To the editor: I first met Judge Sheryl Bachart when we both served on the board of a local non-profit organization several years ago. I quickly came to appreciate her […]
To the editor: I am thrilled to endorse Lanee Danforth for Lincoln County District Attorney. As a 15-year crime victim advocate, I am currently the tribal victim assistance specialist at […]
To the editor: I am proud to endorse Jonathan Cable for Lincoln County District Attorney. As a patrol deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, I worked closely with Jonathan […]
To the editor: In response to Kenneth Park’s announcement that he has suspended his campaign for Lincoln County District Attorney, I have one question for him. What campaign? Kenneth Park […]
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com They’ve gone online. They’ve taken phone calls and met customers at their shops. They’ve applied for federal and state loans, local aid and are working with […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Thursday approved funding a loan program for small businesses to help them survive the state-imposed COVID-19 shutdown. The $100,000 program would be […]
BY DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon legislators balked Thursday at loaning $50 million in federal money to rural hospitals reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the Legislative Emergency Board […]
Another 430 Lincoln County residents filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the total to 3,246 since statewide COVID-19 restrictions went into place in mid-March. The number of initial claims in […]
Oregon reports 68 new COVID-19 cases; 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 83, the Oregon Health Authority […]
Samaritan Health Services says it has obtained sufficient quantities of testing supplies and personal protective equipment to expand COVID-19 testing in Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties, and is now offering […]
