
Erik Neumann
Radio Reporter at Jefferson Public Radio
Interim News Director at Jefferson Public Radio
Southwest Washington Bureau Chief at OPB | Alum Jefferson Public Radio, KUER | Help me investigate: eneumann at https://t.co/EPl9X11b8a He/him
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5 days ago |
opb.org | Erik Neumann
Undated photo of hunters surveying their decoy setup from a blind at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The top manager of four national wildlife refuges along the lower Columbia River in Southwest Washington had his last day on the job Friday. Eric Anderson was the acting project leader for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex, managing the Steigerwald Lake, Franz Lake, Pierce and Ridgefield national wildlife refuges. He took a buyout this week.
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1 week ago |
opb.org | Erik Neumann
A Clark County judge dismissed a criminal case against former Daybreak Youth Services staffer Alicia Kaye Stowe on Wednesday. The case involved allegations of by Stowe involving a 17-year-old patient at a Brush Prairie, Washington, facility for youth with substance abuse issues. A jury trial was well underway when Superior Court Judge Jennifer Snider threw out the case.
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2 weeks ago |
opb.org | Erik Neumann
The Vancouver Public Schools board voted on April 8, 2025, to change the name Harney Elementary School to Edgewood Elementary. The decision came after the school community considered the violent acts of its historical namesake, General William S. Harney. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of violence.
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2 weeks ago |
opb.org | Erik Neumann
Brad Richardson, executive director of the Clark County Historical Museum, in an exhibit room Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The museum is one of many in the region bracing for funding cuts from the National Endowment for the Humanities via Humanities Washington. Museums and libraries including the Cowlitz County Historical Museum and Vancouver’s Historic Trust are among the latest group of nonprofits feeling the squeeze of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration.
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2 weeks ago |
opb.org | Erik Neumann
Columbia River Mental Health Services clinic in Vancouver on March 24, 2025. The facility shut down abruptly in what administrators described as a "pause in services."Columbia River Mental Health Services announced Thursday that it has hired Craig Pridemore to be the nonprofit’s interim CEO. Pridemore has deep experience in Southwest Washington and in the nonprofit. He was most recently the agency’s CEO from 2014 to 2020. He’s also a former Washington state senator and a Clark County commissioner.
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Thrilled to announce that soon I’ll be starting as Southwest Washington Bureau Chief at OPB! That also means soon there will be a news director job open at a great public radio station with an excellent team of reporters in beautiful Southern Oregon https://t.co/LmPzQbNz1H

Wow, it's an honor to receive this recognition from @CoveringClimate for wildfire coverage at @JPRnews

This excellent report on a wildfire that swept through the longstanding Black community of Lincoln Heights in rural Northern California by @ErikMNeumann, told through a racial justice lens, was both urgent and relatable. https://t.co/AmOxk84Q94 https://t.co/3hzeHDemMa

Hi @Hyyyypes - wondering if you can call me for a story at 541-552-6011. Thx