By CHRISTIAN WITHOL/The Lund Report The two small rural hospitals in Ontario and Baker City in Eastern Oregon have won grants totaling $2.6 million in emergency funding from the […]
Archives for September 2020
Oregon Health Authority takes aggressive budget approach to meet coronavirus challenges, including raising “sin” taxes
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report The Oregon Health Authority has taken an ambitious approach to planning its next budget. The authority’s budget request for 2021-2023 reflects a plan to meet […]
Yachats will keep most city facilities closed to the public if Lincoln County enters Phase 2 reopening Sept. 29
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When Lincoln County enters Phase 2 of the state’s reopening protocol, the city of Yachats will keep its most of its facilities closed to the public. The […]
Lincoln County School District and teachers union in standoff over classroom instruction requirement
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A tense stalemate between the Lincoln County School District and its teachers’ union over a district requirement that staff report to their classrooms and teach from […]
Yachats preschool and homeschool groups are adapting this fall to coronavirus restrictions and uncertainties
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Like most things in the age of COVID-19, preschool and homeschool programs in Yachats are having to adapt and make major changes this fall. While Lincoln County […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 3; Lincoln County has 1 new case
Oregon reports 274 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 470, the […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium’s elderly “Max” the sea lion gets special exam at OSU’s veterinary clinic in Corvallis
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service Oregon State University’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital received an unusual patient Monday — fan favorite Max the sea lion from the Oregon […]
Federal court says no Oregon vote in November to allow independent commission to redraw Oregon political boundaries
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon voters will not decide Nov. 3 if they want an independent commission to redraw legislative and congressional district lines after every 10-year census. That’s […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Sept. 2; Lincoln County adds 1 case
Oregon reports 140 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 468, the […]
Oregon governor extends state of emergency declaration until Nov. 3; Lincoln County follows suit
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon will stay under the COVID-19 state of emergency in place since March until Nov. 3, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday. Brown’s executive order […]