As students prepare to return to school, districts are offering bonuses and pay raises to attract and retain much needed teachers and school staff. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Districts […]
Felicia Olmeta-Schult, a marine and social scientist, is the new coastal hazards specialist with Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon State University Extension Service. Olmeta-Schult succeeds Patrick Corcoran, who retired […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County commissioners plan to extend their moratorium on issuing new vacation rental licenses for at least another six months as they prepare to implement a […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon officials have stepped into the fray of the state’s hospital crisis with a request for nearly $40 million from the Legislature. The Oregon Health […]
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County stayed at 4.7 percent in July, according to the Oregon Employment Department’s regional economist, and remains significantly above the rates across Oregon and the […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregonians in 57 cities and 26 of the state’s 36 counties will vote in November on banning or postponing psilocybin treatment centers in their areas. […]
FLORENCE – A 39-year-old Florence man was killed early Saturday when his car went off Oregon Highway 126 four miles west of Walton and struck a tree. It was the […]
BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes can attend the state’s public universities and community colleges practically free this school year, and members of federally […]
By MONICA SAMAOYA/Oregon Public Broadcasting As California adopts the nation’s strictest law to transition to zero-emissions vehicles in the next decade, Oregon officials say they’re set to follow suit. The […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Abortion providers in Oregon have seen a recent rise in demand for abortions from women from states that have adopted bans or are in the […]
