Month: April 2018

Public meeting Thursday, May 3, on county behavioral health lay-offs The impact of last week’s abrupt layoff of nine mental health and addiction counselors, and several part time staffers in the Lincoln County Department of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division will be the sole topic this Thursday [May 3] at the regular monthly public meeting of the Lincoln County Addiction Prevention and Recovery Committee (APARC), in Newport. The […]

Video https://vimeo.com/266745631 Commons Focused Statement (Signed by both Fair Board and Board of Commissioners, attached) The Lincoln County Commons (Home of the Lincoln County Fair) Master Plan Refinement Plan process is well underway. Our consultants have met with over 35 stakeholders and an initial meeting of the Refinement Plan Visioning Committee has been held. Plans are underway for outreach to all geographic areas of the County and continuation of the […]

Governor Kate Brown Signs Bill Improving High-Speed Internet for Oregon’s Rural Schools As part of the Future Ready Oregon initiative, the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund brings broadband to rural Oregon schools (Pendleton, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today signed HB 4023, which establishes the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund. As part of the Future Ready Oregon initiative, the fund supports broadband access for K-12 public schools in the state, bringing high-speed […]