When I first began practicing law in Lincoln County it took very little time to realize why Judge Sheryl Bachart is so widely respected in our community. I now have […]
Judge pro tem supports keeping Bachart on Lincoln County bench
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Archives for 2020
Oregon governor’s office unveils draft guidelines for how businesses might reopen
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By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown’s office has unveiled draft guidelines for how businesses might resume operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines include maintaining strict social […]
Many counties in rural Oregon are clamoring to reopen but stuck waiting for a signal from the governor
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By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Officials in rural Oregon are clamoring to reopen. They’ve crafted plans to resume business operations and revive their shuttered economies. But they’re stuck awaiting a […]
Governor announces some relief for Oregon’s new corporate activity tax
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By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s tax agency has announced changes intended to help some businesses subject to the state’s new corporate activity tax. A couple of the changes by […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, April 30
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Oregon reports two new COVID-19 deaths, 64 new COVID-19 cases PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 103, the Oregon Health […]
The number of new jobless claims slow in Lincoln County, but totals remain at historic level
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The number of unemployed workers in Lincoln County continues to pile up with another 408 people filing jobless claims for the week ending April 25, the Oregon Employment Department […]
Oregon needs medical swabs to test for the coronavirus, but global supply chain problems and a federal ‘runaround’ are frustrating that plan
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By NICK BUDNICK/Oregon Capital Bureau If Oregon pandemic officials had a TV show these last two months, it could be called “In Search of Swabs” — and just about every […]
Oregon governor tells state agencies to start preparing for big budget cuts
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By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau State agencies have been told to prepare spending cuts that may amount to 8.5% of their share of the tax-supported general fund in the next […]
Samaritan opens COVID-19 testing site in Waldport, its second in Lincoln County
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WALDPORT — Samaritan Health Services on Wednesday opened a second drive-through coronavirus testing site at its clinic on Range Drive in Waldport as it ramps up the number of tests […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, April 29
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Oregon reports two new COVID-19 deaths, 61 new COVID-19 cases PORTLAND, Ore.— COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 101, the Oregon Health […]