BY QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The utility that provides electricity to rural communities in north Lincoln County says it may cut power to customers there by 10 a.m. Friday as a […]
Archives for September 2022
After years of complaints, turmoil and work, the Alsea River community of Tidewater finally gets its fire station
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com TIDEWATER – It may not have firefighters on duty and a steady supply of water may be months away, but this community of nearly 900 people […]
Oregon’s unaffiliated voters are more partisan than you think and might not shift the outcomes of November’s elections
By RANDY STAPILUS/Oregon Capital Chronicle If Oregon’s registered Democrats vote Democratic in this November’s general election, and the Republicans vote Republican, those numbers alone won’t come close to settling the […]
Siletz develops tribal curriculum for use in Oregon schools and by public
SILETZ — The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has released its first set of tribally developed K-12 curriculum for use in Oregon schools. The curriculum includes lessons for students in […]
Public meeting on Yachats’ homeless issues draws 45 people for information, questions and a search for solutions
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — How big an issue is homelessness in Yachats? You might gauge its scope by the turnout for a public meeting on the topic — […]
Oregon hospital executives who expected rebound from COVID this year say they’re stunned by financial losses instead
By JEFF MANNING/The Oregonian/OregonLive George Newmyer’s knee replacement was supposed to be a routine day surgery. Then he stopped breathing. The doctors and nurses at Adventist Health Portland resuscitated him. […]
Yachats’ housing future: listen, learn and speak out at Tuesday meeting
YACHATS — Have an opinion about housing in Yachats? Want to know what consultants are suggesting as ways to meet future needs — like possible changes to zoning, density and […]
With cases falling, Oregon Health Authority shifts attention away from Covid-19, reducing frequency it publishes Covid data
By GARRETT ANDREWS/Oregon Capital Chronicle With Covid-19 no longer posing a public health crisis, state health officials announced Wednesday they are shifting resources away from tracking the disease toward other […]
House Speaker Pelosi comes to Oregon to help fundraise for three Democrats seeking open House seats
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Oregon on Tuesday to say she rejects the premise that Republicans, who lost the presidency and the Senate two years […]
New booster doses of Covid vaccine becoming available in Oregon this week, slowly reaching Lincoln County
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Tens of thousands of Covid-19 booster doses are arriving in Oregon this week as state health officials, pharmacies and providers plan vaccine clinics and schedule […]