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Building permit numbers relayed to commissioners
The Linn County Planning and Building Department issued 304 total permits in September, including seven for new homes,…
Tax statements out to property owners
Linn County property owners should receive tax statements this week, according to Andy Stevens, Linn County assessor and…
Three arrested after Oct. 11 attack near Sweet Home
Linn County Sheriff’s detectives have made two additional arrests related to the Oct. 11 stabbing of a transient…
Municipal Court (Oct. 19, 2022)
October 5, 2022 Kelman, Raquel A – guilty by default – violation driving while suspended or revoked, fine…
FFA Soils Contest Winners
Sweet Home’s agriculture program’s students got a taste of competition Oct. 5 at an FFA Soils Contest held…
Collisions with deer, elk peak in October, November
Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding (the…
Election 2022: Commission candidates share their positions
Scott Bruslind, 63 Family: Married to Linda, 29 years; Children: Jorian (graduated Lebanon High School, 2016, graduated Oregon…
Lebanon-area Habitat looking to grow
Jennifer Moody Lebanon Area Habitat for Humanity’s mission is to build affordable new homes for others. What it…
OSU Honor Roll
Names of students who have made the Summer 2022 Scholastic Honor Roll have been announced by Oregon State…
Pine education project comes alive at Sunnyside Park
By Larry Mauter LCSWA member A Ponderosa pine education project at Sunnyside Park featuring local history was dedicated…
HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS
In the first photo, King Von James, left, and Queen Makayla Guthrie check out the view from their…
UPDATE: Two dead, four hurt in multiple Interstate 5 crashes Wednesday
Four people were injured and two were killed Wednesday, Oct. 19, following a series of collisions on Interstate…
Candidate forum hosted by The New Era
Five of the six candidates for Sweet Home City Council share their views, answer questions in this forum…
Election 2022: City Council candidates
The Nov. 8 election will be a big one for Oregonians, both numbers-wise and in terms of importance…
Council votes to grant liquor license to Rio Theatre
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 11, voted 5-1 to recommend granting an Oregon…
Election 2022: Linn County Sheriff Candidates
Michelle Duncan, 48 Education: A.A. in administration of criminal justice, San Jose Community College Professional Background/Work Experience: Department…
Oak Heights third-graders build bridges to learning
Scott Swanson Cheryl Jones was pretty proud of her third-graders at Oak Heights School last week after they…
Election 2022: State Senate District 6 Candidates
Cedric Hayden, 54, Republican Residence/Family: Longtime resident of Lane County. Wife Julie and five kids. Education: Doctor of…
SHSD October ESPY award winners
Exceptional students for the month of October, who received ESPY Awards at the Oct. 10 School Board Meeting,…
Election 2022: State House District 11 Candidates
Jami Cate, 35, Republican Residence/Family: Lifelong resident of Lebanon. Parents Jim and Ginger Cate; Siblings Jered and Chelsea…
Blood Moon Rising
The Hunter’s Moon rises above Foster Lake Sunday night, Oct. 9. Also called the “sanguine,” or “Blood” Moon,…
Schools battling back from ‘hit’ by pandemic
Benny Westcott The COVID-19 pandemic’s after-effects is still being felt in local schools, principals told the School Board…
Quake rattles county near Sweet Home
Sweet Home residents felt their houses shaking Friday morning as an earthquake that struck east Linn County just…
Rodents plague residents
Scott Swanson Barb Swan was visiting with her brother about a month ago at her home on the…
Truck reload station approved at former mill site
Benny Westcott The Sweet Home Planning Commission on Thursday, Oct. 6, unanimously granted a conditional-use permit allowing T2…