Performing Arts Center supporters celebrate completion of $2.2 million campaign Saturday

December 11, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY There are so many reasons to visit the Newport Performing Arts Center and on Saturday, Dec. 14, the reason will be to celebrate the building itself and the long-awaited conclusion of its $2.2 million capital campaign. Saturday’s reopening begins at noon and will last approximately two hours with remarks, backstage tours, entertainment and light food

OSU gets $2.5 million federal grant for marine energy research

December 10, 2024

By KLCC News Oregon State University’s marine energy research got a boost this week, with $2.5 million in federal funding for three projects. Mechanical engineering professor Geoff Hollinger said the awards are meant to boost development of renewable ocean energy. “If we want to expand out marine energy,” he told KLCC, “and we want to make it something that is

Port of Alsea hopes third time is the charm with newest port manager hire

December 10, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board selected Dean O’byrne as the probationary candidate for port manager during a special meeting Dec. 3. O’byrne is currently working three days a week as he trains to take over as port manager at the end of January for Roxie Cuellar, who is retiring after nine years on the

Congress names U.S. Highway 20 from Newport to Boston as “National Medal of Honor Highway”

December 10, 2024

From wire and YachatsNews reports U.S. Highway 20, the nation’s longest road whose western end is in Newport, will be designated the “National Medal of Honor Highway” under legislation approved this week by the U.S. House of Representatives. The western terminus of the 3,365 mile road is in Newport at its junction with U.S. Highway 101 and its eastern end

Community band brings concerts to Yachats and Florence this weekend

December 10, 2024

The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble, a community band, will offer its annual seasonal celebration concerts in Yachats on Saturday, Dec. 14 and in Florence on Sunday, Dec. 15. The Yachats event begins at 2 p.m. at the Commons’ multipurpose room. The Florence concert begins at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian Community Church, 3996 U.S. Highway 101. Admission is free for

Motel-to-shelter projects – including two in Lincoln County – house thousands as Oregon tries to build more homes

December 10, 2024

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Just before a tour of an Astoria homeless shelter late last month, Gov. Tina Kotek met with a single father living there with his children. He’d been paying rent for five years in nearby Seaside when his landlord terminated his lease without giving a reason. The father and his children were homeless, in a

Gov. Kotek, Oregon lawmakers say state needs to keep focus on housing, education, mental health

December 9, 2024

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle PORTLAND — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek doubled down Monday on her requests for more funding and more attention for housing, homelessness, behavioral health and education ahead of a legislative session likely to be dominated by transportation debates. Kotek said that people — including some of the business leaders listening to her at the Oregon Leadership

OPB study: Oregon’s shrinking news industry making it harder to find reliable information

December 9, 2024

By TONY SCHICK and RYAN HAAS/Oregon Public Broadcasting The amount of reporting produced in Oregon has been declining for decades — a fact that is likely unsurprising to Oregonians who have seen their newspapers thin and local coverage shrink. It’s a trend that has been playing out across the country as the business of producing journalism has faltered alongside the

Yachats council praises manager after first year; awards 5 percent raise

December 8, 2024

YACHATS – City manager Bobbi Price received high praise from the Yachats city council Friday and a five percent pay raise for her performance one year into the job. Price, the former director of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, had no previous city manager experience when she was chosen over two other candidates to lead the city in October

Greater Idaho movement asks Trump for support to move some eastern Oregon counties to that state

December 8, 2024

By MIKE McINALLY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The leaders of the Greater Idaho movement have asked President-elect Donald Trump to support their efforts to have counties in eastern Oregon join Idaho – a state they say is more in tune with them politically, economically and culturally. “Unlike typical politicians, you have a unique ability as a practical problem-solver to get