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Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Education

19 Ashland School Staffers Lose Their Jobs

Lucille McNamara Apr 5, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Nineteen Ashland School District staff members, mostly paraprofessionals and education assistants, have been layed off in the face of shrinking budgets. They will vacate their posts in June, at the end of the school year.…

Oregon Nonprofit was Paid 100 Times More Than Foster Parents to Care for Vulnerable Children

Lucille McNamara Apr 4, 2024

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) paid the nonprofit, Dynamic Life, more than 100 times what foster parents receive for looking after the state’s most vulnerable children. The ODHS admits making mistakes in an internal report…

Education

Bucket List Sites Tracing the History of Chinese Immigrants in Oregon Can Now be Investigated

Lucille McNamara Apr 2, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Bucket list sites identified over the years by the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project to uncover a footprint of Chinese nationals who lived and worked in Oregon can now be investigated and other “dream projects” implemented…

Education

The Less privileged Communities of Oregon are the Main Beneficiaries of a Federal Funding Package

Lucille McNamara Mar 31, 2024

Rural, coastal, and underprivileged communities in Oregon will be the main beneficiaries of a $21.3 billion federal funding package to bolster education, nonprofits, and institutions, say Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden in a press…

Environment

Lower Klamath Dam and River State of Emergency declared

Lucille McNamara Mar 29, 2024

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of…

News

St. Timothy’s Church Wins Federal Court Battle Against City of Brookings

Lucille McNamara Mar 28, 2024

UPDATE: City of Brookings Lose Another Round in its Legal Battle Against St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church BROOKINGS, Ore. — St. Timothy’s Church has won the first round of a protracted legal battle with the City of Brookings about…

Environment

Solar-Powered Trash Cans for Ashland Pilot Program

Lucille McNamara Mar 28, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — In an innovative move, Ashland City Council is installing 13 solar-powered trash cans to combat littering and reduce the time spent on garbage disposal. The pilot program costs $145,000 and will be funded by Transient…

Environment

Conservationists Oppose “Excessive” Logging in Josephine County Forest – Federal Court Hearing

Lucille McNamara Mar 27, 2024

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Medford federal court will consider the objections of three conservation groups to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) logging proposals in forest land near Williams in…

News

Southern Oregon’s Health, Emergency Response, and Manufacturing Sectors Receive Federal Funding…

Lucille McNamara Mar 26, 2024

Southern Oregon will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for improvements to affordable healthcare services, emergency response efforts, manufacturing, and other essential community projects. Details about the funding package…

News

Young Man’s Tragic Death Paints Grim Picture of Drug Overdosing Aftermath

Lucille McNamara Mar 25, 2024

The tragic story of one young man’s death by fentanyl overdose paints a grim picture of the damaging effects this opioid has had on the lives of thousands of Oregonians. In February 2024, it was reported that deaths by fentanyl overdose…

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