Some big businesses throwing support to Oregon cap-and-trade legislation

February 3, 2020

A June 2019 Capital rally by members of Timber Unity helped cement the end of a cap-and-trade bill opposed by rural constituents. CLAIRE WITHYCOME/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon Democrats’ effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions is getting a public nudge from business.Nearly two dozen companies and two health care climate alliances in Washington and California, signed a Jan. 29 letter to

Oregon lawmakers hope to improve rural dental care with new legislation

February 3, 2020

By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is facing a dental health epidemic, and a lack of access to care is at the root of the problem for many children, rural residents and low-income families. This month Oregon legislators will consider improving access to education and services in schools, as well as create licensing for a new type of practitioner who

Yachats records 14.52 inches of rain in January

February 1, 2020

Going to state the obvious here – it was very wet in Yachats in January. The city received 14.52 inches of rain last month, the second-highest amount for the month in the past 10 years. It was also double the rainfall in December. The 14.52 inches was the highest since 19.12 inches were measured at the city’s wastewater treatment plant

Yachats Fire District will return $562,000 to taxpayers once new station is completely finished

February 1, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When the finishing touches are completed, the last equipment purchased and the final landscaping done, the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District estimates it will have $562,000 left over after building its main fire station. Now the district’s board has to figure out how to give the money back to taxpayers. The district moved into its new