Oregon has one of the highest rates of people suffering from an addiction to heroin and other opioids, methamphetamine and alcohol. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
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Director of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality abruptly resigns three months before scheduled retirement
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The head of Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality resigned from the job this week, three months before his scheduled retirement. Richard Whitman, who has led […]
Electric and hybrid vehicles on display during Saturday event in Florence
FLORENCE – Plug-in electric vehicles from at least 11 manufacturers will be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during an electric vehicle show sponsored by Central Lincoln […]
Three governor candidates will hold live, televised debate Tuesday in Bend
BEND — Oregon’s candidates for governor will participate in a televised debate from the Oregon State University-Cascades campus on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The debate among Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine […]
Experts tell Oregon lawmakers the state’s novel approach to drug addiction has holes, needs stronger law enforcement element
The state Senate Interim Committee On Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation held an informational hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A day after the […]
Declining attendance prompts Oregon Shakespeare Festival to revamp 2023 plans with fewer plays in a shorter season
James Ryen as Caliban, left, and Kevin Kenerly as Prospero share a dramatic moment in an early production of 2022’s “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare at the Allen Elizabethan Theatre. […]
It’s the fall political season, so some reminders and tips on letter writing, story commenting from YachatsNews
To YachatsNews readers: It’s that time of year – political season and the fall when people may be paying more attention to news – when I need to take […]
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate rises slightly in August
Just like the statewide unemployment rate, Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in August for the first time in almost two years. Lincoln County’s unemployment rate was 4.9 […]
Seal Rock and Central Coast fire departments may not have intergovernmental agreement, but will talk about “automatic” aid
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK — As one cooperative agreement goes up in smoke between Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District and Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue, will […]
Two renown OSU marine biologists inducted into prestigious academies
Bruce Menge, the Distinguished University Professor of Integrative Biology and the Wayne and Gladys Valley Chair of Marine Biology at Oregon State University, was inducted into the American Academy of Arts […]