Oregon’s nursing board faces backlog of applications amid shortage and thousands of expiring licenses

June 22, 2022

Many nurses have burned out during the pandemic by working overtime. (Oregon Health & Science University) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle While most state employees took a day off to celebrate Juneteenth on Monday, managers at Oregon’s Nursing Board processed license applications. The board has a backlog of more than 2,000 applications. At the end of the month, thousands of

Meredith Lodging expands to Mount Hood area with acquisition

June 22, 2022

Meredith Lodging, a vacation rental manager based in Lincoln City and Bend, will expand into the Mount Hood area with the acquisition of a smaller firm, Mt. Hood Vacation Rentals of Welches. Meredith said in a statement the deal closed in March but did not disclose the price or terms. Meredith said its portfolio now includes 1,000 vacation rentals in

OSU student team takes second place in marine energy competition

June 22, 2022

CORVALLIS – A group of Oregon State University students placed second out of 17 teams representing five countries in the Department of Energy’s 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. The purpose of the competition is to produce new ideas for capturing the power of the ocean in pursuit of global climate goals, according to the DOE. The third annual edition of the

Yachats council approves $1.75 million general fund budget for 2022-23, focusing on added staff and starting some projects

June 21, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a spending plan for fiscal 2022-23 starting July 1 that focuses on re-staffing city hall with employees and beginning several significant projects. The city’s more flexible $1.75 million general fund budget represents a small portion of the $14.3 million that the city will have on the books over

Yachats Planning Commission votes 6-0 Tuesday to reject conditional use permit for controversial hotel/motel project

June 21, 2022

YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commissioned voted unanimously Tuesday to turn down a conditional use permit that could have allowed a hotly debated hotel/motel project along Yachats Ocean Road. There was little debate among six commissioners during their vote after a 4-hour hearing saying that the Cottages at Agate Point had major issues involving access, parking, traffic and design.

Lincoln County Public Health employee wins prestigious fellowship

June 20, 2022

NEWPORT – A Lincoln County Public Health employee who helps provide support for people struggling with drug and alcohol abuse is one of 50 people chosen nationally for the master’s degree program under the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at John Hopkins University. Isabelle Cisco is one of two people selected from Oregon and is joining the Masters of Public Health

Esther Louise Paul

June 20, 2022

Esther Louise Paul Feb. 18, 1940 – May 17, 2022 Eclectic is a word that was invented for Esther Louise Paul of Yachats, who died May 17, 2022, at the age of 82. Humble beginnings and fierce maternal instincts molded a grateful community member who stepped in when called upon. She was born to Thomas and Bertha Kendal on

Seal Rock fire board and chief hope new budget will help replace some firefighters, repair equipment as it transitions to mostly volunteer force

June 20, 2022

By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Facing staffing deficits, a tight budget, unexpected equipment repairs and external criticism, Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District is accelerating its plan to deploy an emerging unit of volunteer responders. Since March, Seal Rock has lost all four of its full-time paid firefighters. The last to leave, Derek Udoutch has taken a new

Lincoln City low-income apartment project to help house Otis wildfire survivors receives $4 million grant

June 20, 2022

By the Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews.com A nonprofit proposing to build 44 low-income apartments in Lincoln City is getting almost $4 million from the Oregon Housing Stability Council for people displaced by the Labor Day 2020 wildfires that burned nearly 300 homes in Otis. The project by Stewardship Development of Eugene is one of 10 projects that

For the first time, Juneteenth is a state holiday in Oregon and observed Monday, June 20

June 20, 2022

A sign at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany directs attendees to a Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 18. The annual celebration of the end of slavery is a state holiday in Oregon for the first time this year. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A national celebration of the end of slavery that has its Oregon roots