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Wheeler County is the least populated county in Oregon and it is also one of the least ethnically diverse counties in the state. Approximately 90% of Wheeler County is white. That did not stop organizers of Friday's Black Lives Matter rally in Fossil. Attendees said that even in the smallest of towns and counties, people have an obligation to stand up to racism. Moved by national protests and a global push for equality, nearly 40 people came out to participate in the rally....
Several dozen Sherman County residents gathered under cloudy skies Monday evening for a candlelight vigil at the county courthouse in Moro, to bring awareness to racial injustice and police brutality, organizers said. Co-organizer and local schoolteacher Talese Slay of Wasco emphasized that the vigil was not targeted at local law enforcement. "We want our deputies to be safe, and we appreciate all that they do. From protecting our school, our children, our staff, to coming to...
Ownership of the Wasco Market changes hands this week, marking the end of an era for retiring owner Gary Hayden and his wife Debbie Hayden. Hayden has been owner and operator of the town's only market since 1986, but the store's history goes back much further - at least 110 years, he said, making it arguably the longest-running brick-and-mortar business in the town of Wasco. Hayden believes the early owners of the market were the Richelderfer and VanGilder families. Sitting at...
Completing the search for a new Superintendent/Principal, the Arlington School District Board of Directors is pleased to announce Brandon R. Hammond as the District's next Superintendent/Principal effective July 1, 2020. Kevin Hunking will continue to serve as Superintendent/Principal until the end of the school year. The School Board and Hammond are working on the terms of a tentative agreement which will be approved officially at a board meeting. "Even though complicated by...
