By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats-based nonprofit development company has received state funding and arranged other financing to proceed with a $10.9 million, 24-unit affordable housing project in Florence. Our […]
Poll by Oregon research group indicates 72 percent of residents support abortion rights
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregonians support abortion rights at a higher rate than the national average, a recent survey from the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center shows. The Portland-based […]
Have opinions about Samaritan’s operations? Time to speak up is Tuesday
NEWPORT – Have opinions and comments about Samaritan Health Services’ operations in Lincoln County – from Waldport to Newport to Lincoln City? Now is the time to speak up. Samaritan […]
Oregon Coast CC offers last of summer’s “on the spot” admissions Thursday, Aug. 25
NEWPORT – Oregon Coast Community College is staging its last “on the spot” admissions event of the summer from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at the college’s central campus in […]
Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson hands in signatures Tuesday to qualify for ballot
Former state Sen. Betsy Johnson prepares to submit 17 boxes with 48,214 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Betsy Johnson’s months-long […]
Oregon’s chief justice plans to remove all members of the Public Defense Services Commission this week
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters is planning to remove all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission, the state panel that oversees legal representation […]
Three Otis men die Monday in Highway 101 crash near Salishan
GLENEDEN BEACH – Three men from Otis were killed Monday when a small SUV collided with a dump truck on U.S. Highway 101 just south of Salishan. Oregon State Police […]
Lincoln County needs to calculate cost of vacation rentals, not just income
To the editor: Short term rentals create and destroy value. Those affected include permanent residents, long term tenants, and the county. The accounting is not simple, but the issues are […]
Insurance rates will not rise due to new Oregon wildfire risk map, state regulators now say
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Concerns that a new map showing wildfire risks across Oregon will lead to property insurance hikes are unfounded, state financial regulators said Friday. Insurers have […]
With many Oregon hospitals in crisis, state will seek ‘significant’ funds for stopgap measures
Many emergency rooms, like the one at Oregon Health & Science University, are packed. (Christine Torres Hicks/OHSU) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The hospital crisis in Oregon is playing out […]