By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — As America pauses this weekend to honor U.S. military members who died in service to their country, several Yachats traditions will help celebrate […]
Archives for May 2025
Using some of Oregon’s “kicker tax” to offset expected wildfire costs gaining traction in Salem
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon lawmakers looking for a new source of money to fight wildfires this year have come up with few slam-dunk answers. Now one […]
Kotek reluctant to mirror California proposal to reduce health care for undocumented immigrants
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told reporters Monday she is very reluctant to follow the lead of her fellow Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last […]
Lincoln City police news release on Monday morning shooting
In the early morning of Monday, May 19, 2025, Lincoln City Police Officers were dispatched to the area of SW 51st St and SW Ebb Ave on a report of […]
Lincoln County officials still not allowing commissioner into courthouse office, so now renting him work space instead
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Eight months after Lincoln County commissioner Casey Miller was accused of bullying and creating a toxic work environment and told not to work in the […]
Toledo man killed Thursday in Highway 20 head-on crash
A 37-year-old Toledo man was killed Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 20 three miles east of Eddyville when his car crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a pickup truck, […]
New report says Oregon overdose deaths dropped 22 percent in 2024, but they’re still high
By MIA MALDANADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle Overdose deaths in Oregon went down 22% in 2024, the Oregon Health Authority announced Friday. The decrease in overdose deaths follows a nationwide trend of […]
Concern grows over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectric system as agencies lose hundreds of employees
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Grand Coulee Dam is among the most powerful energy-generating dams on earth. It’s the bedrock of the federal Columbia River power system — a network […]
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING North Lincoln Health District
Former volunteer Lincoln County cold case investigator criticizes her dismissal
To the editor: Lincoln County commissioners, legal counsel and human resources have created an issue with the Lincoln County district attorney’s cold case unit, limiting our abilities to investigate and […]