Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall announced Thursday she intends to fight her removal from office, two days after opponents were told they had collected enough signatures to force a recall election in January.
This week on Oregon On The Record:
Monday 12/01 - Two arts orgs collaborate in face of fed funding cuts
Tuesday 12/02 - Giving Tuesday focus on local impacts of Public Broadcasting cuts
Wednesday 12/03 – Egan Warming Centers gear up for winter; Eugene Mission's work
Thursday 12/04 – OSU study on jungle cats competing in the Rain Forest
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Monday 12/01 - Two arts orgs collaborate in face of fed funding cuts
Tuesday 12/02 - Giving Tuesday focus on local impacts of Public Broadcasting cuts
Wednesday 12/03 – Egan Warming Centers gear up for winter; Eugene Mission's work
Thursday 12/04 – OSU study on jungle cats competing in the Rain Forest
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Oregon’s largest educators union says it’s taking action following an uptick in ICE detainments near local schools.
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The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative helps Jackson, Josephine and Klamath County students understand wildfire science.
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As the craft beer industry matures, we hear from one of the state’s top breweries. Ninkasi Co-Founder Jamie Floyd takes us on a tour of the brewery to talk about what goes into making beer and the state of his industry.
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Community members in Eugene and Springfield have raised concerns for months about privacy, and potential federal abuse of the data Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras collect.
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The 9-0 Oregon Ducks host the 5-3 Oregon State Beavers for rivalry women's basketball Wednesday evening in Eugene.
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Opponents of Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall officially have the green light for a recall election, as backers of the effort to recall the six-term commissioner have collected enough valid signatures to hold an election – if Hall does not resign first.
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The governor has unveiled a “prosperity roadmap” that aims to juice the state’s economy.
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Oregon is the Christmas tree capital of the country, producing over 3 million of the festive evergreens every year. And when Christmas tree growers have a concern with their crops of noble or Douglas firs, they call Oregon State University’s Priya Rajarapu. She’s the state’s Christmas tree specialist.
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The Oregon Coast Humane Society has bought its Florence property – which it previously rented from the county - for $500. The purchase, which Lane County commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday, is the first step in a planned, long-term expansion.
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Local governments in Oregon have struggled with the extent to which they should resist or comply with increasingly aggressive federal immigration policy, but one town took a different approach.
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