By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Striking workers in Oregon could receive state unemployment payments under a bill that is shaping up as the latest showdown between labor interests […]
Archives for February 2025
Rep. Val Hoyle drops out of House DOGE caucus in protest of Musk’s actions
By REBECCA-HANSEN WHITE/KLCC News Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., has left the House DOGE caucus less than two months after joining. The caucus is a separate entity from billionaire Elon Musk’s […]
Latino residents in Lincoln County get advice on how to deal with potential federal immigration enforcement
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Leaders in Lincoln County’s Latino and Hispanic community have held three meetings to inform people of their rights following growing tension about mass deportations promised by […]
Attempt by Lincoln County commission chair and counsel to consolidate authority runs into opposition
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – An attempt by Lincoln County commission chair Claire Hall and county counsel Kristin Yuille to put Hall in charge of the commission’s work and […]
Agencies and volunteers canvass shelters, food banks and camps for annual, week-long count of the homeless
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Dozen of volunteers from a variety of Lincoln County agencies are fanning out across the area in an effort to determine how many people currently are […]
Judge rules in county’s favor on land-use dispute, says yurts used as housing in timber area must be removed
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews For the second time in a year, a Lincoln County circuit judge has ruled against a business owner’s housing project in a forest north of Yachats […]
Toledo parts ways with its city manager, brings back fire chief
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News After months of turmoil, the Toledo city council has parted ways with its city manager. Toledo’s city manager, Doug Wiggins, and its fire chief, Larry Robeson, […]
In news conference Thursday, Oregon House Republicans slam status quo but share few specific fixes
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon House Republicans painted a dire picture of Oregon’s high cost of living, homelessness and faltering schools on Thursday, while offering few […]
After registration errors came to light last year, Republicans in legislature take on Oregon Motor Voter law
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Last summer, state officials revealed that more than 1,500 potential noncitizens had been mistakenly registered to vote in Oregon. Now a group of Republican lawmakers […]
Coos County commissioners reject proposal to allow immigration officials to use its jail
By ZANE SPARLING/The Oregonian/OregonLive Coos County commissioners have rejected a proposal to welcome federal immigration officials into their jails after hearing that the idea could place the county in legal […]