Oregon economists expect a ‘mild’ recession beginning in 2023, but taxpayers getting record “kicker” in 2024

November 17, 2022

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle After months of record revenue growth, Oregon economists now expect the state to enter a “mild” recession next summer. State economists told a legislative panel Wednesday that economic forecasters in Oregon and around the country anticipate a recession within the next year because inflation remains higher than the Federal Reserve wants it to be, with

Volunteers ready Thanksgiving food baskets for 183 south county families

November 16, 2022

WALDPORT – Food to at least 183 families in south Lincoln County will be on its way Saturday, thanks to volunteers and donations to South Lincoln Resources. Some 23 volunteers on Wednesday got food boxes ready for Saturday delivery to families who signed up to receive all the fixings – and more – for Thanksgiving meals. Volunteers also worked Friday

Yachats Planning Commission OKs request by motel owners to put four park model homes for workers on property

November 16, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal by the owners of the Fireside and Overleaf motels to put four “park model” homes on its property to house employees. The four homes – about 450 square feet each – would sit at the southeast corner of the Fireside property adjacent to U.S.

Some Oregon colleges, universities recover lost enrollment but others see continued decline

November 16, 2022

By MEERAH POWELL/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission released fall enrollment data this week for all of Oregon’s public colleges and universities, showing that some schools have recovered enrollment lost during the height of the pandemic while others continue to shrink. The HECC shared broad details of enrollment trends at its meeting late last week, and some individual

Lincoln County sheriff doesn’t like new voter-approved gun law, but will enforce it if it survives court challenges

November 16, 2022

While he doesn’t necessarily like it, Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers said Tuesday he will enforce Oregon’s newly-passed Ballot Measure 114 that institutes new rules on gun permits and possession – if and when it takes effect. The measure passed 51 percent to 49 percent statewide, with voters in Multnomah, Washington, Lane and Benton counties providing enough of a margin

Mussel harvesting reopens along entire Oregon coast

November 15, 2022

NEWPORT – The state has announced the reopening of mussel harvesting along the entire Oregon coast after two consecutive weeks of testing showed levels of the marine toxin domoic acid are below the closure limit. Oregon razor clam harvesting remains closed coastwide as domoic acid levels remain elevated. Razor clams are often slow to clear toxins from their tissues, especially

Longtime singer/songwriter now living in Newport with 300 titles to his credit, performs Saturday and Sunday at PAC

November 15, 2022

By Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — Songwriter Rand Bishop is not, by his own admission, much of a sport about aging. But he is realistic and not without a sense of humor. So, a few years ago, when Bishop took his parents to the movies and his father offered to pay, Bishop reminded him, “Three seniors, Dad.” What might have been an ouch

Waldport man in jail on second-degree attempted murder, 9 other charges

November 14, 2022

WALDPORT – A 36-year-old Waldport man is being held without bail in the Lincoln County Jail after his arrest Friday night for second-degree attempted murder and nine other charges after five sheriff’s deputies had to break down the door of his bedroom to arrest him after a three-hour standoff. A preliminary hearing for Erich M. Rennspies is scheduled Nov. 21

Residents of 25 counties and 112 cities in Oregon vote to block or ban the start of psilocybin treatment centers

November 14, 2022

By MIKE McINALLY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Thousands of voters across Oregon have decided to ban or block the rollout of psilocybin treatment centers. But two counties bucked that trend: In Deschutes and Jackson counties, voters rejected the proposed bans and chose to move ahead with Measure 109, which passed statewide in 2020 and legalized the limited use of psilocybin in state-regulated

Yachats Celtic Music Festival came back with a bang — to the delight of appreciative audiences, volunteers and community

November 13, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Susan Emerson came from Corvallis. Jennie Smith and her daughter, Katherine, from Madras. Mike Kin drove up from Brookings. And on their years-long tour of north and south America, Dan and Geraldine Wood of Glasgow, Scotland stumbled upon Yachats and the 2022 Celtic Music Festival, staying long enough to fall in love with the