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PENDLETON — In the process of finalizing a brochure to sell candidates on applying for the Pendleton School District’s open superintendent position, the school board had to reckon with how

UMATILLA COUNTY — Graduation rates fell across Oregon during the first full year of the pandemic and Umatilla County wasn’t immune from the trend’s effects.

PENDLETON — If all goes according to the school board’s plan, the Pendleton School District could know its next superintendent by early April.

UMATILLA COUNTY — Bi-Mart closing its pharmacies is affecting more than just local prescriptions.

UMATILLA COUNTY — More than 2 out of every 5 workers in Umatilla and Morrow counties are subject to the state’s vaccine mandate.

UMATILLA COUNTY — More than 2 out of every 5 workers in Umatilla and Morrow counties are subject to the state’s vaccine mandate.

PENDLETON — With all three incumbents up for election choosing to retire, the Pendleton School Board was guaranteed three new faces.

I am writing to endorse Briana Spencer for the Pendleton School Board. Briana is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). I have known Briana for several years. She has served on the Nixyaawii School Board and has volunteered to help the school in many different ways. She is smart, energetic, and always looks at situations in a positive light. If elected, she will fight for racial equality and equitable education for all children. Briana is not r...

Given that most school boards races were uncompetitive in past years, even first-time candidates would often forgo fundraising on their way to certain victory. While many candidates are still choosing to run low or no-cost campaigns, a few candidates are collecting thousands of dollars to secure a seat on a board. In Hermiston, Position 4 incumbent Brent Pitney is slightly outraising his challenger, attorney Sally Anderson Hansell, as of Friday, May 14. According to the Oregon Secretary of Stat...

The The East Oregonian will institute a deadline for letters to the editor, so we can be fair with all the letters we receive and allow for responses before Election Day, if necessary. We run local letters of endorsement on a first-come, first-served basis. Please submit your endorsement letters to the editor by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 7. You can email them to editor@eastoregonian.com, or mail them to East Oregonian, c/o Andrew Cutler, 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801. We will publish o...