By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – Six months ago voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax increase to help cash-strapped Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue district make ends meet. […]
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Lincoln County School District seeks renewal of $73 million bond in May election to repair buildings, build three auditoriums
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Voters this month will decide the fate of a $73 million bond that aims to repair and upgrade infrastructure in buildings across the Lincoln County […]
Lincoln County wraps up its second season of winter shelters for the homeless with 247 people served
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – The last night before Newport’s only shelter closed for the season, staff and volunteers looked at each other with tenderness. Spread out in […]
Back under city’s direction, Waldport Wednesday Market opens this week with 35 vendors, music and food trucks
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – The wind still has a bit of a bite but the sun is back to making regular appearances, trees are leafing, flowers are […]
Oregon hospitals’ bleak financials leaves them vulnerable to tariffs, proposed Medicaid cuts
By AMELIA TEMPLETON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two weeks ago, Providence chief executive officer Erik Wexler sent an email to the nonprofit health system’s staff describing a “perfect storm” threatening the organization’s […]