The race for mayor in Scotts Mills is shaping up as a rematch between incumbent Paul Brakeman and 2022 challenger Jason Axness, while three seats on the City Council all have the incumbents filing to retain their positions and no challengers. Candidates had until Aug. 12 to file with the city to appear on the ballot for the Nov. 5 […]
By Stephen Floyd Mount Angel City Councilor Joe Pfau has filed to run for mayor. Current Mayor Pete Wall announced in January he will not be seeking re-election. Pfau, a first-time counselor whose term ends this year, told Our Town if elected he hopes to continue helping the city make progress toward long-term goals. He said his priorities include addressing […]
By Stephen Floyd Mount Angel Mayor Pete Wall has announced he will not seek another term in office. He said instead he’s opening the opportunity for someone else to run for the position this fall. Wall made his announcement during his State of the City address before the Mount Angel City Council during its regular meeting Jan. 2. Wall said, […]
Editor’s note: Our Town presented the four candidates running for Silverton mayor on the Nov. 6 ballot a series of questions and asked for written responses. These are the unabridged responses. What does urban renewal mean to Silverton and is it effective? Rasmussen: Urban Renewal was supposed to allow funding of renovation of privately owned ‘blighted’ areas to improve property […]
The challenges facing Silverton are many: downtown development and urban renewal, business recruitment, park planning, sewer and water issues, and setting budget priorities in a fiscally challenging environment.
“Enough is enough, Mr. Mayor,” was the message delivered en masse by the Silverton City Council Dec. 6 in its 6-1 vote to censure Mayor Stu Rasmussen. Rasmussen later called the move “an ambush” … “cooked up in private” by a “kangaroo court.”
Stu Rasmussen retains the gavel as Silverton’s mayor for the next two years. Rasmussen received 1,364 of 3,382 votes cast, 40 percent of the mayoral vote.
Chris Celio wants to be the voice for people “who are too shy to say anything. I want to help make things better for other people or at least try to.” He believes one way to help people in his community is by becoming mayor. His only hurdle is he has to wait five years before he can even vote.
Mt. Angel Mayor Rick Schiedler paid a civil penalty of $200 to settle and conclude an ethics complaint filed against him with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
CNN, Fox News and media outlets across the nation have been talking about Silverton in the past two weeks, and it all started with an appearance by Mayor Stu Rassmussen before students in Silverton Together’s Apple Tree Drive.
By Jan Jackson Not long after his election results hit the national media, Silverton Mayor Stu Rasmussen, the nation’s first known transgender elected official, was approached by several production companies to possibly create a reality TV show based in Silverton. In early April, a crew from a large production company came to town and shot tape for a teaser/preview reel […]
Rick Schiedler was sworn in as Mt. Angel’s mayor on Jan. 5, replacing Tom Bauman who was mayor for six years. Schiedler ran unopposed for office and is joined on the council by newly-elected councilors Kelly Grassman, Andrew Otte and Darren Beyer and returning councilors Mike Donohue and Ray Eder. A council member is sought fill the seat vacated by […]
By Linda Whitmore On Jan. 5, Stu Rasmussen conducted his first council meeting as Silverton’s newly elected mayor. He served several terms as a councilor and also was elected mayor in 1988 and 1990. In addition to the mayor, re- elected incumbent councilors Sherry Hoefel, Kyle Palmer and newly elected Judy Schmidt took oaths of office. Former mayor Ken Hector […]
It’s going to take more than the current economic hard times to dampen Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen’s enthusiasm to help lead Silverton residents further toward a vibrant and livable community.
Four protesters from an anti-gay Kansas church were outflanked by more than 100 picketing in support of Silverton mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen.
The protesters from Westboro Baptist Church, an independent church not affiliated with any know Baptist conventions or associations, gathered in front of Silverton City Hall on Monday, Nov. 24. They carried professionally made signs that condemned Rasmussen’s openly-transgender identity.
The city of Silverton has a new mayor for the first time in 16 years. According to unofficial election results, Stu Rasmussen defeated incumbent Ken Hector by 1,988 votes to 1,512. Small business owner Jim Squires ran a distant third with 321 votes. Rasmussen has served as mayor twice before – 1988-1990 and 1990-92. He has been a city councilor […]
The four candidates vying for the three city council seats and the unopposed mayoral candidate responded to questions from Our Town.
