Oregon coast’s own shark experts show off their stuff Saturday

October 8, 2023

When it comes to ocean-dwelling show-offs, no one does it quite as well as whales. Their twice-a-year migrations up and down the coast pack sight-seeing boats and lure visitors to prime viewing spots. Now, the 15 species of sharks known to swim in Oregon’s coastal waters are about to get some love of their own Saturday, Oct. 14, when

How Salem got its commercial flight groove back. (Hint: $$)

October 7, 2023

By HARRIET BASKAS/The Points Guy SALEM — Over the past few years, many small regional airports across the country lost some or all of their commercial flights due to pilot shortages and other challenges facing the airline industry. But Oregon’s Salem Municipal Airport, just 50 miles south of Portland and two miles from downtown Salem, is bucking the trend by bringing back

State agency seeks record $27.6 million from southern Oregon dam operators over massive lamprey kill

October 6, 2023

The 133-year-old Winchester Dam near Roseburg underwent repairs from August to early September. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking near record damages from the operators of a southern Oregon dam and its contractors over repairs that led to the deaths of more than half a million juvenile Pacific lamprey. On Friday, the

Bend attorney goes back to his roots with purchase and big restoration project of 64 acres in upper Tenmile Creek

October 5, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Those bow hunting trips Roger Worthington took with his dad to the Tenmile Creek area south of Yachats decades ago planted seeds that are reshaping the landscape for perhaps centuries to come. Worthington, now a highly successful lawyer and founder of a number of Bend-area businesses, is the newest partner in an ongoing effort to restore

State fire investigators unable to determine cause of massive blaze that destroyed Ziggurat house

October 5, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The cause of the July fire that engulfed the Ziggurat house just north of Tenmile Creek remains a mystery after an investigation by state fire officials was unable to find its source. “Undetermined” was the official declaration by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office for the July 6 blaze that destroyed the top two floors

Oregon health leaders warn of bumpy start for expanded Medicaid system

October 5, 2023

Sarah Holland, a director at Portland-based Central City Concern, right, speaks about housing and health care with Oregon Medicaid director Dana Hittle, center, and Marin Arreola, a member of the Governor’s Racial Justice Council. The group spoke about Oregon’s Medicaid expansion at CCO Oregon’s annual conference about health care. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s Medicaid system, which

Yachats council sets busy schedule for city manager candidates, hopes to make a decision Thursday

October 5, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – While there is no guarantee one of the three candidates vying for the Yachats’ city manager position will be offered a job next week, there is no doubt they will be put through the paces presenting their cases. “We have some very well-structured panels that will be asking questions,” Mayor Craig Berdie said at

As number of West Coast wildfires increase, new OSU study finds poor, elderly are disproportionately affected

October 5, 2023

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle People who are poor, older, suffer from disabilities or have unstable housing face a disproportionate threat from wildfires, a new study found. The research, published in the journal Science Advances, looked at areas hit by wildfires between 2000 and 2021. It found that nearly a half a million people on the West Coast had

Samaritan offering drive-through flu clinics Saturday for its patients

October 5, 2023

Samaritan Health Services is once again offering drive-through flu vaccination clinics for its patients in Newport and Lincoln City on Saturday Oct. 7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older receive a flu vaccination. It is especially important for people who are at higher risk of health complications, hospitalization or death from

Exhibit featuring 20 quilts honoring Lincoln County’s veterans opens Thursday at Pacific Maritime center

October 5, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY For many veterans, boot camp might bring back memories of scratchy blankets. But the new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center aims to give a more layered portrayal of life in, and after, military service. The Veterans Quilt Project exhibit opens Thursday, Oct. 12, with a public reception from 4-6 p.m. featuring light refreshments.