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Lucille McNamara

Lucille worked for 27 years as a newspaper journalist for national, regional and local press. Lucille covers a wide range of topics - occupational health and safety, environment and local politics. Pen name "Edith M."

More Than 700 Homeless Veterans Sleep Outdoors in Oregon Every Night

Lucille McNamara Nov 13, 2024

More than 1,400 Oregon veterans are homeless, with at least 700 of these former servicemen and women sleeping outdoors, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Point-In-Time (PIT) database. Despite efforts by the…

Business

PacifiCorp Workers Must Return Full-Time to the Portland Headquarters

Lucille McNamara Nov 12, 2024

Employees of the electric utility, PacifiCorp, can no longer work from home. They have been instructed to work permanently from the company’s Northeast Portland headquarters from January 6. Many PacifiCorp workers opted to work…

Crime & Courts

Gregory Thurson, a 64-Year-Old Man, Arrested in Oregon for a Murder Committed 43 Years Ago

Lucille McNamara Nov 12, 2024

The arraignment of a 64-year-old Eugene resident in connection with a murder that took place in Indiana 43 years ago will likely be heard today. Gregory Thurson was extradited to the midwestern state after his arrest on October 29 in…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Measure 117 and How The Portland Experiment With Ranked-Choice Voting Backfired

Lucille McNamara Nov 12, 2024

As the first-ever U.S. city to introduce ranked-choice voting for its local elections at the polls last week, the Portland experiment backfired. The Experiment Went Pear-Shaped Portland’s ranked-choice voting for the selection…

News

The PACE Center in Grants Pass Will Close its Doors at the End of the Year

Lucille McNamara Nov 11, 2024

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The PACE Center in Grants Pass will close at the end of this year as it has become unsustainable because too few people use its full range of services. Primary Services Will be Provided by AllCare Medical…

Crime & Courts

Former Oregon Department of Corrections Prison Guard Alonzo Rowell Arrested

Lucille McNamara Nov 11, 2024

A prison guard with 24 years' service to the Oregon Department of Corrections was arrested on Saturday after a fatal shooting at 1400 Block of Southeast Monmouth Cutoff Road in Dallas, Polk County. He Was Arrested at Oregon State…

130,000 Residents Left Oregon Last Year to Settle in Other States

Lucille McNamara Nov 11, 2024

The number of people moving away from Oregon remains relatively small in terms of its population, underlying the fact that the state is home to the oldest population in the West. According to census data, about 130,000 Oregonians left…

News

Jackson County Residential Properties Have Increased in Value Compared to Last Year

Lucille McNamara Nov 10, 2024

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County residential property prices have held firm, while neighboring Josephine County has recorded decreasing values from August 1 to October 31. The average price of a residential home in Jackson County…

News

Two Men Killed After Crashing Under a Jack-Knifed Truck on Highway 97 in Klamath County

Lucille McNamara Nov 10, 2024

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Two men died when their car crashed into a jack-knifed semi-truck in icy conditions near milepost 228 on Highway 97 in Klamath County last Friday, November 1. The collision occurred when the white Cascadia…

Crime & Courts

9.2 Pounds of Suspected Fentanyl Powder Found During a Search at a Douglas County Traffic Stop

Lucille McNamara Nov 10, 2024

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — More than nine pounds of drugs, suspected to be fentanyl powder, was found by Oregon State Police (OSP) during a traffic stop in Douglas County on Wednesday. A state trooper arrested two people. A trooper…

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