(SALEM, OR) – Oregon DMV now gives local preference to rural customers scheduling behind-the-wheel drive tests for Class C driver licenses, the basic license for passenger cars. As of Jan. 1, Senate Bill…
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon to receive $197.3M federal investment in rural healthcare
Funding will help improve healthcare access, boost disease management and prevention, support workforce, expand data and technology use PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon will receive $197.3 million in 2026 to improve rural healthcare…
No Gas Tax Referendum secures over 250,000 signatures on petition to put gas tax on ballot
(SALEM, OR)– Today, December 29, 2025 at 1pm, the chief petitioners to the gas tax referendum will be turning in additional signatures to State Elections bringing their total count to 250,900 Oregon voters…
Oregon Dept. of Human Services (ODHS) Notifies SNAP Recipients – No Benefits after Oct. 31st due to Federal Shutdown
Today, Monday October 20, 2025, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is notifying approximately 757,000 Oregonians who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that they will not…
Gourd vibes only at Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch – Opens this weekend, Sat. & Sun. Oct. 4 & 5, through October
By Chelsea Yarnell for Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch It’s that time again to let the gourd times roll at the Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch. “People who come here, remark about how family-friendly…
Oregon Senate Passes ODOT Funding Bill During Special Session Monday Sept. 29; Series of Press Releases from Oregon Legislature
EDITOR’S NOTE: The flurry of press releases from the Oregon legislature, each with their “view” of the passage of the ODOT funding proposals are packaged below. Instead of posting each separately, I…
Coast Guard rescues whale watching vessel after becoming disabled on Yaquina Bay bar Sept. 17
The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled in the coastal bar near Newport, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 The captain of the 62-foot Discovery sent out…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: General Marine Species bag limit reduced begins Sept. 18 to lower risk of an early season closure
NEWPORT, Ore. – The General Marine Species daily bag limit is reduced to three fish beginning Sept. 18 to lower the risk of an early season closure. The one-fish sub-bag limit for…
WATER RESCUE IN SEASIDE SEPT. 16, ONE HOSPITALIZED
Seaside Police and Seaside Fire & Rescue responded to a report of two young adults unaccounted for in the ocean near the Turnaround at 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16. A female…
City of Rockaway Beach Doing Due Diligence, Following Citizen Input Making Salmonberry Trail Priority; Design, Initial Engineering Indicate Rails & Trails Construction Might Not Be Financially and Technically Feasible
At the Port of Tillamook Bay meeting on July 30th, Rockaway Beach City Manager Luke Shepard provided an update on the City’s planning for the Salmonberry Trail section, which included a request…