Lebanon

Lebanon High School came in second in a T-Mobile school spirit contest, winning about $126,000 toward replacing the district's aging grandstands.

Lebanon Fire Chief Joseph Rodondi has announced his retirement, capping had a 40-year career in fire service. Division Chief John Tacy will be the next fire chief, effective in November.

An Oregon High School is competing for a $1 million prize in a national contest. The winnings would go to a new stadium.

After months of discussion involving administrative leaders and medical staff, Samaritan Health Services officials have decided to continue maternity and surgical services at its five hospitals in Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Lincoln City and Newport.

Pay hikes mean negotiations over contracts will reopen for nurses in Albany and Newport at a time when the system has been struggling with finances.

A fire chief in Lebanon is retiring after nearly four decades of service.

Samaritan Health Services is considering closing a birthing center in Lebanon and maternity ward in Lincoln City over rising costs and sagging revenue.

The Lebanon Fire District is considering further cuts to its emergency services, following the failure of a funding levy last year.

Voters in Lebanon are signaling they’d like to remove fluoride from their water and prohibit psilocybin businesses in town.

In November, voters in Lebanon will decide whether to prohibit psilocybin manufacturers and service centers in the city.

A 135-year-old weekly newspaper in Linn County has gone out of business. The final edition of the Lebanon Express came out Wednesday.

The Oregon DMV says it’s closing a half-dozen field offices for the next three months because it doesn't have enough employees to keep them open.