By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are starting to wade into the work of monitoring whether the state’s new drug possession law will successfully help the state […]
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Lincoln County unemployment rate stays at 4.7 percent in August
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lincoln County leveled off in August, but is still significantly higher than the Oregon or national rates, according to the latest report Tuesday from […]
Four mayors endorse Hall for re-election to county commission
To the Editor: We, the undersigned mayors of Lincoln County, are proud to endorse Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall for re-election. As fellow elected leaders, we have worked with Commissioner […]
Samaritan offering emergency preparedness doubleheader Thursday
NEWPORT — Disaster can strike unexpectedly and in different ways – flooding, wind damage, earthquake and fire, to name a few. Are you prepared to survive an emergency? A free […]
Another review shows Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine did so
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine […]
Newport woman killed in head-on crash Saturday east of Reedsport
A 78-year-old Newport woman was killed Saturday on Oregon Highway 138 about 12 miles east of Reedsport when she tried to avoid a large truck passing other cars but instead […]
Despite $34,000 increase in cost, Yachats goes ahead with installing delineators on south edge of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Installation of the long-awaited pedestrian-safety delineators along the west side of U.S. Highway 101 on the south edge of Yachats did not happen this […]
Surging and surprising numbers of coho salmon in upper Willamette system opens streams to fishing
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of […]
LCSO news release on man with air rifle walking home in Siletz
On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 at about 6:09 p.m. Siletz residents called 911 to report adult male in his 20’s walking toward the Siletz Valley Charter School while holding a […]
US Forest Service puts seasonal hiring on hold, affecting hundreds of temporary Northwest jobs
By COURTNEY SHERWOOD/Oregon Public Broadcasting The U.S. Forest Service says it won’t be hiring temporary seasonal workers next summer, citing a tight budget for the coming year. The agency will […]