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Sweet Home Fire welcomes newly hired wildfire grant coordinator
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District swore in a new member to the CWDG team during the…
May 2026 Election: House District 11
Republican Candidates for State House District 11 Ken Jackola, 58, of Lebanon Contact: [email protected] Family: Shellie Jackola, spouse…
May 2026 Election: State Senate District 6
Republican Candidates for State Senate District 6 Jami Cate, 39, of Lebanon Contact: www.jamicate.com / [email protected] Family:…
Commissioners OK outdoor assembly permit for hazelnut event
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At a public hearing held after their regular board meeting on Tuesday,…
Lebanon Hospital birth center reopens
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital announced that labor and delivery services reopened on Monday, April 27, and an open…
Lebanon seeks grant to expand public library
The City of Lebanon is inviting comments on a grant it intends to apply for in order to…
Board wants to increase annual savings for Lebanon Pool needs
The Lebanon Aquatic District touched on financial matters during its April 20 meeting. The board approved a resolution…
Trailing in the GOP gubernatorial primary, Chris Dudley appears to change views on abortion
The former Trail Blazer recently told OJP he is pro-choice. Now he says he is pro-life. By Nigel…
Lebanon fire at old mill site extinguished
Lebanon Fire District crews were dispatched to a reported fire at the old mill site in the 800…
Courthouse standoff ends with man’s arrest
Police and Sheriff’s deputies found themselves in a standoff Monday morning, April 20, in front of the Linn…
Lebanon’s WesternU expansion conceptual plan approved
The Lebanon Planning Commission approved a conceptual master plan for the phased development of Western University’s proposed expansion…
Sodaville well project progressing step by step
When asked what the one event would be that would make the City of Sodaville feel secure that…
Nearly $1 million deficit anticipated in Lebanon Fire budget
Prior to its regular meeting, the Lebanon Fire District Board of Directors met with the Budget Committee to…
Lebanon city budgets focus on priority needs, financial stability
The City of Lebanon and Lebanon Urban Renewal Agency presented their proposed 2026-2027 fiscal year budgets to the…
Commissioners increase First-Time Youth Wage Grant stipend to $4
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their April 14 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger…
Waterloo hires new city recorder
The City of Waterloo hired a new city recorder, David Reed, after conducting interviews between two applicants on…
Local women killed in Hwy. 34 crash
Two people, Lebanon and Sweet Home residents, were killed in a head-on collision Saturday evening, April 11, near…
County Veterans Services reports landing $1.5 million-plus for locals
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Linn County Veterans Services helped local veterans obtain more than $1.53 million…
Sweet Home man arrested on sex counts
A Sweet Home man was arrested Wednesday, April 8, on multiple sex charges, Sweet Home police reported. Richard…
Chinese AI firm suspected of hacking area newspaper’s Facebook
For nearly half a century, McKenzie River Reflections has chronicled life along the McKenzie River, serving as a…
OSU Extension report outlines 2025 activities and programs
OSU Extension-Linn County offered and was involved in a wide variety of activities in Linn County, according to…
Montgomery Gentry to perform as Fair’s Friday headliner
Southern rock artist Montgomery Gentry, featuring Eddie Montgomery, will round out the 2026 Linn County Fair main stage…
Driver manages to photograph wolf on Hwy. 126
A Bend man’s roadside wildlife encounter in mid-March has led to the first confirmed wolf sighting in the…
911 panel shutdown OK’d by Lebanon
Lebanon City Council members agreed to sign a resolution supporting dissolution of the Emergency Telephone Agency (ETA) and…
Opinion: Residents battle escalating costs in last affordable housing
By Barb Schafer Judy Annin and Lynn Cole were friends and co-workers for decades. After their husbands…