By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County judge ruled Wednesday that the circuit court does not have legal authority to determine the validity of a voter-approved measure to phase out […]
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – When Mylene Dressler and her family moved to Yachats three years ago, an extra soul might have tagged along — the spirit of an […]
WALDPORT — Young scribes in Lincoln County can show their skills and compete for cash prizes in the annual Waldport Public Library’s Young Writers’ Competition. The theme is fiction adventure, […]
By QUINTON SMITH and JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Two members of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board want an outside expert to delve into the district’s relationship with […]
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon government loses more than $500 million each year […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting It has been a subject of discussion in Salem for years: Centrist Democrats are becoming harder to find. Moderate state lawmakers have departed in droves […]
Bins of ballot envelopes wait for processing in Multnomah County on Oct. 22, 2020. (Motoya Nakamura/Multnomah County) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle County election offices around Oregon will soon get […]
At Alsea Middle and High School, students will no longer be required to wear masks, defying state orders. (Wikimedia Commons) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The decision by the Alsea […]
To the editor: I am a local, ordained pastor, a Waldport city council member, and chaplain for the three fire districts in south Lincoln County, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, […]
To the editor: Recent listening sessions with Oregonians about the governor’s race were revealing. Common themes emerged, no matter the location in the state or the political leanings of those […]
