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Accusation from Yamhill County Commission Chair Lindsay Berschauer to Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Chair Jim Culbert, complaining about News-Register presence ...

Accusation from Yamhill County Commission Chair Lindsay Berschauer to Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Chair Jim Culbert, complaining about News-Register presence ...

Portland City Council will decide Wednesday whether or not Portlanders should vote on the creation of a new city watchdog position responsible for ensuring the city is following public records laws, like posting meeting agendas and notes, and following best practices for government transparency. The proposal for a Transparency Advocate is supported by the city auditor and, if approved by council, would appear on the special election ballot in May. "This is the unfinished business...

Oregon Tech faculty are partnering with Oregon Tech Library’s Open Educational Resources (OER) program to reduce student costs associated with textbook materials, and over the past three years have saved Oregon Tech students $1,216,866 in textbook costs. 

Mask mandate protest gets out of hand at Sherwood High School, Local News, Sherwood local News, Breaking News alerts for Sherwood city.

Canby bar loses liquor license for defying COVID closure OLCC suspends Route 99 Roadhouse liquor license after seeing customers and employees indoors without masks The Route 99 Roadhouse in Canby is closed for what owners say will be a few weeks after the Oregon Liquor Control Commission suspended their liquor license for allowing people to eat and drink inside the building without masks. OLCC had received complaints in January that the restaurant was allowing groups of customers to g...

A growing number of restaurants nationwide are opening for indoor dining in defiance of strict COVID-19 regulations in their states, saying they are targeted unfairly and are barely getting by.

The states with the strictest dining rules, including Pennsylvania, are led by Democratic governors and the protests have consequently attracted the support of right-wing groups.

Carver Hangar joins ranks of restaurants resisting coronavirus dining bans Updated Jan 13, 2021; BORING, Ore. — A line formed out the door during the lunch rush at the Carver Hangar, a family-owned restaurant and sports bar, and waitresses zipped in and out of the kitchen trying to keep up with orders as customers backed up in the lobby. Indoor dining has been banned in much of Oregon for nearly two months, but the eatery 20 miles southeast of Portland was doing a booming business — and an...

Indoor dining has been banned in much of Oregon for nearly two months, but the eatery 20 miles southeast of Portland was doing a booming business — and an illegal one.