A “coalition of concerned citizens” allege the Northern Wasco County District 21 superintendent’s office “failed to follow adopted school district policies” and “is involved in a cover-up to protect administrative staff from accountability” in removing Debbie Park as transportation services director in September, according to documents presented to the D21 board on Dec. 12.
SALEM — The Oregon Department of Justice has closed a criminal investigation into two petitioners who were accused of giving false information to persuade voters to sign a petition to repeal the state sanctuary law. Initiative Petition 22 has since qualified for the ballot as Measure 105, Stop Oregon Sanctuaries.
SALEM — Core campaign staff for the Republican candidate to represent Oregon’s 5th district in Congress resigned earlier this month. Two former staffers for the campaign said Monday that they resigned in early August due to “unrecoverable issues” in the Mark Callahan campaign.
A Hood River County Parks employee with nearly 25 years with the department was arraigned Monday on 13 counts of theft, with the allegation that he stole $125,000 from the county over the past eight years, Assistant District Attorney Carrie Rasmussen told Circuit Court Judge Karen Ostrye.
