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. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s three candidates for governor had another chance to differentiate themselves in their first televised debate 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 for House Democrats alleged Tuesday. In an online version of the pamphlet, restaurant owner Celeste McEntee of Newport includes education advocacy group Stand for Children and […]
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 by the city of Newport as a public art exhibition space and for art education programs. It is maintained and operated by the Oregon Coast […]
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. But the comeback has been much slower in some industries — especially in the hospitality sector. Hotels, restaurants and bars still have about 12,000 fewer […]
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 rentals. The awards were announced last week by Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The Lincoln County organization is getting five vouchers totaling $40,000, […]
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 practices. The U.S. Department of the Interior is funding the $5 million pilot project, which will include collecting the seeds of culturally and ecologically significant […]
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 hearing to discuss ways of easing the statewide crunch. The shortage of affordable housing has a big impact: Oregon has one of the highest homeless […]
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 get one beginning this week. Here’s a list of public clinics: The Oregon Health Authority is sponsoring a high-volume clinic from 1-6 p.m. Tuesday and […]
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 after being stopped for illegal display of license plate and an investigation revealed the operator was driving while suspended violation and driving uninsured. Rowley’s towing […]
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 the state’s hospital staffing shortage. Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, told a state legislative committee on Thursday that people in need of […]