NEWPORT — Robert Cowen, the longtime director of Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, is retiring at the end of the month. He will be replaced […]
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UO study outlines the declining state of local news in Oregon — and Chronicle’s attempts to reverse that
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle Three years ago two University of Oregon journalism professors set out to draw a picture of the condition of local news in Oregon. Their report […]
Oregon legislators approve record $11.4 billion for state’s public schools — an 11 percent increase
By TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon’s $11.36 billion K-12 budget bill is now headed to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. But as a number of school districts throughout […]
Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon by July 30 amid immigration crackdown
By NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report Federal officials are seeking personal enrollee data from the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan as part of a crackdown on coverage of people who lack immigration […]
Oregon legislators pass a bill blocking personal addresses of themselves and other elected officials
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting The day before a gunman’s attacks on two Minnesota legislators and their families. Oregon state lawmakers approved a measure to make it harder for members […]
Gov. Kotek proposes using $160 million from state’s “rainy day fund” for one-time wildfire funding
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs and […]
Lincoln County’s only community radio station needs board members and volunteers
To the editor: KYAQ, Lincoln County’s only community radio station, is in peril and desperately needs board members and volunteers. The station has reached a transition stage where it will […]
Waldport opens dog area at new Southworth Park and playground unveiling could be just weeks away
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – There is tail-wagging relief for the four-legged community and their two-legged owners with the opening of the new dog park at Louis Southworth […]
Lincoln Chronicle hosts community meeting Tuesday evening in Newport
NEWPORT – The Lincoln Chronicle’s staff is inviting Newport-area residents to the first of three community meetings Tuesday evening to hear more about its operations, plans and the state of […]
Grand Ronde tribe asks Oregon governor to re-examine request to fund Willamette Falls land purchase
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon is urging Gov. Tina Kotek to slow walk a request from Willamette Falls Trust for […]