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Pendleton— The creation of our top 10 lists for 2021 was a bit simpler than in past years.

ATHENA — Three members of the Weston-McEwen High School Class of 2021 were awarded $2,000 scholarships from the Earl and Jane Ferguson Scholarship Fund of the Blue Mountain Community Foundation. Nevin Malchow, of Weston, plans to attend College of the Siskiyous and play football while pursuing a degree in engineering or history. Malchow maintained a 4.17 GPA while taking college courses, was voted student body president, plays in Pipes and Drums and still managed to find time to work and volunteer in the community. Active in both baseball and football, he was awarded 2A District Most Val...

SALEM — A bipartisan bill that increases penalties for teachers who sexually abuse students is headed to the House floor. The 10 members of Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously

SALEM — Members of the House Judiciary Committee dusted off a seldom-used rule this week to force a hearing for Bailey’s Bill. Officially named Senate Bill 649, Bailey’s Bill increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with an underage victim if the offender is the victim’s teacher. Currently, a coach convicted of sexual abuse in the third degree receives harsher penalties than a teacher who commits the exact same crime. The legislation is named for Weston-McEwen High School student Bailey Munck, who testified on March 25 to the Oregon Senate’s judiciary committee...

Lawmakers use rarely-invoked rule to dislodge sex abuse bill that was about to die Updated 5:32 PM; Today 5:18 PM Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Happy Valley, held up a sexual abuse bill over frustrations about the lack of movement for other criminal sentencing legislation.The Oregonian Facebook Share Nine members of the Oregon House Judiciary Committee have invoked a rarely-used House rule to force a hearing on a bill that would strengthen criminal penalties for teachers convicted of sexual abuse. The lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, wrote a letter Wednesday to committee chair Rep. Janel...