By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Officials with a small school district nestled in northwest Oregon’s Clatsop State Forest have paid tens of thousands of dollars to fight new state limits […]
Chinook Winds Casino hosts variety of military-themed commemorations and events beginning Thursday
By Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — Each fall, the roar of motorcycle engines on U.S. Highway 101 signals the return of the Annual Celebration of Honor, Lincoln County’s […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Chris Carlson of C.P. Carlson Builders started by following his father around
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Chris Carlson, owner of C.P. Carlson Builders in Waldport, first started learning about home building in kindergarten. His father, Peter Carlson, was a home builder on […]
Feds award Oregon $11.5 million, perhaps millions more to come, to improve literacy instruction
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get federal financial help next year. […]
New federal report says food insecurity got worse in Oregon since the pandemic
By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting More Oregonians were food insecure, couldn’t afford groceries or outright skipped meals in 2023, compared to 2020. That’s according to an annual U.S. Department of […]
Firefighters battle 25 large blazes in Oregon as record season blazes on; rain forecast Wednesday
The Rail Ridge Fire south of Dayville in Grant County has scorched more than 135,000 acres. (Courtesy of Grant County Emergency Management) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Firefighters battled […]
Lincoln County senator proposing 2025 legislation that would exclude tips from Oregon taxes
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A Republican state senator who represents part of the Oregon coast that relies heavily on a tourist economy has submitted a plan to exclude […]
California publisher formally announces plans to begin online news operation in Eugene next year
By BRIER DUDLEY/The Seattle Times One of the worst-kept secrets in Oregon’s news industry was revealed last week when industry veteran Ken Doctor formally announced plans for a new digital […]
Millions in opioid settlement dollars to Oregon intended to fund drug treatment centers
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon public health officials are mapping out plans for spending $41 million in opioid settlement funding that will go toward preventing addiction, expanding treatment programs […]
Are you emergency-ready? Yachats fair Saturday helps residents “Be Prepared, Not Scared”
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Disasters aren’t fun to think about, but wildfires, landslides and earthquakes are even less fun to experience — so “Be Prepared, Not Scared!” is […]