WALDPORT – There will be lots of opportunities in November to join the Waldport city council – you just have to file some paperwork this month to get on […]
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Oregon has a housing crisis. Can the next governor help solve it? Three candidates give their views
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Oregon’s land-use system. The idea behind the rules for where growth can happen was straightforward: […]
Analysis: First debate by three Oregon governor candidates delivers telling first impressions
By TIM NESBITT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Candidates for governor are in a league of their own. Debates matter in these contests. Heads turn when the power hitters come to bat. And, […]
Two COCF&R firefighters deploy with Lincoln County crews to Wasco County wildfire
WALDPORT – For the first time in three years, Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue added a two-man crew to a Lincoln/Tillamook county firefighting task force rushing to help fight […]
Gun regulations on November ballot could increase costs to county governments for processing permits
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Only one of the four statewide ballot measures Oregonians will vote on in November comes at a financial cost to local governments. That measure would […]
As coast stays cool, heat wave in rest of Oregon sparks dozens of worker complaints; 14 suspected deaths
During the heatwave in July, temperatures soared to 103 degrees in Salem. (Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The weeklong heatwave in Oregon ended on Monday with 14 suspected […]
Kristof returning to the New York Times after failed run for Oregon governor
Nick Kristof speaks at his campaign headquarters on Feb. 17, 2022, following the Oregon Supreme Court’s ruling that he couldn’t run for governor. He now plans to resume writing columns […]
New Oregon meat inspection program will combat supply chain delays, lower prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspectors and graders at work. (Preston Keres/USDA/Flickr) BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and […]
Yachats area gets only a little rain in July, but water supply in very good shape
YACHATS – It rained just a tiny bit in July – as usual – but prodigious spring rains has the city’s water supply in very good shape for the driest […]
Tidewater man dies Saturday after car crash near Mapleton
A 24-year-old Tidewater man died Saturday at a Lane County hospital following a two-vehicle crash Thursday on Oregon Highway 126 near Mapleton. Oregon State Police said that Timothy Cooper died […]