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City Council holds first meeting in new location
The Lebanon City Council held its first meeting in its new location in the community room at the…
Strawberry Festival, like, totally fun
The 116th annual Strawberry Festival invited the Lebanon community to have a radical time, with local organizations and…
National Roadshow samples J&C BBQ
While downtown parking spots were closed off for the upcoming Strawberry Festival Junior Parade on Friday, June 6,…
Water rights denied, Sodaville pivots
After hearing its application for new water rights was found “unfavorable,” the Sodaville City Council determined all was…
Market move provides more parking, more vendors
By Chelly Bouferrache For Lebanon Local After 13 years at its former location at Grant and Main…
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…
Some clear winners, some narrowly in
As of noon Wednesday, school board candidates slip into their leads with narrow margins, while the other contests…
Strawberry Festival invites fun-themed reminiscence
The 116th Strawberry Festival takes a flashback to the 1980s with its “Berries Just Wanna Have Fun” theme,…
Scene(s) Around Town and other news briefs: May 21, 2025
Performers Are Spoonful of Sugar The Seven Oak Theatre Club presented its spring performance May 8-10. They used…
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…
UPDATED – Police Logs: May 21, 2025
Information for the Public Safety report and Courts in The New Era is sourced from local law enforcement…
City third-quarter finance report to council is mixed bag
As the budget season for the next fiscal year is underway and the City of Lebanon works through…
Local polyamorous couples share family life on television
A local polyamorous family has been making headlines and, more recently, sharing their lives on television as they…
Fire District budget reflects service reductions
The Lebanon Fire District Board of Directors approved a $15.3 million budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 during its…
Lebanon School Board celebrates wins, extends Supt.’s contract
By Chelly Boufferache For Lebanon Local The Lebanon School Board celebrated the Lebanon High School’s Battle of…
Friends help preserve pioneer monuments
One might say the dead are coming back to life as Friends of Pioneer Cemetery, Historic Preservation Northwest…
New political groups raising voices in election
New political groups are popping up this election cycle. Members of the new bipartisan East Lebanon Indivisible group…
Planners OK ‘patchwork’ of right-of-ways
The Planning Commission held two public hearings covering an administrative review for a three-unit multifamily proposal and annexations…
Early morning pursuit leads to one arrest
Lebanon police arrested a man following an early-morning pursuit through Lebanon. At around 2:39 a.m. on April 23…
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…
Lebanon Fire District cuts women’s summer academy to help with shortfall
As chief of the Lebanon Fire District, Joseph Rodondi is used to doing more with less. However, he…
Library expansion still on the shelf
During the regular meeting of the City Council on April 9, Library Director Kendra Antila provided an update…
Fiddle contest seeks to make Lebanon ‘home’
The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers’ Association held its 59th annual Oregon State Open Fiddle Contest at the Mennonite Church…
Parks committee sees design ideas for Cheadle Park stage
The Parks, Trees and Trails Committee reviewed an early schematic design concept for Cheadle Lake Park that would…
Lebanon groups awarded cultural grants
Multiple Lebanon organizations were awarded grants from the Linn County Cultural Coalition during a ceremony on March 18…