Rain Parrish, a 22-year-old from Portland, hugs her pink bunny Usagi. Parrish, who spent nearly 16 years in Oregon’s foster care system, shared her experiences in a court hearing on […]
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Lincoln County hopes to have new state-funded drug “deflection” programs running by November, at latest
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews For three years police in Lincoln County could not do much when they came across someone in possession of a small amount of illegal drugs except […]
Waldport community comes together to help assemble massive new play structure at Southworth Park
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – In a flurry of activity spanning three days this week, dozens of volunteers banded together to help erect what is being touted as the […]
After years of debate and budgeting, Yachats finally seeks contractors to repair and reopen Little Log Church Museum
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS — Mayors, councilors, commission members and city managers have come and gone but finally after at least six years of debate, studies and budgeting the […]
Oregon State, Washington State revive Pac-12 by luring four colleges from Mountain West Conference
By JON WILNER/Bay Area News Group It took 13 months, eight days and many millions of dollars, but the Pac-12 is off the mat. It’s not the same Pac-12 that […]
City of Brookings will pay $400,000 to settle church’s lawsuit related to free meal program
By JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church sued the city of Brookings in 2022, challenging a city ordinance that limited their free meals program. That law, passed amid […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium featuring a new interactive game for children through Oct. 20
By Oregon Coast TODAY Would your kids like to cross something new off their bucket lists? Check out the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aquarium Tour, taking place at the […]
Small Oregon school district slated to lose money under forest conservation plan spends big to sue state
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Officials with a small school district nestled in northwest Oregon’s Clatsop State Forest have paid tens of thousands of dollars to fight new state limits […]
Chinook Winds Casino hosts variety of military-themed commemorations and events beginning Thursday
By Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — Each fall, the roar of motorcycle engines on U.S. Highway 101 signals the return of the Annual Celebration of Honor, Lincoln County’s […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Chris Carlson of C.P. Carlson Builders started by following his father around
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Chris Carlson, owner of C.P. Carlson Builders in Waldport, first started learning about home building in kindergarten. His father, Peter Carlson, was a home builder on […]