By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The mother of a 25-year-old Waldport woman killed in a collision with a Yachats ambulance in January has filed a $6 million lawsuit […]
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Central Oregon Coast Fire asking voters for levy increase to keep up with rising costs and rebuild reserves
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District believes it gave residents in the district a break four years ago, so now it’s asking […]
Seal Rock Fire District asking voters to approve new 5-year tax levy to help purchase equipment
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK – Seal Rock Fire Department Chief Will Ewing has an equipment shortage on his hands that he hopes district taxpayers will help resolve. The […]
Oregon DMV needs more accessible website and better security, new state audit finds
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division needs to do a better job translating its online web portal for people who don’t […]
Oregon could be in for a cool, wet winter this year, National Weather Service says
By Oregon Public Broadcasting Weather scientists say Oregon could be in store for a cooler, wetter winter this year. That’s according to the latest U.S. Winter Outlook, released by the National […]
Another Oregon newspaper chain sells to Mississippi-based media company
By Oregon Public Broadcasting EO Media Group, which owns a dozen newspapers in mostly rural areas of Oregon and Southwest Washington, announced Wednesday it has been sold to Carpenter Media […]
Depoe Bay man turns long-running fascination with skeletons into a Halloween spectacular
By W.W. CLYDE REID/Oregon Coast TODAY Most people are ashamed to have skeletons in their closet. Not Roger Silver. The Depoe Bay barista/bartender doesn’t have the least concern about […]
Newport’s Nye Beach one week online banner auction begins Saturday with kick-off party
By Oregon Coast TODAY The hand-painted banners that have graced light poles throughout Nye Beach area of Newport are being auctioned off, as is tradition, to raise money for […]
Oil slick on Highway 126 east of Florence leads to crashes, fatality
FLORENCE – A 59-year-old Florence woman was killed and a Eugene woman seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a 200-yard-long oil slick in the Knowles Creek tunnel on Highway 126 east […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate is stuck at 4.7 percent
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lincoln County stayed at 4.7 percent in September, the same as in August but still significantly higher than the Oregon or national rates, according […]