2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (743+ words) The panel meets May 15 in Eugene to finalize plans for the governor's approval. Gov. Tina Kotek's Prosperity Council will meet May 15 in Eugene to finalize its recommendations for release next month. But in advance of that meeting, the Oregon Journalism…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (384+ words) New census data shows significant housing growth in Central Oregon, but the number of new units overall fell far below state goals." Oregon's housing supply increased modestly between 2020 and 2025, with the biggest growth in Central Oregon, but progress lags far…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (724+ words) Traffic on the new bridge will plummet from current levels, and even with the higher tolls, there's a major funding gap. A yet-to-be-released analysis of the proposed new Interstate Bridge provides the clearest view yet of how tolling, which is…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (629+ words) In last week's story about the anniversary celebration for Lebanon's Boys & Girls Club, Ken Toomb should have been identified as one of the original four who gathered together and came up with the idea, not Jim Mc Daniel. In addition…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1833+ words) These are regularly-scheduled meetings. Sometimes the dates or times are changed due to schedule conflicts among members, work session additions, holidays, etc. Last minute changes do occur at times. Please check the governing board's website for updated information and agendas....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (170+ words) Lebanon Community School District announced reductions in staff, athletics programs and operations following an announcement that its budget for next year will be reduced by $2 million. In a message sent out to district parents last week, Supt. Jennifer Meckley said…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (629+ words) Within one hour of its start, heads were already turning to eye what was clearly shaping up to become a beautiful new mural in Sweet Home's downtown. Wearing a pair of virtual reality visual design glasses, painter Karen Eland traced…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1048+ words) Wilma Whitmore might be a little hard of hearing at age 87, but she hasn't lost much else " particularly her experience as a longtime emergency nurse at Lebanon Community Hospital. Whitmore, her family says, saved the life of her 2-year-old great-great-grandaughter…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (464+ words) By Larry Mauter LCSWA Linn County old-timers might know Phil Callaway's 38-acre forest property along Crawfordsville Drive as the "Pigeon Shoot." Callaway's parcel just north of the Calapooia River still has flocks of band-tailed pigeons that visit a sodium-rich mineral…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (119+ words) By Alex Paul Linn County Communications At their May 5 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved applying for $1, 266, 932 in grants from the Oregon Department of Transportation to support transportation programs in Lebanon, Sweet Home and…...