Oregon’s Congressional Democrats met with hundreds of federal employees at a town hall Monday to discuss the impacts of President Trump’s directives cutting agency employees and budgets. By ALEX […]
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State commission ends official restrictions on Siletz Tribe’s hunting, fishing rights
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday rescinded a 45-year-old agreement between the state of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the last remaining step to remove […]
Oregon school districts to get another record payout from state lands revenue
By Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s 197 school districts will get nearly $77 million in additional funding this year from revenues generated from leases and industry permitted on state lands. That’s […]
Appeals court rejects Trump administration’s attempt to block rehiring of fired workers at six federal agencies
By ASHLEY MURRAY/States News Service WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday denied the Trump administration’s emergency effort to block the reinstatement of federal employees at six government agencies. […]
Surge of coastal travelers drives Oregon state parks numbers to new record in 2024, but officials concerned
By JAMIE HALE/The Oregonian/OregonLive A whopping 53.8 million people made day trips to Oregon’s state parks in 2024, according to data released Friday by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, but […]
It’s nesting season for endangered snowy plovers, so be careful on certain areas of the beach
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Western snowy plovers have made a strong comeback in recent years from the early 1990s, when there were so few that the breed ended up with […]
First there were gray whales. Now Dungeness crab, tufted puffins and big sharks are competing to be on your car
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews A mini-tsunami of Oregon coast-themed license plates extolling the virtues of puffins, sharks and Dungeness crabs is fast washing ashore. The groups sponsoring the new plates […]
YachatsNews adds reporter, expands coverage and will change name March 28 to Lincoln Chronicle
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YachatsNews has some of its own news to announce. After six years of calling ourselves YachatsNews, we are changing our name effective March 28 to […]
How does Yachats plan for its future Commons area? Carefully — and with a lot of community comments
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – It’s no easy task to distill hundreds of opinions into one visionary master plan for the Yachats Commons area, nearby public buildings and open […]
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By YachatsNews They determine school or college policies. They oversee port operations, help ensure firefighters can respond to emergencies, that water flows, or potholes are sometimes filled. These are […]