By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant has caused a steep increase in the number of infections in Oregon — but with different impacts across […]
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After months of delays, Yachats council agrees to advertise for accounting and office help, but balks at immediate hire
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After months of dithering and delay, the Yachats City Council took a first step Wednesday to get help for the two beleaguered employees in City Hall. […]
Oregon employment official says agency will turn focus on getting people jobs as end of benefits nears
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Weeks before the end of federal unemployment benefit programs on Sept. 4, Oregon Employment Department officials have shifted their efforts toward helping recipients get jobs […]
Keeping it’s acronym, OLCC to become Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission, will begin testing hemp fields
By JAELEN OGADHOH/Pamplin Media Group The Oregon Liquor Control Commission will officially change its name to the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission after Aug. 2 to reflect its new regulatory […]
New OHA data reveals how health are professionals are embracing — or not — getting vaccinated
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Ninety-four percent of Oregon dentists have received a COVID-19 vaccination. But only half of chiropractors have gotten a jab. And for chiropractic assistants the vaccination […]
Tidepool “ambassador” program aims to give visitors and locals a peek into the mysteries of the ocean shore at low tide
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Jamie Kish has a quick word for anyone who glances at an Oregon coast tidepool at low tide and comes away thinking nothing much is going […]
June unemployment rate in Lincoln County drops slightly to 7.7 percent as area adds 550 jobs
The number of jobs in Lincoln County increased by 7.1 percent in June, dropping the county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 7.7 percent for the month, the Oregon Employment Department […]
Long-term study of spotted owls on West Coast finds removal of barred owls helps their survival
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern spotted […]
Assisted living center in Florence hit with big COVID-19 outbreak
FLORENCE — In the past week, Lane County Public Health reported 152 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, nearly 20% of which came from an outbreak at Spruce Point Assisted Living and Memory Care in […]
Oregon Coast CC schedules two “On-the-Spot” admission sessions
NEWPORT — Fall term classes at Oregon Coast Community College begin Sept. 27. New students can register for classes, meet with advisers, set up financial aid, and be admitted to […]