YACHATS – After using temporary employees for more than two years, the city of Yachats is looking to fill four positions with union-scale salaries, state retirement benefits, medical insurance and […]
Archives for February 2023
Bad weather forces postponement of Tuesday afternoon meeting on future of county park along the Alsea River
A meeting scheduled Tuesday afternoon to discuss the future of Lincoln County’s Don Lindly Park in Tidewater has been postponed for two weeks. County parks and the Oregon State Marine […]
Latest state revenue forecast: Record kicker, more available for budget
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon lawmakers will have more to spend in the next two years, and taxpayers can anticipate record credits against their tax bills next […]
Want to volunteer? City of Yachats needs you for commissions, committees
YACHATS – The city of Yachats is looking for volunteers to fill eight vacancies on various committees and commissions. With budget season coming up, there are vacancies on both the […]
Want to get involved? There are dozens of opportunities on special district boards now open in May election
They determine school or college policy. They oversee port operations, help make sure firefighters and their equipment can respond to emergencies, that water flows, or potholes are occasionally filled. […]
Snow and ice delays opening of 46th annual Newport Seafood & Wine Festival; now planning noon Friday start
Special weather-closure statement from the Newport Wine & Seafood Festival: Due to extreme weather conditions, the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival will delay its opening. We plan to open our doors […]
For the first time since pandemic, Oregon Health Authority will check to see who still qualifies for state Medicaid
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle For the first time in three years, the Oregon Health Authority is poised to examine its Medicaid rolls to determine who still qualifies for the […]
Lawmakers, unions reach compromise on ending reimbursements for state employees living outside Oregon
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Public employee unions and state lawmakers have struck a deal on a proposal to stop state employees who moved out of state earlier […]
Once again, some Oregon legislators talk about allowing self-pumping gas stations statewide
GRANT STRINGER/regon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is once again trying to give Oregonians the power to pump their own gasoline. House Bill 2426 would allow […]
Oregon lawmakers weigh options to boost nursing workforce
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — State lawmakers want Oregon to build a pipeline that allows the state to have enough nurses to care for patients in hospitals, clinics […]