LINCOLN CITY — Lincoln City residents had an extra guest for Thanksgiving weekend: a sea lion who spent Friday evening wandering a residential part of town. The sea lion came […]
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Despite tragedy of wife’s death a year ago, Republican Bud Pierce of Salem presses to be Oregon governor
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau When Selma Pierce died Dec. 1, 2020, after a car struck her while she was walking near their home in West Salem, Dr. William “Bud” […]
Bend real estate group goes to federal court over Oregon Legislature’s ‘love letter’ ban
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Legislature violated free speech rights when banned Realtors from passing so-called “love letters” from potential homebuyers to sellers, a federal lawsuit filed by […]
Oregon is losing female school superintendents — and new study highlights why
The report found that Oregon lost more than 50% of its female school superintendents last year. Hiring bias and retention remain major issues. Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry is seen in […]
Panel of judges upholds Oregon congressional maps, dismisses gerrymandering claims
Ruling joins earlier decision that redrawn legislative maps don’t unfairly favor Democrats By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is closer to moving ahead with its new Congressional district and new […]
Republican legislator from Canby announces her run for Oregon governor
Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — House Minority Leader Christine Drazan plans to run for […]
Two Samaritan clinics will close Dec. 3-5 for move to new building
NEWPORT — Samaritan Health Services’ occupational medicine clinic and walk-in clinic will close the weekend of Dec. 3-5 as they move into a newly remodeled building at 705 S.W. Coast […]
Regional economist puts awful numbers to pandemic’s 2020 decimation of coastal tourism, but says rebound is under way
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The state economist who focuses on the Oregon coast has come up with a number that documents the hit that the tourism industry and its workers […]
Unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues to slowly inch down
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate inched down again in October to 6.1 percent, dropping from 6.5 percent in September – and far below the 8.6 percent rate the previous year. The […]
Oregon Health Authority drops outdoor mask mandate and announces COVID-19 tests for public schools
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The heads of the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Education on Tuesday announced loosened Covid-19 requirements for students and the public. Students who […]