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 […]
Oregon-based Coast Guard cutter returns home after 65-day counternarcotic patrol, $21.5M in cocaine seized Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. ASTORIA, Ore. – The crew of […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says she will not recommend a suspension of Oregon’s new corporate activity tax, contrary to what groups such as the Portland Business […]
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Regardless of where they live, most Oregonians support Gov. Kate Brown’s stay at home orders, according to survey results released Wednesday by an independent firm. […]
Oregon reports 57 new COVID-19 cases; no new deaths PORTLAND — Oregon Health Authority reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Wednesday bringing the state total to […]
To the editor: Until January, I was a deputy district attorney in Lincoln County. I was responsible for child abuse and sexual assault crimes, chaired the child abuse multi-disciplinary team […]
To the editor: I am proud to be living in a place where there are so many people who care about the community and local businesses. We all will continue […]
