By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s fourth and eighth graders are struggling in key subjects more than students in most other states, a national assessment found. The National Assessment for […]
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Vendors and spinners gather Saturday for 25th year of Yaquina Fiber Arts Guild’s event
By Oregon Coast TODAY A celebration of all things fiber will take place at the Yaquina Fiber Arts Guild’s annual Spin In on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Newport Middle […]
Soon-to-be-open seat on Lincoln County commission draws 26 applicants for $94,000-a-year job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews There are retired executives, current and former government employees, real estate salespeople, a restauranteur, travel executive, four city council members and a dozen others all seeking […]
Oregon joins lawsuit as state officials scramble Tuesday to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle staff SALEM — Oregon is suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze of many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access […]
Oregon needs to build 29,500 more homes each year to get out of shortage, chief economist says
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon needs to build about 29,500 more homes each year, mostly in the Portland region and Willamette Valley, to emerge from a housing shortage years […]
City leaders across Oregon asking Legislature for infrastructure help, lodging tax changes
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News SALEM — The League of Oregon Cities, mayors and city councilor members gathered in Salem on Tuesday to ask lawmakers to boost funding for local water […]
Need help with state and federal tax returns? Eager volunteers available three days a week in Waldport
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Federal and state tax help from a real person. Yes, once again you can sit down with a trained tax preparer for help with […]
Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history
By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News A stretch of land in Southern Oregon with historical significance, including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of a massacre, […]
5 Questions and A Secret: Central Lincoln’s Ticker Ekelund has long family history with the utility
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Sixty-nine years of institutional history — that’s what Ticker Ekelund brings to his position as a serviceman for the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District. Ticker joined […]
Merkley, Hoyle hold joint town hall Saturday in Newport
NEWPORT – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. and Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have scheduled a joint town hall beginning at noon Saturday, Feb. 1 at Oregon Coast Community College. The Newport […]