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, […]
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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 […]
Oregon Coast CC nursing graduates have 96 percent exam pass rate
Oregon Coast Community College is touting the growth and success of its nursing program as it prepares to graduate 28 students who completed the program this spring and had the […]
ODFW issues advice for would-be wildlife helpers this spring — “Let wild animals stay wild”
By Lincoln Chronicle The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has embarked on a campaign this spring to encourage people to leave young wild animals alone and to remind […]
Aging tide gates threaten Oregon’s coastal waters, but replacing them isn’t cheap and takes years
By JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio On an early spring day outside of North Bend in Coos County, Fred Messerle admires a newly built tide gate spanning Palouse Creek. The […]
Patient chides Samaritan Health executives for staff exodus
To the editor: This is a letter directed to Samaritan Health Services executive management. I have been a dual Medicaid/Medicare member of Samaritan Health for five years. During that time, […]