More on the Oregon newspaper under assault by local officials attempting to obstruct access to information about, and silence criticism of, a local economic development project.

Last week we linked to an article in the Malheur Enterprise about criminal complaints lodged by Malheur County economic development officials against Enterprise reporters for "criminal conduct in reporting."

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Their allegations were based, in part, on Enterprise reporters' use of the officials' personal email accounts and phone numbers to access records and information relating to the project (after efforts to contact them through official channels failed).

Within a day, the Malheur County Sheriff dismissed the county officials complaints, noting that the elements of the offenses alleged — harassment or telephone harassment — could not be proven.

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Now come reports that the Malheur Enterprise faces a new threat from local officials: an economic boycott.

Officials have encouraged businesses to stop advertising in, and residents to stop subscribing to, a local newspaper that refuses to promote their agenda.

It appears that UK's and WKU's newspapers, and Spencer County's local government "watchdog," are in good company. Oregon, it seems, is no different than Kentucky in retaliating against those who request records under state law or publish news that doesn't fit the official narrative.