ENTEK: First to make electric vehicle battery parts in U.S.?
Sarah Brown Electric vehicles are coming, and that’s a promise ENTEK Chief Technology Officer Rick Pekala stands behind.…
Cedar Shack signs off
Sarah Brown After nearly 58 years serving burgers and milkshakes, the Cedar Shack Drive-In is “over and out.”…
Old library book drop produces long-hidden trove
Sarah Brown Public Works Crew Lead Sean Hegge thought it was going to be just another normal day…
Homeless remembered
Sarah Brown Approximately 50 people from throughout Linn and Benton counties attended the 14th annual Homeless Persons Memorial…
Newly opened Moore Vineyard story of love
Sarah Brown While many were out shopping for Black Friday deals on Nov. 25, Angie and Ron Moore…
Stamped for good
Sarah Brown The classic game of “rock, paper, scissors” may involve a simple decision-making system, but the paper…
Weyerhaeuser workers end strike
Sarah Brown Weyerhaeuser employees returned to work this week after being on strike for nearly seven weeks for…
Beard buffs keep Lebanon-area groomed
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Of The New Era/Lebanon Local There are some things that bring people together:…
Weyerhaeuser strike reaching potential end?
Sarah Brown International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge W246 (IAM) President Tom Thede reported Monday,…
Weyerhaeuser employee strike continues at site
Sarah Brown Weyerhaeuser employees finished their fifth week of a strike Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Lebanon site.…
Duncan, Raymond square off in county sheriff forum
Sarah Brown The two candidates for Linn County Sheriff faced off Friday evening, Sept. 30, in a forum…
Still rolling
Sarah Brown Another year has rolled on, bringing with it bowling league season once again. On Fridays, Linn…
Spinning a state of mind
Sarah Brown Under a dark sky on the outskirts of Lebanon, under cover of trees and brush and…
Lebanon City Manager: Corps won’t repay city for Foster Dam water release
Sarah Brown Lebanon City Manager Nancy Brewer informed its City Council during the Thursday, Sept. 14, meeting that…
Going off the grid
Sarah Brown It all began with a forecast, albeit a familiar one with historically dire consequences. The National…
Honoring a very good girl
Sarah Brown Instead of taking a bite out of crime, a narcotics canine for the Sweet Home Police…
County sheriff addresses forum lunch in Lebanon
Sarah Brown Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan shared an overview of the Sheriff’s Office during an Aug. 26…
Dogs hunt to help in new training class
Sarah Brown Gracie could smell a rat, but it didn’t take long to nose out the culprit. The…
Guitars Under the Stars hosts music camp for budding junior shredders
Sarah Brown It was probably Vincent Helstrom’s proudest – and perhaps most embarrassing – one minute of his…
Native American cultural encampment held in Foster
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Of The New Era Native American Deitrich Peters’ words reverberated quietly against a…
Art, and all that jazz
Sarah Brown Jazz is a developed taste, and it’s not going to be for everybody. The same goes…
Lebanon Police gives inmates weekend pass
Sarah Brown City Manager Nancy Brewer announced at the July 13 City Council meeting that the Lebanon Police…
Artist finds his voice through his work
Sarah Brown Ammon Knight knows how it feels to be intelligent and yet not have a language to…
New enterprises pop up around Lebanon
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Despite the pandemic and the tenacity of the COVID-19 virus to…
Looking for missing pieces
Sarah Brown A bar manager at a tavern near Waterloo delivered a drink to a customer and listened…