By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com James Holmes has spent the bulk of his young professional career as a social worker focused on juvenile mental health, child welfare and adoption services. Through […]
Archives for November 2021
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Nov. 10: 1,033 new cases statewide, 17 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,033 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 75 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 75 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,730, […]
Under two federal programs Oregon will be flush in money to dramatically expand broadband – but that’s not happening soon
Dozens of households and businesses in Cave Junction got high-speed internet, thanks to money from the CARES Act. (Illinois Valley Data Center) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will reap […]
Faced with increasing stress and more struggling students, Lincoln County teachers union asks district to ease up on new programs
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Lots of teachers in the Lincoln County School District are stressed and some are talking about quitting. Administrators and classified staff are stressed too. […]
OSU announces record fall enrollment across all of its campuses, and its online program
By MEERAH POWELL/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s biggest university continues to get bigger. Oregon State University announced Tuesday it has a record number of students enrolled this fall. That means it […]
Oregon’s nine tribes are rebuffed so far in stopping gambling resort in Grants Pass by Dutch Bros founder
By Nigel Jaquiss/Willamette Week Oregon’s nine Indigenous tribes are watching history repeat itself. The tribes oppose a proposal for 225 betting terminals at the Flying Lark, a destination resort that the […]
Yachats fire board discusses how to proceed after Nov. 2 levy defeat, but uncertain on what to do next or how to do it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is not sure what it’s going to do about its levy proposal that voters turned down last […]
No more police mugshots? New Oregon law prohibits their release except in cases of emergencies
By SOPHIA PRINCE/Jefferson Public Radio Booking photos are no longer being released to the public in Oregon, in an effort to protect the privacy and safety of people who have […]
Former NY Times columnist now running for Oregon governor reports $1 million in donations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The 2022 election campaign received a jolt of political adrenaline on Monday as former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof reported over $1 million […]
A year after the 2020 election, some Oregon county clerks still fighting back fraud allegations
A Multnomah County election worker sorts ballots on Oct. 22, 2020. (Motoya Nakamura/Multnomah County) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A week before this November’s Linn County special election over a […]