Woodburn

The board rejected the resolution originally late last month and decided to revisit it in March. The vote was met with strong pushback from staff, families and students.

Opponents worried that the resolution would have put an ‘unnecessary target’ on the district’s back and jeopardized federal funding.

OPB habló con varios residentes de Woodburn quienes dijeron que han sentido un aumento en la tensión en los últimos meses. Y ahora, mientras comienza el segundo mandato de Trump, Luis Lamas dijo que el miedo y la ansiedad por los arrestos surgen una vez más.

Woodburn residents are expressing fear and resignation as Trump enters office for the second time. Early in the first Trump administration, Woodburn saw increased immigration enforcement. Now, local officials are working to encourage trust again as the community prepares for the unknown.

With the passage of a key election deadline, Democrat Lesly Munoz had prevailed over Republican state Rep. Tracy Cramer.

Teachers in the Woodburn School District are one step closer to a potential strike after months of bargaining with no new contract in sight.

The Woodburn High School community is mourning the loss of a student who died earlier this month after he was struck by a train on his walk to school. Woodburn’s superintendent is trying to find ways to make a popular walking route more safe.

Rosa Floyd, a bilingual immersion kindergarten teacher at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodside, was named the 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year.

Anthony Medina says a masseuse at the spa propositioned him in February. He is suing to shut the business down.

Schools across the country have been back in session for more than a month now. While students and staff are eager to be back to normal, attending school in-person this fall has been anything but.