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County health officer: No new measles cases reported
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications There have been no new cases of measles reported in Linn County…
SHFAD board approves health screening contract
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board members on Wednesday, Jan. 21, approved a contract that will provide…
Couple’s hobbies lead to many adventures
By Satina Tolman For The New Era On any given back road winding through the foothills or mountain…
Sodaville weighs transportation needs
Cars and roads were a main part of Sodaville City Council’s discussion during their Jan. 15 meeting. City…
Plans revealed for fuel pumps at Hilltop
The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved a permit for a new gas station during its regular meeting on…
First baby of the year finds brother eagerly awaiting sister’s arrival
The first baby of the year arriving at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital is, according to her parents, very…
Autism fuels creativity for SHOCASE artist at Sweet Home City Hall
By Satina Tolman For The New Era At first glance, Mike Fulton’s drawings appear almost impossibly precise: meticulously…
Council denies request to de-annex Berlin Road properties from Lebanon
Lebanon City Council members denied a request from property owners to de-annex from the city during the regular…
Sweet Home: 2025 police stats good, new officer hired
Police Chief and City Manager Jason Ogden presented good news on the police department front during the City…
Fire starts outside vacant Rite Aid
A fire at the vacant former Rite Aid building in Lebanon gained some attention from Lebanon Fire District…
Chamber membership slightly down but finances ‘good’
Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce membership dropped slightly in 2025 from the previous year, but the chamber finished…
Commissioners OK juvenile records expungement contract
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their first meeting of the new year on Jan. 6, Linn…
HOA street maintenance falls to City of Sodaville
Large potholes on one or two streets have been left untended for years in Sodaville because it was…
Lebanon woman charged with second-degree murder
A Lebanon woman was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery three months after the Linn County Sheriff’s…
Catalytic converters stolen off six Lebanon school buses
Six school buses were damaged last weekend as someone broke into the Lebanon Community School District transportation yard…
New Friends group organizes to support Lebanon Pool
Friends of the Lebanon Community Pool have officially organized into a nonprofit organization, calling themselves, aptly, Friends of…
Two longtime LFD officers retiring
The Lebanon Fire District has announced the retirement of two longtime staffers whose combined careers total more than…
Remembering 2025: Year in Review
January Scott and Miriam Swanson returned to The New Era and Lebanon Local after having sold it…
Main Street crash
Police officers and operators stand at the scene of a crash Saturday morning, Jan. 3, near the intersection…
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…
Newspaper merger to start in January, serve east county
Subscribers to Lebanon Local will see a big change on Jan. 7 when they get a newspaper in…
State of the City: Strong, upright, but with challenges
Mayor Ken Jackola and city staff presented a “State of the City” talk during a lunch forum hosted…
Mayor Lewis: ‘This spring I wanna drill a well’
During the city’s Nov. 20 meeting, Mayor Brian Lewis reported he was advised to resolve an issue the…
Downtown tour glimpses city’s hidden gems
Some five dozen people made up the annual Lebanon Downtown Historic Walk, following tour guide Wyatt King as…
Local logging firm named to ODF Merit Award
RDL Northwest, a logging firm headquartered in Lebanon, is one of two companies honored with the Merit Award…