Fatal crash on Main Street in Lebanon
Lebanon police are on the scene of a single motorcycle crash in front of the Chamber of Commerce and RKI buildings at the corner of Main and Elmore streets in Lebanon…
LATEST NEWS
Lebanon discussions to reopen city jail take next step toward possible levy
Through work sessions and leadership meetings during the past couple of years, Lebanon City Council and staff have been engaging in discussions regarding strategic goals for the city, and one…
Senators introduce bill to allow ‘corner crossing’ access
State senators Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte) and Anthony Broadman (D-Bend), working with the Oregon Hunters Association, introduced legislation last month to protect Oregonians’ access to…
Mystery vibrations stir buzz in Sweet Home block
Glenda Hopkins walked the perimeter of the East Linn Museum and studied every wall of the interior with her ears, trying to identify the strange noise that seemed to emanate from everywhere.…
New urology clinic opens in Lebanon
Samaritan Health Services recently opened a new outpatient urology clinic at the Lebanon Health Center, 675 N 5th St., to expand access to specialty care and improve appointment availability…
Commissioners make board appointments
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker addressed the following agenda items at their Feb. 3 meeting: Adopted the 2026…
Angellford fills vacant Lebanon Council seat
Following an interview process, the Lebanon City Council appointed William Marcellus Paul Angellford as city councilor during its Jan. 28 meeting. Angellford fills a seat recently vacated by…
SPORTS
Huskies celebrate seniors in undefeated wrestling week
By Ryker Burr For The New Era Sweet Home Wrestling hosted and dominated an eagerly anticipated Senior Night on Wednesday, Feb. 4, against Tillamook. Seven of Sweet Home’s eight seniors…
Warriors honor senior wrestlers; crush Corvallis
Lebanon’s wrestlers hosted Senior Night on Wednesday, Feb. 4, taking on Corvallis. Head Coach Michael Cox reported that lineup changes were made to allow all seven seniors to wrestle in their…
Husky swimmers wind up regular season with wins
By Satina Tolman For The New Era Sweet Home High School closed out its final home swim meet of the season in dominant fashion Friday, Feb. 6, over Salem Academy and Kennedy. The Huskies swept…
ELCA boys stay undefeated, girls split in VCL games
East Linn Christian’s boys stayed undefeated in the Valley Coast Conference, but the Eagles suffered their first loss in six games Saturday, Feb. 7, with a non-league loss to Oakland. The…
COMMUNITY
Volunteers turn out for wetland restoration project
In the east shoulder of Sankey Park, a place where few tread and invasive plants thrive, a number of volunteers gathered together to stick twigs in the ground. It was Thursday and Friday…
St. Helen priest followed winding path to Sweet Home
The Rev. Scott Baier didn’t intend to become a priest, though he grew up in a Catholic family. “I became Catholic, really, because that was the religion of my family,” he said. But things…
Couple scores art bench featuring carved eagle during LCSWA’s annual meeting
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member Peter and Anna Conerly didn’t show up at the Linn County Small Woodlands Association (LCSWA) annual meeting looking for a bargain. But they came away with one. A…
OPINION
Editorial: Are state leaders getting this picture?
It’s been a remarkable sequence of events in Salem in the last six months, particularly since the new year. When the Gas Tax didn’t sail through the Legislature last spring, failing…
Monks’ walk alternative to ‘frenetic’ lifestyle
Editor: While much of the country scrolls through frenetic content on our phones, a group of Buddhist monks left their monasteries for a long winter walk from Fort Worth, Texas, to…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: Feb. 11, 2026
Feb. 15, 1951 More than 10% of some 250 people who attended a state senate hearing came from Sweet Home to argue the case for repeal of an unemployment compensation amendment that would deny benefits…
From Our Files: February 4, 2026
Feb. 8, 1951 Brilliant light flashes in the sky were observed in the east and resembled lightning, according to electrical reactions on radios. One argument that the flashes were lightning was offered…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
Newly named ‘Prosperity Council’ hopes to fix chronic economic problems
Oregon’s economy has lagged for decades. Some blame a shrinking workforce and too much red tape. Gov. Kotek’s Prosperity Council hopes to fix these chronic problems. By Khushboo Rathore…
Declining student numbers forcing districts to cut staff
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project – The New Era staff contributed to this story As Oregon public school leaders face reductions in state funding, they turn to their biggest expense…
State bridges in good shape, but Linn’s among worst
By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project As lawmakers search for a funding solution for the Oregon Department of Transportation, an OJP analysis of Oregon bridge data shows that only 6%…