Kotek ends her attempts at negotiations as Oregon Senate GOP walkout hits fourth week

May 31, 2023

The desks of Republican senators are vacant Wednesday as the GOP-led walkout prevents the Senate from conducting business for the 19th day. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek is done negotiating with Senate Republicans as their quorum-denying walkout stalls the chamber for a fourth week, she told the Capital Chronicle on Wednesday. Kotek has spent the

Popular seal lion docks could return to Newport in mid-summer

May 31, 2023

Last winter’s storms damaged the famed sea lion docks in Newport. But when the barking and blubbery mammals return around August, they’ll encounter a long-awaited gift. Janell Goplen of the Newport Sea Lion Docks Foundation said things haven’t been the same for locals or tourists over the past five months. “We had so many people come to the docks and

Anderson, Gomberg scheduled to appear in online “town hall” Friday

May 31, 2023

Two Oregon lawmakers from Lincoln County embroiled in the stalled session of the 2023 Legislature will appear in an online forum from 8-9 a.m. Friday sponsored by Oregon Coast Community College. For the past eight years the community college has hosted live video town hall meetings between Lincoln County residents and their elected officials. Friday’s event will feature Sen. Dick

Yachats Trails Team — now 60 members strong — works year-round to help make the city walkable for locals and visitors

May 31, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A symphony of wetland-loving birds punctuated by the occasional frog in full throat was all the accompaniment the Yachats Trails Team needed as they tackled yet another restoration project. What began 18 years ago with a handful of volunteers determined to maintain local trails and beautify public spaces in Yachats, has grown to 60

Yachats Pride’s fifth annual celebration kicks off Friday

May 31, 2023

YACHATS — Yachats Pride returns this weekend with three days of free activities, including Drag Bingo, live music, a Trans Tea Party, Pride Family Picnic and a Pride Puppy Parade. There will also be vendors on hand selling homemade wares. “This is a time for connecting with one another and celebrating the diversity of Yachats,” said Emily Crabtree, a board

After more than a decade, Oregon Department of Education issues new recommendations for how reading should be taught

May 30, 2023

Students are taught how to sound out letters during a phonics lesson at Ferguson Elementary School in Klamath Falls in April. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education released new recommendations Tuesday for ensuring all kids can read by the end of third grade, after years of Oregon students demonstrating poor reading proficiency on state

Oregon’s Project Turnkey announces new grants for Klamath tribal elders, homeless rural residents

May 30, 2023

The Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon received more than $2.3 million to buy and renovate Melita’s Hotel and RV Park to provide housing for tribal elders. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A shelter for tribal elders in southern Oregon, a safe resting space for domestic violence survivors on the southwest coast and Malheur County’s first year-round shelter are among the

Federal government agrees to buy $52 million in Pacific groundfish to help struggling West Coast fisheries

May 30, 2023

Commercial fishermen in Oregon and the rest of the West Coast have been hit with climate change and decreased sales due to the pandemic. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Portions of the struggling fisheries industry in Oregon and on the West Coast is getting a financial boost from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will

Lincoln County emergency management schedules countywide tests for June 9

May 30, 2023

LINCOLN ALERTS COUNTY WIDE TEST SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 9, 2023 News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: May 29th, 2023 11:00 AM Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts Annual Test Notice Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts and Wellness Check Spanish Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts and Wellness Check – English Downloadable file: Media Release – Lincoln Alerts Annual Test 2023 See attached media release for full

Waldport council OKs 2023-24 spending plan — and lots of construction projects “with other peoples’ money”

May 29, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city officials say residents should see lots of construction activity around town the next 1-2 years based on their plans and a newly approved 2023-24 budget. Projects include sidewalks – although probably scaled back – along Crestline and Range drives, a new 300,000 gallon water tank, a state-mandated upgrade to the wastewater treatment