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A University of Oregon physicist participating in a study that recreates the conditions of the early universe will give a presentation in Yachats at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Sponsored by the Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences and Polly Plumb Productions, James Brau will give a presentation entitled “Report on a Journey to the Beginning of Time.” The event

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Alsea Sportsman’s Association will join forces with other conservation-minded individuals on Sunday, April 28 to clean up the Alsea River. This event is also sponsored by SOLVE and Dahl Disposal Service. The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the U.S. Forest Service’s Blackberry Campground 19 miles east of Waldport

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in March but still is higher than the state or national average. The Oregon Employment Department’s Newport office reported this week that Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March, 0.1 percent lower than in February. It was 4.8 percent in March 2018. Oregon’s unemployment rate is 4.8 percent; the national