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News & Star readers have been reacting to a warning given to those who have or are thinking of cancelling their direct debit to pay for their…

After two years of Covid cancellations, a Cockermouth group is back in the swing of it.

The Eugene 4J district is beginning their search for a new superintendent, as they prepare to launch into an uncertain school year.

   Credit Jen Wright The board voted 4-1 to approve the contract hiring Robert Saxton until June 2022, for a period of 190 days for a salary of $150,000. During the special meeting, Saxton answered questions from board members about addressing equity in education, COVID concerns and diversity in staff and administration. Saxton said he believes equity is about making sure all students can access resources, and not taking resources away. “One of the most important things about equity when we’re trying to figure out how we’re gonna get equitable outcomes is to ask people what it is that...

KLCC's Jen Wright reports on the Eugene City Council Public Forum.   The proposals come from the Ad Hoc Committee on Police Policy report addressing use of force, oversight, and other policies.  Thirty-two community members spoke. Most asked the council to immediately put all the proposed changes into action. Ad Hoc Committee member Marty Wilder encouraged urgency. “Please don’t wait for bad things to happen to change bad policy,” Wilder said. “As long as there’s a possibility for police to abuse their power, justify prejudice or get away with criminal behavior, then it needs to ...