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SHFAD board approves health screening contract
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board members on Wednesday, Jan. 21, approved a contract that will provide…
Sodaville weighs transportation needs
Cars and roads were a main part of Sodaville City Council’s discussion during their Jan. 15 meeting. City…
Plans revealed for fuel pumps at Hilltop
The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved a permit for a new gas station during its regular meeting on…
Council denies request to de-annex Berlin Road properties from Lebanon
Lebanon City Council members denied a request from property owners to de-annex from the city during the regular…
Sweet Home: 2025 police stats good, new officer hired
Police Chief and City Manager Jason Ogden presented good news on the police department front during the City…
Fire starts outside vacant Rite Aid
A fire at the vacant former Rite Aid building in Lebanon gained some attention from Lebanon Fire District…
Blood donors needed in ‘severe’ shortage
Donors can win trip to Super Bowl and other rewards. The American Red Cross is facing a severe…
Chamber membership slightly down but finances ‘good’
Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce membership dropped slightly in 2025 from the previous year, but the chamber finished…
Commissioners hear Veterans Services report
Linn County Veterans Services helped local veterans and their families obtain about $414,661 in government benefits from October…
On-line seedling store open until Jan. 31
By Lena Tucker LCSWA seedling sale chair The Linn County Small Woodlands Association seedling online sale store is…
Local Woods Fair offers wood crafts, information booths Feb. 14
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member Wood-oriented crafts people and agencies that can help woodland owners are the backbone…
Upper Berlin shooting results in attempted murder arrest
A Lebanon man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13, after shooting another…
Suspect arrested after 1st Avenue standoff
Law enforcement officials from Sweet Home, Linn County and Albany converged on the 900 block of 1st Avenue…
Gas tax referendum organizers turn in quarter-million signatures
Organizers of the referendum effort to overturn the gas tax enacted by the Oregon Legislature last fall have…
Commissioners OK juvenile records expungement contract
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their first meeting of the new year on Jan. 6, Linn…
HOA street maintenance falls to City of Sodaville
Large potholes on one or two streets have been left untended for years in Sodaville because it was…
Lebanon Fire District faces more calls, less staff
Lebanon Fire District reported it responded to 7,181 emergency incidents in 2025. The district said it has seen…
Oregonians start new year with 282 new state laws
A total of 282 new state laws took effect Jan. 1, 2026, covering areas from health care to…
Health officials warn of measles risk
State’s first measles cases of 2026 confirmed in Linn County Oregon Health Authority and Linn County public health…
Sweet Home man arrested after standoff on Marks Ridge
A Sweet Home man was arrested early Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, following a standoff that involved gunfire and…
Lebanon woman charged with second-degree murder
A Lebanon woman was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery three months after the Linn County Sheriff’s…
Catalytic converters stolen off six Lebanon school buses
Six school buses were damaged last weekend as someone broke into the Lebanon Community School District transportation yard…
LFD responds to two kitchen fires in week
Lebanon Fire District firefighters responded to two fires involving kitchens last week, one on Cedar Drive and the…
Remembering 2025: Year in Review
January Scott and Miriam Swanson returned to The New Era and Lebanon Local after having sold it…
Lebanon resident announces run for congressional seat
Joseph Lehman, a blue-collar worker, husband, and father of three, announced on Dec. 29 his candidacy for the…