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KOHI LOCAL NEWS As St. Helens grieves the death of City Administrator John Walsh, a candidate has emerged to steer the city. Walsh died after falling from the St. Helens city docks June 13, and his body was found the following weekend. St Helens City Council will offer a contract to Christy Wurster. Here job will be interim City Administrator. Wurster has extensive experience in city government roles, serving as the city manager in Dayton from 2009-2013 and in Silverton from 2017-2021. She has also served in interim city administrator roles for the cities of Fairview, Sweet Home, Brookings, Madras and Monmouth for periods ranging from three to nine months. Wurster has also served as an interim budget director for the city of Creswell in 2015, as the assistant public works director for the city of Dallas from 1995-2009. In 2021, she worked for the League of Oregon Cities as its operations and member engagement director, where she implemented and reworked multiple training programs. City department leads met Wurster during the special session last week. That was followed up by an interview session.The St. Helens City Council will hold a Special Session on Monday, July 6, 2026, beginning at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. The purpose of the Special Session is to consider approval of an Employment Agreement with Christy Wurster for Interim City Administrator. ——————————————————— Columbia County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.0% in May, down from 6.1% from April, and above the rate of 5.9% in May 2025. The statewide unemployment rate was 5.2% in May, and the national rate was 4.3%. Seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged in May at 12,330 jobs. Seasonally adjusted figures compare expected changes with actual changes. A gain of 90 jobs was expected for the month, and the county’s payroll employment increased by 90. Private-sector employment increased by 00, and government employment decreased by 10. Leisure and hospitality added 40 jobs (+2.8%). Local education lost 10 jobs (-0.8%). May’s total nonfarm employment was up from the previous year by 20 jobs, an increase of 0.2%. Some broad sectors gained jobs over the past year. The largest gain occurred in private education and health services, which added 160 jobs (+8.9%). Professional and business services was down 110 jobs over the year (-8.3%). Local education was up 60 jobs over the year (+5.2%). Next News Releases The Oregon Employment Department plans to release the June statewide unemployment rate and employment survey data on Wednesday, July 15, and June county and metropolitan area unemployment and jobs data on Tuesday, July 21
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