3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (282+ words) Published 11:02 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 At a time when efforts to sow distrust and outright disdain for America’s elections systems, including for mail-in ballots systems such as the one deployed in Oregon decades ago, one local department has slated a slew…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (588+ words) Published 3:23 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Six candidates are seeking seats on the North Plains City Council this November as voters prepare to elect three councilors. Melody Axe, Matthew Blancas, Lisa Ferrari-Harwood, Tera VanDyke and appointed Councilors Anna Warrington and Don Weber…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) Published 10:01 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 SALEM — Over the next four years, Oregon will need to come up with nearly $1.3 billion to keep its current Medicaid system functioning due to cuts and restrictions from the GOP’s 2025 federal tax and spending law, state…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (320+ words) Published 5:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Did you just purchase a state-of-the-art, orthopedically-designed mattress that makes you feel like you are sleeping on a cloud? And do you now have to figure out how to get rid of the ratty old mattress…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (386+ words) Published 3:25 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 Oregon Nurses Association representatives and healthcare workers — including recently terminated Asante NICU doctors — will meet with state legislators on Tuesday over concerns ranging from “cuts and closures, repeated violations of Oregon’s hospital safe staffing law, and…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1143+ words) Published 8:59 am Monday, September 7, 2026 Oregon between 2020 and 2025 had the second highest rate of state lawmakers leaving office before their term ended, according to a new study. A collaborative study between the Center for Tech and Civic Life and the Institute…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (658+ words) Published 9:20 am Monday, September 7, 2026 “I love these patients, but it’s really hard to go home and not be able to provide for your family,” said Dwanna Tarpio, a worker at Serenity Hospice in Eugene. Fed up with wages that didn’t…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (555+ words) Published 7:16 pm Friday, September 4, 2026 After more than a decade of legal back-and-forth battles over a casino in South Medford, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the Coquille Indian Tribe by upholding a U.S. Department of the Interior decision to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (467+ words) Published 9:29 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 After a city in his district temporarily shut down several of its parks because it couldn’t pay for their maintenance, a Democratic state lawmaker is proposing the Legislature create a fund that would provide small Oregon…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) Published 3:54 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 North Plains has turned to another interim city manager as the city continues working to fill vacancies in its top leadership positions. The North Plains City Council approved a temporary employment agreement with Paul Koch during…...