Nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson, Democrat Tina Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan sparred over guns, abortion, education and drug policy during a debate at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend on Tuesday. […]
Archives for September 2022
Elections officials change state voters pamphlet after GOP House candidate Celeste McEntee of Newport misrepresents two endorsements
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A Republican candidate for an Oregon legislative district covering Lincoln County lied about endorsements in the state-issued Voters’ Pamphlet, a political action committee […]
Newport Visual Arts Center hires Davidson as its new director
NEWPORT – Chasse Davidson has been hired as the new director of the Newport Visual Arts Center. The arts center, located at the historic Nye Beach turnaround, was built in 1983 […]
Despite improvements in portions of Oregon’s economy, hospitality industry is still short thousands of jobs and workers
By MIKE ROGOWAY/The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s economy has recovered all the jobs it lost to the pandemic, bouncing back from record layoffs at a much faster pace than in prior recessions. […]
Housing Authority of Lincoln County gets $40,000 in rent vouchers
The Housing Authority of Lincoln County is one of 21 organizations in Oregon to get some of a $2.5 million allotment in federal vouchers to help clients get into privately-owned […]
OSU hopes to team with 5 Oregon tribes on forest restoration projects
Oregon State University plans to team with five Oregon tribes on a three-year, $5 million forest restoration effort to improve the resilience of woodlands to climate change using Native American […]
Legislators told that Oregon needs thousands of construction, government workers to close housing gap
By MIKE McINALLY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s housing shortage is worse today than it was before the start of the Covid pandemic, a state economist told lawmakers last week during a […]
Looking for a Covid vaccine booster? Here’s a list of upcoming public clinics
Looking for the new bivalent booster shot for Covid protection? Lincoln County Public Health and a variety of other organizations – including local pharmacies – are offering more opportunities to […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Sept. 14-20
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22247379 09/14/2022 10:24 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Citation – Violation Location 101, Mile post 137 137 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary A vehicle was towed to impound […]
Oregon health officials, nurses ambulance companies tell legislators that lack of staff in hospitals is harming some patients
Emergency rooms, like the one at Oregon Health & Science University, are packed. (Christine Torres Hicks/OHSU) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle People in Oregon are dying as a result of […]