By Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is asking the federal government for disaster relief for the state’s struggling commercial salmon industry. The governor submitted the formal aid request […]
Passage of anti-STR ballot measure would badly hurt Lincoln County economy
To the editor: A few property owners don’t want a vacation rental in their neighborhood and are trying to eliminate many short-term rentals. Lincoln County has strict regulations for STR’s relating […]
Florence woman dies in auto accident east of Eugene
On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at approximately 1:06 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 58 near milepost 26. Preliminary investigation revealed […]
Despite return to in-person classes, many Oregon families who chose homeschooling during pandemic are staying home
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/The Capital Chronicle By May 2020, Ethan Kemper had all but given up on school. Banks High School, where he was finishing his freshman year, had gone to […]
Bandon’s “Circles in the Sand” creator coming to Florence Oct. 16
FLORENCE — A Circles in the Sand event that draws thousands to the beaches near Bandon each summer is coming to Florence on Saturday, Oct. 16. A giant labyrinth […]
Yachats Fire District completes sale of old station, adding $338,000 to its accounts and sending $115,000 to the city
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District has completed the sale of its former station in downtown Yachats, adding $338,000 to its books and sending $115,430 to the […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Oct. 5: 1,650 new cases, 8 in Lincoln County, 44 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,650 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 44 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,867, […]
New survey indicates that Oregonians are split on whether state is on ‘right track’
By ZACK DEMARS/Oregon Capital Bureau While half of Oregonians say the state is headed in the wrong direction, views on the state’s economy have improved in recent months. Those […]
Rural Oregon counties are on their own if medical personnel quit as mid-October vaccine deadline approaches
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – Rural counties that fear first responders will quit in bulk ahead of a mid-October vaccine mandate need to come up with their own […]
New Oregon laws try to address housing shortages, changing codes in fire-damaged areas and projects by nonprofits
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – Two years after passing sweeping legislation requiring many cities to allow duplexes anywhere single-family homes could be built, the Oregon Legislature returned in […]