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Oregon will launch nation’s first Medicaid rental assistance program in November
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority is launching a new rental assistance program through its Medicaid plan that serves low-income Oregonians when medical crises impact their ability […]
Can Oregon coast seaweed help eastern Oregon cattle from producing too much greenhouse gases?
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service Can seaweed grown on the Oregon coast help prevent beef cattle in eastern Oregon from producing too much methane? Oregon State University researchers are […]
Judge denies Yachats businesswoman’s request to keep yurt/travel trailer development in forest zone
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A Lincoln County circuit judge has denied a request by a prominent Yachats businesswoman seeking to keep a development of four yurts and a travel trailer […]
Yachats council OKs $370,000 bid to (finally) renovate city’s Little Log Church Museum
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a bid to begin renovations on the city’s historic Little Log Church Museum despite the higher-than-expected cost. During […]
Siuslaw National Forest starts seasonal slash burning
WALDPORT – Smell smoke in the air? This time of year it’s likely to be from slash burning from summer logging operations on private lands or in the Siuslaw National […]
Clatsop judge dismisses case brought by school district against state over reduced timber revenue
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A Clatsop County circuit court judge has dismissed a tiny school district’s case against the state over new limits on logging that could lead to […]
Freight rail line between Coos Bay and Eugene gets nearly $30 million for upgrades
By KLCC News COOS BAY — A freight rail line connecting Eugene with Coos Bay has received a $29.7 million federal grant to to help upgrade the line in order […]
Agencies place 700 big trees in Coast Range streams to restore habitat and help salmon, steelhead thrive
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews FIVE RIVERS – The first warning of impending danger arrives with the distant thrum of slapping blades that quickly gives way to the rhythmic thumping of […]
YachatsNews enters final week of October fundraising campaign to support local journalism
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Although there’s never really any deadline for donations, YachatsNews has entered the last week of its October campaign to encourage more small, monthly subscribers to help […]