By HOLLY DILLEMUTH/Ashland.news With a recent national report putting Oregon 50th in the nation for mental health care, major candidates for governor advocate divergent ways to improve the situation: […]
In a close race for Oregon governor, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin flies in to lead rally for GOP nominee Christine Drazan
Oregon Republican nominee for governor Christine Drazan, in pink, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, in red, campaign together at a wedding venue in Aurora, Oregon. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By […]
Oregon survey says most believe some type of homeless shelter should be guaranteed – but not how to do it
By ZACK DEMARS/Oregon Capital Bureau Most Oregonians agree that shelter should be guaranteed, but they don’t always agree on how to make that a reality. That’s one takeaway from a […]
The Oregon governor’s race: What the three candidates say they would do to help state’s economy
Third in a 6-part series. Thursday: Health By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews.com The governor of Oregon doesn’t have much control over the larger economic forces that determine whether the state’s economy […]
GOP nominee Alek Skarlatos has money edge in Oregon’s 4th Congressional district, but some polls still favoring Val Hoyle
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Two of three Democrats running in competitive Oregon congressional districts raised more money for their campaigns over the summer and early fall than their opponents, […]
Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters announces her retirement at year’s end
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The head of the Oregon Supreme Court announced Wednesday she’ll retire at the end of the year. Chief Justice Martha Walters, 72, has […]
Gomberg works hard to support small businesses
To the editor: David Gomberg and his wife, Susan, have lived here 35 years and built a world-famous kite business. Very few legislators have small business experience and the know […]
HD 10 candidate Celeste McEntee understands forestry, farming issues
To the editor: I like trees. I have been growing forests in Lincoln and Benton Counties for more than 40 years. Actively managed forests implementing commercial thinning, increase ecological function […]
Skarlatos would bring needed change to Congress
To the editor: I am voting for Alek Skarlatos to represent Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a five-year veteran of the Oregon Army National Guard, Alek Skarlatos […]
City of Waldport making offer to Lincoln County School District to buy 2.81-acre former Seashore property downtown
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is going to make a run at purchasing the hulking, former middle school building and garden area that the Lincoln […]