Repairs for aging schools pose big challenge for Lebanon district
Lebanon Community School District officials are weighing their options as they face problems caused by years of, as Chief Executive Officer William Lewis has described…
LATEST NEWS
Lebanon fire at old mill site extinguished
Lebanon Fire District crews were dispatched to a reported fire at the old mill site in the 800 block of East Milton at 8:55 p.m. after a nearby resident observed a large fire burning on the…
Courthouse standoff ends with man’s arrest
Police and Sheriff’s deputies found themselves in a standoff Monday morning, April 20, in front of the Linn County Courthouse in downtown Albany, which ended after about four hours with the…
Lebanon’s WesternU expansion conceptual plan approved
The Lebanon Planning Commission approved a conceptual master plan for the phased development of Western University’s proposed expansion at a former mill site during its April 15 meeting.…
Sodaville well project progressing step by step
When asked what the one event would be that would make the City of Sodaville feel secure that its Well 6 project will be a reality, City Administrator/Recorder Molly McGuire said, “When it’s…
Nearly $1 million deficit anticipated in Lebanon Fire budget
Prior to its regular meeting, the Lebanon Fire District Board of Directors met with the Budget Committee to review and approve the budget for fiscal year 2026/2027 on Tuesday, April 14. Fire…
Lebanon city budgets focus on priority needs, financial stability
The City of Lebanon and Lebanon Urban Renewal Agency presented their proposed 2026-2027 fiscal year budgets to the Budget Committee on Thursday, April 16. The proposed budget for the City of…
SPORTS
Five Huskies under 100 as boys are 2nd at Mallard
Sweet Home’s boys finished second, as all five of their players shot under 100, and the girls were fourth in their home tournament Monday, April 13, at Mallard Creek. The boys were led by…
Sports Roundup: Track athletes continue to post personal bests
Lebanon’s girls placed seventh out of 20 teams and the boys were ninth of 19 at the Roseburg Twilight Invitational Saturday, April 18. The meet included many teams from Grants Pass west and…
Lebanon splits in baseball with McKay, Central
By Mike Warner For The New Era Lebanon’s baseball team won a make-up doubleheader against McKay last week, then lost two to league leader Central in a busy week. At home against Central on…
Diamond Roundup: Sweet Home wins baseball thrillers in extra innings
By Keeghan Gittins For The New Era Sweet Home was supposed to play four baseball games over two weeks but due to weather delays the Huskies only ended up playing two. But both were…
COMMUNITY
From Our Files: April 29, 2026
May 3, 1951 Some Foster school children were injured when a log truck crashed into a school bus this week. Charles Cotton, 7, received the worst injury with a skull fracture. Others…
LDS Stake announces new leadership
By Satina Tolman For The New Era For the first time in nine years, new leadership has been called for the Lebanon Oregon Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The stake…
Scenes Around Town: April 22, 2026
Mini Medical School Day Above, a kindergarten “patient” from Riverview Elementary, center, smiles after her classmates successfully performed a mock surgery by removing “her” organs and…
OPINION
Opinion: Are We Getting an Upgrade?
By Hudson Ogden Sweet Home High School has been around since the early 1900s. Before the school got its first building, the students were taught in a neighboring church. After…
Dear Editor: Sanchez would bring experience to House
Editor: With this letter I endorse Angelita Sanchez for State Representative House District 11. I have known Angelita for over 10 years, as she has been a contracted resource for…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: April 22, 2026
April 26, 1951 Construction will begin next week on a Dairy Queen building at M Street across from the Bank of Sweet Home. The proprietors, L. C. Thomas and E. L. Greig, also operates a Dairy Queen in…
From Our Files: April 15, 2026
April 19, 1951 Sweet Home’s high school board authorized a call for bids for the community’s anticipated new swimming pool after nearly five years of dreams, plans and fundraising. Bids will give pool…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Independent poll shows Drazan with significant advantage in GOP primary for governor
The 2022 nominee has twice the support of her two leading opponents, Chris Dudley and Ed Diehl. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Although the Republican primary for governor is the…
U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid investigation
Oregon’s highest-level link to the Trump administration is out little more than a year after Senate confirmation. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project U.S. Department of Labor…
Oregon Education Association: Mighty—but Slipping
A loss in court and poor educational outcomes have weakened the union’s standing. It has responded with strikes and primary challenges to Democratic incumbents. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon…