OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21360139 12/29/2021 17:54 Officer #58625 STEWART, JOSHUA DUII – Alcohol Location 18, Mile post 5 5, Lincoln OR USA Narrative Summary On 12/29/2021 at approximately 5:54PM on US 18 at milepost 5. Vehicle 1 (Silver Ford SUV) was traveling westbound when it crossed over the center lane colliding with Vehicle 2 (White Subaru […]
Archives for January 2022
As classes resume this winter, Lincoln County School District will struggle to provide some services amidst persistent staffing shortages
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com When classes resumed this week, Lincoln County school administrators faced the unprecedented situation of hoping they have enough employees to keep the operation running. That’s primarily because the county’s public schools are groaning beneath the weight of severe, pandemic-related staffing shortages that has teachers and administrators scrambling every day to patch […]
Colt Gill, Oregon’s state education director a quiet, collaborative force in the turbulence of pandemic
Colt Gill’s voice quivered when he talked of teachers and other school employees who died from Covid, or who lost family members. Colt Gill, director of the Oregon Department of Education stands in front of the department’s headquarters. He has led Oregon schools and the Education Department through one of the most difficult periods in […]
USPS names new, local postmaster for Yachats, who says more help is on the way so office can be fully staffed
YACHATS – After six months of substitutes and occasional closures, the Yachats Post Office has a new postmaster – and more help is on the way. Chanda Kowitz of Yachats, who has been helping out many days when the post office has been short-handed, assumed her new duties effective Saturday, Jan. 1. Kowitz replaces […]
New task force will begin to tackle issues — and confusion — with Oregon recycling to comply with new law
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Buy a bottle of dish soap, a jug of milk or a takeout container of Chinese food, and you’ll find an embossed triangular symbol of three arrows around a number. The chasing arrows, a relic of recycling laws passed decades ago, would appear to indicate that an item could […]
Slowing effects of climate change among priorities for Oregon’s new watersheds director
Lisa Charpilloz-Hanson will oversee $170 million for projects enhancing waterways and protecting critical species. The Klamath River Watershed extends throughout south central Oregon to northern California and to the Pacific Ocean. It is one of many watersheds in Oregon that Lisa Charpilloz-Hanson will work to protect as new director of the state’s Watershed Enhancement Board. […]
Study of commercial fishing’s economic impact in Lincoln County shows it contributes 14 percent to area’s income
A new comprehensive look at fishing’s place in Lincoln County’s economy shows a growing impact on income in the county. The Resource Group of Corvallis looked at the financial indicators surrounding both commercial and recreational fishing between 2012 and 2019, as well as related and connected activities to produce a picture of the pre-pandemic […]
Oregon food innovation program aims to grow the businesses of women chefs and farmers from around the state
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Emily Moore is a longtime professional chef, with French cooking school credentials and fine dining experience, who whips up tasty concoctions on her farm in Applegate. She’d like to sell them to a wide market but she has one limitation: She’s not good at marketing. Her fig compote draws […]
Starting Jan. 1 it will cost out-of-state RVs more to camp in Oregon state parks
Tourists from outside the state will pay a little more beginning Jan. 1 if they’re planning to camp in a recreational vehicle at Oregon’s state parks. Senate Bill 794, passed last session by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Kate Brown in June, imposes a 25 percent surcharge on non-residents who camp in RV sites at 56 campgrounds from […]