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Strawberry Festival welcomes “Summer Lovin'” fun
Summer nights are back again, but “strawberry nights” are on the picnic table this summer. For 117 years,…
‘Murder’ party at Sweet Home library
Hannah Bodi was “so excited” when she found four black feathered costume wings at a yard sale recently…
Scene Around Town(s): June 3, 2026
Hopelessly Devoted to Blooms For its third year in a row, the Lebanon Garden Club hosted flower design…
Powwow celebrates Native American culture
The continuous beating of drums and a room filled with people in traditional Native American regalia helped visitors…
Events: June 3, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule…
Lebanon Legacy celebrates JOYA students
Lights were low in the auditorium, allowing a blue and white glow emanating off the stage from letter…
Run/walk across America leads through Sweet Home
Noah Coughlan doesn’t really stand out as he walks through Sweet Home on Friday, May 22. Wearing a…
Events: May 27, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule…
Scene Around Town: May 20, 2026
Living History at Cheadle Civil War Living History returned to Cheadle Lake Park this weekend, providing students and…
Grant supports Lebanon’s Summer Reading Program
The Friends of the Lebanon Public Library announced it received a $2,000 matching grant through the Siletz Tribal…
Leonberger owners visit Lebanon for national dog show
A handful of people in the space at Lebanon’s Boulder Falls Event Center sustained a prolonged silence while…
Retired nurse, 87, performs resuscitation to save choking toddler
Wilma Whitmore might be a little hard of hearing at age 87, but she hasn’t lost much else…
A Deeper Look at the irst Years of the Lebanon Boys & Girls Club
In last week’s story about the anniversary celebration for Lebanon’s Boys & Girls Club, Ken Toomb should have…
Volunteers sought to digitize local newspaper
One of the greatest assets to researchers is access to newspapers dating back decades and even centuries. The…
Mural brings ‘Greetings’ to Festival Street
Within one hour of its start, heads were already turning to eye what was clearly shaping up to…
Drifting Makes a turn in Sweet Home
Drifters slide their tricked-out vehicles around corners, above, on opening day at The Mill Drift Track Saturday, May…
Scene Around Town: May 6, 2026
Locally Fresh at Tractor Supply Lebanon’s Tractor Supply store has become the newest location for a farmer’s market.…
Events: May 6, 2026
Upcoming City Meetings These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts…
Willamette Speedway enters new season with big change
Willamette Speedway kicked off its 60th season on April 18 – and a new era for the one-third…
Father-daughter duo share their art talents in SH City Hall gallery
By Satina Tolman For The New Era The newest installment of the SHOCASE Art Exhibit at Sweet Home…
Rod Sell finds retirement trail in building real ones
Rod Sell has always enjoyed the outdoors – cycling, hiking, that sort of thing. But as he retired…
Scenes Around Town: April 22, 2026
Mini Medical School Day Above, a kindergarten “patient” from Riverview Elementary, center, smiles after her classmates successfully performed…
Donation boosts Lebanon museum fundraising efforts
“Lebanon has a history worth preserving, and the town should have a museum.” That’s the message the Lebanon…
Local teachers seek win for science, school funds
Brooklyn McElroy, a science teacher at Lebanon High School, Amber Arceo-Bigoni, an agriculture teacher at Sweet Home High…
Scene Around Town: April 1, 2026
Growing Expert Gardeners Master Gardeners of OSU Extension Service kicked off its free weekly series of garden lectures,…