This week, Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair ((uh-DAIR)) announced she plans to run for congress in Oregon’s 5th District. Kathryn Styer Martínez reports.

Katie Wilson is appointing a team of longtime local community and government leaders to guide her transition as she prepares to take office as Seattle mayor.

KNKX Murrow New Fellow Nate Sanford has more.

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Although years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon’s K through 12 students still struggle to go to school.

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According to the Oregon Department of Education, almost 87% of the state’s 9th graders are on track to graduate high school.

The city manager for Medford has resigned from the job after just 14 months. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports the city is not giving details on why.

HOST LEDE: The Northwest is one of the leaders in potato production in the United States. As part of N-W-P-B’s mini series on Thanksgiving crops of the Northwest, Correspondent Anna King reports on what it takes to grow Columbia Basin spuds.

HOST LEDE: Many of the nation’s commercial turkey farms are in California, the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic. But, the Northwest [Washington and Oregon] does have a handful of specialty farms and butchering operations. As part of N-W-P-B’s mini series on Thanksgiving crops of the Northwest, Senior Correspondent Anna King talked with one Northwest farmer about what it’s like to raise these birds.

HOST LEDE: The Northwest [Oregon and Washington states] grows around 5,000 acres of cranberries every year [according to an Ocean Spray agricultural scientist named Alex Gregory]. Some of that fruit might hit your table soon. As part of N-W-P-B’s mini series on Thanksgiving crops of the Northwest, Senior Correspondent Anna King learned from one Washington farmer what it takes to grow cranberries.

Oregon lawmakers are in Salem this week to consider possible cuts to the state’s two-year budget. But as Dirk VanderHart reports, they got some good news this morning/WEDNESDAY.

Federal funding cuts have put Oregon government services in a tough spot. State legislators heard from leaders of the state’s three largest agencies today/yesterday ((TUES)) on how they would deal with potential budget cuts