Sweet Home charter amendments referred to voters
The Sweet Home City Council voted during its March 10 meeting to refer charter amendments to voters in…
Lebanon School District to cut $2 million from budget
Lebanon Community School District announced it is working on reducing next year’s budget, which would likely involve a…
Steinhebel, Adamson given top awards at DSA
Jason Adamson and Michelle Steinhebel were named Man and Woman of the Year at the Lebanon Chamber of…
Local author shares journey of Sasquatch ‘awakening’
Author Michelle Heaton has been acquainted with Sasquatch since she was a 5-year-old girl living in a rural…
Hamilton encourages kids to ‘Read Mo’ Books’
A flurry of excitement permeated Hamilton Creek Elementary as the regular cycle of a school day was replaced…
Students glimpse manufacturing programs and job opportunities
Sweet Home and Lebanon high school students took a break from the normal hum-drum of school routine to…
Third chapter in author fair reveals some new authors
Friends of the Lebanon Public Library held its third annual author fair, featuring 44 authors from Lebanon and…
New recycling rules expand ‘acceptable’ list, incentivize package producers
Hours have been spent arguing over Pringles cans. That’s what Julie Jackson, municipal manager at Republic Services, told…
City Hall park to be fitted with outdoor fitness court
The City of Sweet Home accepted a grant that will help fund an outdoor fitness court next to…
Consultant maps plan for jail levy poll
The Lebanon City Council met with a consultant to discuss a potential levy for the municipal jail during…
Lebanon man sentenced in DUI, manslaughter case
A Lebanon man was convicted on a manslaughter charge after a vehicle collision near Lacomb led to the…
Body found in Lebanon, identified as Sweet Home man
By Sarah Brown Of The New Era A man who was found unresponsive near a walking trail in…
Sodaville replaces ‘Frankenstein’ work truck
Mayor Brian Lewis, of the City of Sodaville, donated a used work van to the city to replace…
SH hand crew filling out the full body of the fire district
According to what Fire Chief Nick Tyler has to say, it sounds like the year is starting out…
Fun, surprises on display at science fair
Henry Scott wanted to know what the dirtiest thing in his house was. After a little experimentation, he…
‘Smitty’s Kitties’ shares tale of kindness
Once upon a time, not long ago, a Lebanon resident was greeted in the Bi-Mart parking lot by…
Naming rights opportunities for Sweet Home library offered
During its Feb. 10 meeting the Sweet Home City Council unanimously approved a policy for the Sweet Home…
Lebanon to hire consultant for municipal jail levy
The Lebanon City Council unanimously agreed to move forward toward a possible local option levy during its meeting…
Fire station roof leaks fixed, eight promoted in district
A recently reported roof leak at the new Lebanon Fire District Station 31 has been repaired, but the…
Waterloo fleshes out plans for City Hall expansion
The Waterloo City Council held a work session prior to its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to…
School bus rear-ended at railroad tracks
Medics and Sweet Home police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Pleasant Valley Road on Friday, Feb. 13.…
Fatal crash on Park Street in Lebanon
A Lebanon man was killed on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 11, when his motorcycle crashed on Park…
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…
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…
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…