By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – A Yachats city councilor who sought the mayor’s office four years ago is facing off against the chair of a city commission […]
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Ask YRFPD board for more financial details before approving levy
To the editor: In the past couple of days, I have been able to peruse a couple of Yachats Facebook sites. Some of the comments I have seen on Measure […]
Two appointees and one commission member vying for two seats on five-member Yachats city council
YACHATS – While not quite as crowded a field as two years ago, there are choices for city of Yachats voters Nov. 8 when it comes to electing two council […]
New engineering study of Little Log Church Museum gives Yachats council hope that it can be repaired next year
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council may finally have found an engineering report and estimate to repair its shuttered Little Log Church Museum that it likes. […]
Oregon student attendance, graduation rates down since pandemic, new state analysis finds
A new analysis of data from Oregon schools during the 2021-22 school year shows statewide school staffing levels are rebounding from pandemic declines, but on-time graduation rates have dropped and […]
The Oregon governor’s race: Candidates have different views on how to improve mental health care
By HOLLY DILLEMUTH/Ashland.news With a recent national report putting Oregon 50th in the nation for mental health care, major candidates for governor advocate divergent ways to improve the situation: […]
In a close race for Oregon governor, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin flies in to lead rally for GOP nominee Christine Drazan
Oregon Republican nominee for governor Christine Drazan, in pink, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, in red, campaign together at a wedding venue in Aurora, Oregon. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By […]
Oregon survey says most believe some type of homeless shelter should be guaranteed – but not how to do it
By ZACK DEMARS/Oregon Capital Bureau Most Oregonians agree that shelter should be guaranteed, but they don’t always agree on how to make that a reality. That’s one takeaway from a […]
The Oregon governor’s race: What the three candidates say they would do to help state’s economy
Third in a 6-part series. Thursday: Health By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews.com The governor of Oregon doesn’t have much control over the larger economic forces that determine whether the state’s economy […]
GOP nominee Alek Skarlatos has money edge in Oregon’s 4th Congressional district, but some polls still favoring Val Hoyle
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Two of three Democrats running in competitive Oregon congressional districts raised more money for their campaigns over the summer and early fall than their opponents, […]