Lebanon’s Boys & Girls Club celebrates 50 years
The Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Santiam celebrated its 50th anniversary of Lebanon’s foundation during its “A Night of Stars” annual benefit auction and dinner…
LATEST NEWS
Lebanon man arrested for sex abuse of minor
A Lebanon man was arrested Wednesday, May 6, on a variety of sex-crime charges involving a young girl, Lebanon police reported. Christopher Ace Perez, 32, was arrested for for one count of…
Wildfire Safety Open House provides tips for fire season
By Satina Tolman For The New Era A free Wildfire Safety Open House, hosted April 30 by Pacific Power at the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, offering residents information on wildfire…
SH woman killed in crash on Hwy. 20; 2nd driver arrested
Lebanon Fire District and Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at 5:44 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, on Highway 20 near milepost 21, between Lebanon and Sweet Home. According to…
Hunters urged to bone up on changes to deer hunts
With the May 15 deadline approaching, ODFW is reminding hunters to apply early for 2026 controlled deer hunts and to carefully review changes to Eastern Oregon deer hunts. With the transition…
Commissioners get report from Juvenile Department director
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications In March, the Linn-Benton Juvenile Department held 23 young people from Linn County, six from Benton County, two from Marion County and one from Lincoln…
Linn County $299M budget slated for June adoption
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications After three days of presentations by elected officials and department heads, the Linn County Budget Committee approved a proposed budget of $299,208,722…
SPORTS
Sweet Home, Lebanon wrestlers place at state championships
Sweet Home wrestler Cody Sieminski finished 3rd in freestyle at the April 22-26 in Las Vegas. Sieminski, who’s finishing his freshman year at Sweet Home High School, beat Jaxon Sanchez of…
Eagles’ unbeaten softball streak ends against Monroe
East Linn’s softball team’s 12-game winning streak ended last week with three losses to No. 9 Monroe. The first game, on Tuesday, April 28, featured a late charge by the Eagles, but it was too…
Warriors rounding into track form, showing promise
Lebanon’s boys and girls both scored team wins over McKay and Woodburn Wednesday, April 29, in the Warriors’ last home meet of the season. The boys finished with 111.5 points, outscoring…
Lebanon girls wind down regular golf season; Miller on to districts
Sierra Miller led the Warriors with a 91 as they hosted the Mid-Willamette Conference teams in a match at Mallard Creek Monday, April 27. Crescent Valley finished first among the seven scoring…
COMMUNITY
Medical students offer services in annual health care fair
Lebanon was home to the second annual Rural Health Care Equity Fair, which was held Saturday, May 2, by students of the Western University of Health Science Lebanon campuses. The event brings…
Wildfire grant coordinator announces free homeowner course
Following the hiring of a grant coordinator, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District announced its kick-off event from funds delivered by the CWDG grant. Maddie Tutton was recently hired by…
Free wildlife forage seed giveaway May 9
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Hunters Association will give away free wildlife forage seed to landowners at E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis on Saturday, May 9.…
OPINION
Editorial: Time to sift through campaigning, check boxes
My first real exposure to contentious political campaigning came when I was a young reporter for a community newspaper in another part of the country. Our longtime local congressman…
Dear Editor: Sanchez right choice for Oregon forests
Editor: I support and endorse Angelita Sanchez for State Representative House District 11. She has led the fight to reopen our forests and save them from catastrophic fires. I have…
FROM OUR FILES
From Our Files: May 6, 2026
May 10, 1951 Sweet Home grade schools will join with the high school for the annual May Day program, which includes a court ruled by Queen Donna Casebolt. It will feature musical programs, a grade school…
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 injured were Dale…
OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT (OJP)
New funding to kickstart internet infrastructure in rural Oregon. Here’s where it’s needed most.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are now dedicated to satellite and fiber internet programs around the state that will begin construction in late 2026. By Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism…
Oregon Health Care Association persuades court to temporarily block release of job applicant names
The state planned to give SEIU 70,000 names of people who want to work as caregivers. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Health Care Association obtained a temporary…
Appeals judge who wrote opinion favorable to PacifiCorp in landmark wildfire case formerly represented the utility giant
Oregon judicial code suggests Anna Joyce should have recused herself. She did not. By Jeff Manning Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Journalism Project has learned that an Oregon Court of…
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