By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle EDDYVILLE – Persistence paid off in spades for the East Lincoln County Fire District this month as it broke ground on a long-awaited fire station. […]
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Oregon governor signs bill to get the state out of betting on greyhound races around the world
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek has shut the door on Oregon’s large, if largely invisible, role in the rapidly declining sport of greyhound racing. On […]
Lincoln County’s two legislators want 2025 session now underway to address issues, finish projects started in 2023
By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews If the biggest issues facing the 2025 Legislature – transportation, housing, behavioral health, education funding, wildfires – seem familiar to you, Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. […]
Five Oregon legislators, including Rep. Gomberg, protest BLM’s plan to kill barred owls
By COURTNEY SHERWOOD/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Biden administration appears to be doubling down on a plan to kill barred owls in order to protect the northern spotted owl populations […]
Calls to alter Oregon homeless camping laws after U.S. Supreme Court decision face uphill climb
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s top Democrats are showing no sign they will prioritize changes next year to a law that limits how cities regulate homeless camping in the […]
Lincoln County’s two legislators pleased with speed, compromises — and results — of just-completed short session
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The two legislators who represent Lincoln County in Salem are pleased with the results of the recently completed short, off-year session that concluded last week. They […]