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

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 State’s Office, more than 90% of Pitney’s campaign contributions have come from two sources: K...

PENDLETON — On the day ballots started going out to Umatilla County voters, Position 7 candidate Briana Spencer committed to serving on the Pendleton School Board if elected. A member-elect for the Nixyaawii School Board, state law prohibits Spencer from serving on a charter school board and a district school board simultaneously. According to a Wednesday, April 28, press release from her campaign, Spencer, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, made her decision after consulting with tribal leaders and elders. If elected, Spencer said she would...

The spring/summer of 2020 forced many of us to evaluate and prioritize our political, social and practical activity. Consequently, when activism driven by social injustice collided with COVID-19 restrictions and conservative mindsets, the results manifested as civil unrest and/or personal resentment across many parts of the state and nation. As I reflect on the aforementioned time in the city of Pendleton, I appreciate the fact communication and respect were not compromised by emotion as they were in more urban areas. One of the pivotal people in the Pendleton experience was Pendleton School ...