Crews pour concrete on an exit bridge on Interstate 5 in south of Ashland in August 2021. Oregon is getting $268 million for more bridge work. (Oregon Department of Transportation) […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau An old saying is that “money is the mother’s milk of politics.” If true, Oregon’s candidates for governor are using a sippy cup at […]
By NICOLE BALES/Oregon Capital Bureau Despite some vocal opposition, there is widespread support for K-12 school mask mandates, according to a survey by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center. The […]
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal Love or hate them, drones in Oregon’s outdoors are here to stay. But for the first time, Oregon officials plan to craft rules that govern where […]
Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, says the federal infrastructure package will have profound impacts in Oregon. (Wikimedia Commons) By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle Much of Oregon’s Congressional delegation sees nothing but […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council has voted unanimously to open the pavilion behind the Commons on nights with bad weather to allow homeless people to sleep in […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council voted 4-1 Thursday to negotiate a contract with Gretchen Dubie, the former head of a large nonprofit organization in Eugene, to become […]
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A severe shortage of substitute teachers has Lincoln County’s schools scrambling to find answers – and bodies. So far, however, there are no easy solutions to […]
Oregon State Police are asking help in solving two recent poaching incidents in Lincoln County. Wildlife troopers said Thursday that a person found a Blacktail doe that had been shot […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two days after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure phasing out vacation rentals in unincorporated neighborhoods of Lincoln County, discussion has started how to implement […]
