Newport Loyalty Days and Sea Fair Festival this weekend honors military veterans and local first responders

May 4, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Newport Loyalty Days and Sea Fair Festival, running from Friday through Sunday is recognizing all military veterans and active duty personnel, with a special honor given to those who served during the Vietnam War. “On March 29, the United States recognized National Vietnam War Veterans Day on the 50th anniversary of the date

Toledo’s galleries and studios open their doors for “First Weekend” this Saturday and Sunday

May 4, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — The galleries, studios and public art displays in Toledo are closely woven with the scenes of industry from the paper mill, shipyard and railway. At the start of every month, the town celebrates its art community with First Weekend, an opportunity for the local art galleries to open their doors and connect local

“Survivor” TV show schedules open casting call at Chinook Winds

May 4, 2023

Want to make a fool of yourself? Or become famous? Or both? “Survivor,” the long-running CBS TV series reality competition has scheduled an open casting call from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City. “Survivor,” which is currently airing Season 44, brings together a group of so-called castaways, who are challenged to

Lincoln County announces purchase of Waldport property for new animal shelter, hopes to open in fall 2024

May 4, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County has purchased two acres of land in the Waldport Industrial Park for the location of a new animal shelter it hopes to open in the fall of 2024. The county has access to up to $6 million to pay for the land, architects, engineers, prepare the site, construction with the hope to break ground

Oregon Senate Republicans, Independent stage walkout Wednesday as divisive bills await votes

May 3, 2023

Justin Brecht, left, a senior policy analyst for the Senate Republican Caucus, and Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, talk about the readability rule that Republicans cited as a reason for skipping a floor session on Wednesday. By BEN BOTKIN and JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Most Oregon Republican senators skipped the Senate’s floor session Wednesday, bringing the upper chamber’s

Plans for $1.09 million remodel, expansion of Yachats Library getting close with possible groundbreaking in late summer

May 3, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Plans to expand and remodel the 49-year-old Yachats Library are proceeding smoothly – in spite of the turmoil at Yachats city hall — with the hope that ground can be broken in the late summer on a project that could take up to a year. The city — through its Library Commission — has

Despite continued staffing turmoil, proposed Yachats city budget in strong shape — with some projects ready to launch

May 3, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats’ staffing may be in turmoil, but its finances are strong and several long-awaited projects are ready to launch under a proposed 2023-24 spending plan that its 10-member Budget Committee will first review on Friday. The proposed general fund budget of $1.9 million is fueled by continued strong revenue from lodging

Fall of a rising star: Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns Tuesday over $10,000 a month cannabis side job

May 2, 2023

Shemia Fagan, seen as a rising star in Oregon politics, announced her resignation as Secretary of State on Tuesday. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Secretary of State Shemia Fagan will resign next Monday, a little more than a week after news broke of her moonlighting for a troubled cannabis company that played a key role in an audit

Oregon House votes along party lines to approve ban on “ghost” guns and limit types of firearms to young people

May 2, 2023

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The Oregon House split along party lines Tuesday to approve a ban on so-called ghost guns made with untraceable parts. The 35-24 vote sent House Bill 2005 to the Senate, which can only take an up-or-down vote on it. No Democrat voted against it, and no Republican voted for it. One Republican, James

April weather was wet — and coldest in at least 10 years

May 2, 2023

Weather watchers for YachatsNews have confirmed what anyone who lives on the Oregon coast felt about April – it was cold and wet. Rainfall for April was above twice the average in several places and two weather watchers said the average high temperature for the month – just under 52 degrees – was the coldest in 10 years of record