By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are proposing nearly $200 million to help treat more Oregonians struggling with mental health issues and addiction problems. Hundreds of thousands of people rely on outpatient and residential programs for treatment for addiction, severe depression and other disabling mental disorders but during the pandemic they’ve often […]
Archives for February 2022
Legislators in current session are considering steps to tackle Oregon’s shortage of teachers
Retention and recruitment bonuses, allowing teachers with out-of-state licenses to work in Oregon and paring back teacher requirements expected to relieve shortages Julie Cleve, a reading specialist at Hallman Elementary School in Salem, helps students learn about length and measurement. Legislators are proposing solutions to severe teacher shortages, especially in special education. (Salem Reporter) By […]
Wildfire bill in current session of Oregon Legislature could send $4.2 million to Lincoln County School District
By YachatsNews and Oregon Public Broadcasting The Lincoln County School District and three others hit hard by September 2020 wildfires could get $25 million from Oregon lawmakers currently meeting in a special session. The state distributes property taxes to public schools based on attendance. That means that when enrollment drops, so does the funding […]
‘Washed Ashore’ exhibit in Lincoln City turns plastic garbage into art-with-a-message with help from students
By Oregon ArtsWatch Someday, a former Lincoln City school student is going to drive by the Lincoln City Cultural Center, spot the big piece of art on the plaza and say, “I helped make that.” At least that’s how Krista Eddy, art director of the center’s Chessman Gallery, envisions it. Eddy is leading a […]
Oregon has used up nearly all of its federal rental assistance, so agency says new payments will draw from $100 million added by state lawmakers
PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — As it gears up to restart payments, Oregon’s housing agency reports that slightly more than 39,000 households received $278 million in federal emergency rental assistance, close to Oregon’s total allocation of $289 million. The Oregon Housing and Community Services Department is now looking at 4,782 applications submitted before a […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Feb. 9-10
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22033164 02/09/2022 17:30 Officer #58625 STEWART, JOSHUA Agency Assist Location 18, Mile post 9 9, Lincoln OR USA Narrative Summary On 02/09/2022 a 911 caller reported a male hitting a female while she was driving. The female of the vehicle who was hit called police to report the incident after the male got […]
Yachats hosts 3-day “Gems of the Ocean” art quilt show beginning Saturday with $2,000 in prizes and special showing
YACHATS — The Yachats Commons will turn into a showcase for international art quilters when “Gems of the Ocean III” opens for a three-day run Saturday. A juried show, the event will also showcase the works of Yachats quilt artist Ruth Bass. “One of the goals of the show is to introduce art quilting to […]
Yachats’ new city manager asks for patience tackling a long list of organizational issues when she starts her job Monday
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – When Heide Lambert starts her new job as Yachats city manager Monday, she’ll be walking into a building that has had three managers and a bare-bones staff the past 12 months. Lambert will be facing a tsunami-sized wave of issues in a city where its four commissions want to […]
Six years in the planning, five months in the making, 142-foot suspension bridge on Amanda Trail near Yachats is taking final shape
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — It’s no longer wishful thinking. After six years of patient planning, fundraising, unseen delays, and determined advocacy, the very first suspension bridge on part of the 382-mile Oregon Coast Trail is finally stretching its frame across Amanda Creek just south of Yachats. The suspension towers and main steel cables […]
Waldport resident urges a close look at COCF&R recall petition — and to not sign it
To the editor: Peter Carlich has filed a recall petition for two members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District. Before you sign the recall petition, please look into the facts. Carlich has accused the board of having illegal executive sessions. However, according to a Newport News-Times story published Jan. 28, “Carlich noted […]