We talk with Oregon Contemporary Executive and Artistic Director Blake Shell and Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Executive Director Alison Dennis about their collaboration after Oregon Contemporary lost promised funding from the National Endowment For The Arts. Its a story of how local organizations need each other now more than ever in the shadow of shaky federal funding.

On this edition we talk with Senator Ron Wyden about his work to restore the Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter to Newport and we talk with a member of the Lakeview town council, Jess Calvin, about a PG calendar they created to raise money for the town.

This week on The KLCC Conundrum, Oregon's most puzzling quiz, every answer is a word within a state name's ending. Think 'sin' from Wisconsin. Will Dave from Eugene prove himself to be aware of what's happening? Listen along and find out!

The City of Eugene hosted a candlelight vigil in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

On this edition, we talk with Rob Davis of ProPublica about his coverage of ICE in Portland and how Fox News is distorting the reality on the ground. And we finish up our segment with Kendra Schertell about holiday events happening in the region.

Her from State Sen. Christine Drazan, a Republican who is once again going to challenge Tina Kotek for the job of Oregon Governor in the next election. We also talk with our own Arts and Culture reporter, Kendra Schertell to preview events and happenings in Oregon this holiday season.

Viz City's Sandy Brown Jensen explores Eugene's vibrant Native American arts community during Heritage Month, featuring the wishing tree exhibit at the Don Dexter Gallery, the ancestral works of Ka'ila Farrell-Smith at the Hult Center, and the powerful spirit animals of Rick Bartow.

The co-founder of Springfield Creamery, Chuck Kesey, died Thursday.

A new plaque in Eugene honors the life of the late jokebook salesman David Henry Miller, better known to locals as “Frog.”

A play about loss, resilience, and the power of Native stories opens Nov. 7 at Eugene’s Very Little Theater.