Spinning a state of mind
Sarah Brown Under a dark sky on the outskirts of Lebanon, under cover of trees and brush and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lebanon Chamber launches ‘Explore Lebanon’ app
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce just rolled out an app dedicated…
Entry fees a change for Lebanon Strawberry Festival
Sarah Brown The Lebanon Strawberry Festival Association, Inc. has changed its annual event’s fee model this year as…
People react to Lebanon’s denial for a Pride proclamation
Sarah Brown By Sarah Brown Lebanon Local Mayor Paul Aziz denied a request to proclaim June as Pride…
Man gets 30 days for attack on boy
Sarah Brown An Albany man was sentenced to 30 days in prison after pleading no contest Wednesday, April…
Missing man found in Cottage Grove
Sarah Brown A Colorado man reported missing last week while visiting relatives in the Sweet Home area was…
Taking steps to help
Sarah Brown It took Jake Sansing 10 days to make it to Sweet Home on foot after he…
UPDATE on Sheriff’s Office, family search for missing Colorado man
Sarah Brown UPDATE: Linn County Sheriff reported on April 21 that William Tyrrell has been located and is…
Seniors, police back on the beat
Sarah Brown After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together council is back up and…
No stone left unturned
Sarah Brown Not all who wander are lost. Some are just looking for rocks. More than 3,000 wanderers…
Longtime director leaves Boys & Girls Club post
Sarah Brown After a decade as executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam,…
Building bears
Sarah Brown Walking through the coral-colored door at 1228 Main St., it’s clear that Renita Sews proprietor Renita…
Holiday book captures family spirit
Sarah Brown Overcast skies blanketed West’s Tree Farm on a weekend earlier this holiday season, and its parking…
Pizzeria owners publish book on business success
Sarah Brown Local business owners Jim and Paula Newman work together full-time in the food service industry, but,…