
Library on-track with train exhibit
The Oregon Electric O-Gaugers Train Club exhibited their room-sized model railroad at the Lebanon Public Library for a…
Airport Road to see four-month closure for traffic signal work
The City of Lebanon will begin construction on a traffic signal and related improvements at the intersection of…
Second author fair rewrites first event
Friends of the Lebanon Public Library held a “sequel” to its Oregon Author Fair at the Lebanon Senior…
Lebanon man arrested for turning gun on dog, owner
A Lebanon man was arrested after allegedly pointing a pistol at a dog and its owner. Officers from…