By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Amid mounting opposition to offshore wind development off the coast of Oregon, the federal government announced Friday it is delaying a planned auction for […]
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Central coast salmon, steelhead hatchery on closure list as ODFW examines facilities, proposes cuts
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews OTIS – Clayton Morgan has spent the last eight years caring for hundreds of thousands of salmon, steelhead and trout at the state’s hatchery along the […]
To help plan for the future of its property, Yachats council OKs $120,000 for a civic master plan
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – To get a handle on what’s required to maintain a city’s buildings and public spaces while also looking to future needs and wants, a […]
Citing political rancor, Waldport mayor resigns three months before end of second term
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport Mayor Greg Holland announced his immediate resignation from office on social media early Wednesday. In a letter posted on Facebook’s Waldport Community page, […]
Newport-based researchers halfway through four-year study how offshore wind turbines might affect sea life
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews For Lisa Ballance and her Oregon State University colleagues, it’s two years down and two to go in their ambitious effort to help federal regulators figure […]
Yachats still waiting on final contractor bids to determine how, when to proceed with library project
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — On the surface, it may look as though not much is happening with the re-build of the Yachats Library. The old structure still stands […]
Lincoln City police news release on narcotics detective hire
The Lincoln City Police Department is excited to announce that a full-time, dedicated, narcotics detective has been assigned to the department’s Investigations Division. This detective position will be dedicated to […]
Newport police news release on arrest of Newport man on drug, theft and other charges
On September 17, 2024 Newport Police took a report of a stolen Toyota Yaris from a residence in Newport. During the investigation Harley J Wescott, 22 of Newport, was identified […]
Oregon Forestry Department receives extra $47.5 million to cover mounting wildfire costs
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Forestry is getting help from the state’s general fund to pay its bills after a record wildfire season. The […]
10 improperly registered Oregon voters didn’t affect election results, state officials tell legislators Wednesday
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM –None of the Oregon residents who were automatically registered to vote without demonstrating citizenship voted in an election where they could have cast the […]