By YachatsNews NEWPORT — Police have arrested a 54-year-old Toledo man and charged him with the murder of a Newport used car dealer who has been missing for three […]
Archives for January 2025
Interior Department approves plans for tribal casino in Medford but Wyden, other tribes promise to fight it
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Willamette Week The U.S. Department of the Interior signed a record of decision Friday, the final step in a lengthy approval process to approve the development of the […]
Cape Perpetua group schedules 12th land-sea symposium Jan. 31
YACHATS — Cape Perpetua is not just a very scenic section of the central Oregon coast, it also has protections in place to help it stay that way. The Cape […]
Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson resigning next month with two years left in term
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson, a popular and hardworking community leader and politician, announced Friday she is resigning from the commission Feb. 14 with two years […]
Portland-area program for homeless teenagers expands to Lincoln County because of the high numbers here
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Jeffrey Fleming is searching for a few good homes which, it turns out, can make all the difference whether homeless Lincoln County teenagers graduate from high […]
Flooring replacement at Newport hospital delays some surgeries until March
NEWPORT – A massive flooring replacement project at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital has moved into the surgery department and as a result some elective surgeries and procedures are being delayed […]
OSU scientist predicts “well behaved” volcano 300 miles off Oregon coast could erupt this year
By GOSIA WOZNIACKIA/The Oregonian/Oregon Live An undersea volcano off Oregon’s coast will likely erupt this year, scientists say. Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most active volcano in the […]
Mike Korgan, Portland/Yachats
Milton “Mike” Korgan July 14, 1939 – Jan. 7, 2025 Milton “Mike” Eugene Korgan, aka Ken Chase, who lived in Portland and Yachats, peacefully passed away surrounded by his […]
Mike Korgan, producer of “Louie Louie” and with deep connections to Yachats area, dies at age 85
By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive Milton “Mike” Korgan, who produced one of the 20th century’s most celebrated songs — “Louie Louie” — died Tuesday. He was known to many by his professional […]
Bowing to criticism and controversy, Oregon’s state forester Cal Mukumoto will resign this month
By NOELLE CROMBIE/The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto will resign effective later this month amid complaints about the agency’s culture, personnel investigations into some of his top managers and sharp criticism over […]