By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi wants to improve Oregon’s health care system, including keeping rural hospitals open and supporting homeless people and testing children […]
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Fatal drug overdoses in Oregon reached record levels in 2023 when more than 1,800 died
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 1,800 Oregonians died of drug overdoses in 2023, a rising trend that state leaders want to reverse with new programs to combat addiction. […]
$1 million grant will help 10 Lincoln County programs deal with surprising number of homeless children
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews After extensive behind-the-scenes planning, money is now ready to roll out to help Lincoln County homeless youth and their families find suitable shelter. Nearly $1 million […]
Is it a first? 14 write-in votes result in Hedlund filling an unappreciated Yachats city council seat
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether it is a first or not is anyone’s guess – but with just 14 votes Yachats residents have elected write-in candidate Nicole Hedlund […]
ODOT may be open to allowing lighted warning sign near Yachats fire station — but who pays for it?
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District wants to make another run at getting permission from the Oregon Department of Transportation […]