WALDPORT – Dr. Stephanie Bosch, 32, a key member of Samaritan Health Service’s clinic in Waldport, died Wednesday night in the emergency room at the hospital in Newport. Bosch had […]
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Facing threats, some Oregon school superintendents boards turn to legislature, law enforcement
Growing concerns around job and personal safety are behind new contract rights legislation and FBI intervention. BY: ALEX BAUMHARDT – OCTOBER 14, 2021 6:00 AM Oregon Capital Chronicle An August 26 school […]
NY Times columnist and Yamhill County farmer forms campaign committee to seek governorship in 2022
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist and author, is the latest person to take an official step into the wide-open 2022 race for governor of […]
Work starts on new suspension bridge on Amanda Trail, closing lower section
Construction is beginning this week on a suspension bridge spanning a creek on a popular mid-coast hiking trail just south of Yachats. Crews have begun building an auxiliary road that […]
Measure 21-203 is a chance to save neighborhoods from nightly rentals
To the editor: It isn’t often that voters have an opportunity to vote in the affirmative on a ballot measure, but that chance has arrived. You can save your neighborhood. […]
Long bus ride? All Lincoln County school buses now have WiFi connections
If you have a child who rides the bus to school, there’s no excuse now for not doing homework on those long trips – or using their cell phone for […]
“Things will die.” The text messages that helped bring down the big poaching ring operating in Lincoln County and the Coast range
By TESS RISKI/Willamette Week On Nov. 13, 2019, Willy Hollings dashed off a quick text message to a friend. “The 7 mag did some work on the way home today,” […]
Former Republican office holders file suit to stop Oregon’s new congressional redistricting plan
By Oregon Public Broadcasting Former Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno and three other Oregon Republicans have filed a challenge to new congressional districts recently passed by state lawmakers, arguing the plan […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday through Sunday, Oct. 10: 2,895 new cases and 20 more deaths, including Lincoln County woman
Oregon reports 2,895 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,002, […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Oct. 7-10
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21286168 10/07/2021 13:19 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 18, Mile post 1 1 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: A Jeep was attempting to […]