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Yachats “Swifty” group offering Dec. 4 workshop on how to make bird boxes

November 21, 2021
Want to encourage bird life in the Yachats area? Then join a “Christmas Bird House Celebration and Workshop” from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. That’s when SWIFTY — Swallows in Flight to Yachats — will lead participants in assembling kit homes for swallows or chickadees. The boxes can double as bluebird homes for those living in the Willamette

By re-thinking how to reach new students, Oregon Coast CC sees strong post-pandemic turnaround in 2021 enrollment

November 18, 2021
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The coronavirus has taken huge bites out of Oregon’s coastal economy, affecting everything from restaurants and hotels to stores and child care availability. Less visible, but no less profound, was the hit taken by Oregon Coast Community College, which saw its enrollment numbers plummet from 939 full-time equivalent students before the pandemic to 516 in 2020

State senator who plans to seek governorship as an independent, reports $2.2 million in campaign contributions

November 18, 2021
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Since she launched her independent run for governor a month ago, Betsy Johnson has accomplished two things no other candidate has yet — raising $2 million and securing large contributions from a broad swath of the state’s business community. The $2.2 million reported in Johnson’s campaign finance account is more than double the $1 million

Oregon communities devastated by September 2020 wildfires to get $422 million from feds for rebuilding

November 18, 2021
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will receive more than $422 million from the federal government for rebuilding from the 2020 wildfires that were among the worst in state history. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is distributing $2 billion in disaster recovery and resiliency funds among nine states and Puerto Rico. Oregon

Lawyers for 21 Lincoln County vacation rental owners file notice they will challenge new license restrictions to the state

November 18, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The first in what is expected to be a salvo of legal action against new restrictions on vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County came Wednesday when lawyers for one industry group gave notice they will appeal a recently-passed ordinance to the state Land Use Board of Appeals. Attorneys for Via Oregon filed the notice Wednesday in

Oregon’s education director says public schools should have COVID-19 tests for students by end of November

November 18, 2021
By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive  The director of the Oregon Department of Education said Wednesday that K-12 schools should soon all but eliminate the need to quarantine students who’ve been exposed to COVID-19. Director Colt Gill said he hopes the state will be able to implement a “test-to-stay” program by the end of November. That means unvaccinated students, who have been required to stay

Oregon economic forecast: Higher wages drive state revenue, but workers feel inflation

November 18, 2021
 The dome of the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Higher wages are driving up Oregon’s projected tax revenue, but most middle-class workers won’t feel the benefits of larger paychecks over the next year because of inflation, state economists said Wednesday. A quarterly economic forecast from the state Department of Administrative

State’s environment commission issues historic mandate for cleaner trucks on Oregon roads, but manufacturer sees issues

November 18, 2021
 New Clean Trucks Rules are expected to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions and tailpipe pollution during the next decade. (Salem Reporter photo) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A powerful state regulatory commission Wednesday put Oregon in the forefront of climate change efforts by mandating changes to trucking that are expected to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions and tailpipe
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Pioneer Connect Premium Wi-Fi Mobile Phone Home Business Lincoln County Oregon Coast
ACE Hardware Walport Oregon Coast
Lincoln City Local Government Working for You We Want Your Feedback Lincoln County Oregon Coast
Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center Newport Oregon
Sweet homes vacation rentals Help Wanted Oregon coast
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Volunteers Join our team Lincoln County Newport Oregon
Newport Symphony Orchestra Newport Oregon Coast
Samaritan Health Services Samaritan Orthopedics Program Lincoln County Oregon Coast
David Gomberg State Representative Oregon
Tanner Insurance Devoted Health Plans Medicare Advantage Lincoln County Oregon Coast
Yachats Lions Club Thrift Store Yachats Oregon Coast
Yachats Chamber of Commerce Visit Yachats Oregon Coast
Charlotte Lehto Insurance Agency Medicare Lincoln County Oregon
Newport Farmers Market Newport Oregon Coast
Dahl Disposal Better Bark and More Waldport Oregon Coast
Lincoln City Cultural Center Turkish Rugs Show and Sale Lincoln County Oregon Coast
Waldport Artist Festival Fall Show Waldport Community Center Hemlock Street Waldport Oregon
Oregon Coast Aquarium Puffin Plate Newport Oregon

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