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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 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…
New Friends group organizes to support Lebanon Pool
Friends of the Lebanon Community Pool have officially organized into a nonprofit organization, calling themselves, aptly, Friends of…
Two longtime LFD officers retiring
The Lebanon Fire District has announced the retirement of two longtime staffers whose combined careers total more than…
Remembering 2025: Year in Review
January Scott and Miriam Swanson returned to The New Era and Lebanon Local after having sold it…
Main Street crash
Police officers and operators stand at the scene of a crash Saturday morning, Jan. 3, near the intersection…
Effort to decorate tree for kids comes to bad end
K.C. Smith got an idea a few years ago as he drove past a little Douglas fir growing…
Fire destroys residence off Old Hufford
Fire destroyed a home on Old Hufford Drive early Saturday morning, Dec. 27. Fire crews and the Linn…
Next week will mark new era for newspaper
Next week’s edition of The New Era will include some changes. As of Jan. 1, we will begin…
Willamette Industries remembered: ‘Making the most of the best’
By Roberta McKern For The New Era As usual, the East Linn Museum is closed for the early…
SHFAD, former staffer settle suit
A legal dispute between the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District and a former staffer, Zach Lincoln, has…
Storms impacts area with multiple closures, minor flooding
Last week’s storms left downed trees and some power outages, but otherwise, Sweet Home largely escaped the flooding…
AMVETS dinner fundraiser aims to support Vets Club
When members of Sons of AMVETS heard their local VFW Post #3437 might be at risk of shutting…
Students create fish art project for Main Street median
In the metals shop on a recent morning at Sweet Home High School, Bode Nichols and Cohen Gutierrez…
Heavy rain results in sewage flowing into river
Heavy rainfall, combined with saturated ground conditions, resulted in the City of Sweet Home overflowing diluted raw sewage…
Council member expresses concerns about proposed absence restriction
Prior to its regular meeting on Dec. 9, the City Council held a work session to review proposed…
Fire chief: Government shutdown caused some ‘full-on panic’
The 43-day government shutdown created some anxious moments for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District, Fire Chief…
Crash at Main and 1st Ave. results in two arrests
Two Sweet Home men were arrested Thursday, Nov. 13, after a pursuit that ended in a crash at…
City leaders talk issues on hunger in Sweet Home
Sweet Home’s relief organizations are struggling, but the biggest needs aren’t food resources or money. It’s volunteers. That’s…
Samaritan announces town halls to discuss merger
Samaritan Health leaders are inviting the public to learn more at a series of upcoming town halls across…
Landowner of Year award from hunters
John Bates, left, of the Mid-Willamette Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association presents Milt Moran, president of Cascade…
Council places lien on Kalmia property for abatement
The City Council approved a motion allowing the city to place a code compliance abatement lien on property…
Legion needs some help from community to get new post up and running
Kat Cox stands with other officers of Sweet Home’s American Legion Post 133 in the spacious basement of…