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Dave Baldwin is Yachats’ Renaissance Man — baseball, genetics, engineering, poetry and now big bold paintings
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Is a $10 monthly fee for street repairs a good idea? City of Yachats says it will go slow on the suggestion
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Over the next couple of months the city of Yachats will evaluate whether to tack on a $10 fee to monthly water bills to […]
41 years after Kelly Disney was killed, Lincoln County cold case investigators promise they won’t give up
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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Assistance from FBI field agents and the agency’s behavorial analysis unit is helping two Lincoln County cold case investigators make progress on solving the killing of […]
Crews remove 90-year-old bronze bell from atop Little Log Church in most visible act of $370,000 renovation
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By YachatsNews YACHATS – It was a delicate procedure for a construction crew – how to access and then lift a corroding, 90-year-old bronze bell Thursday from the roof […]
Rep. Hoyle’s staff set end-of-month meetings for in-person help
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NEWPORT – Staff from the office of Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have begun regular once-a-month sessions for Lincoln County residents to get in-person help on issues with federal agencies. Hoyle’s […]
Legislation to give Oregon striking workers unemployment pay narrowly passes Senate on Thursday
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By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate […]
Lincoln City’s spring break Festival of Illusions brings back five of the top acts in its 13 year history
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By Oregon Coast TODAY Are you feeling lucky? This year’s Festival of Illusions will be the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s 13th, and while some might not consider that number […]
Millions of herring make annual return to Yaquina Bay creating spectacular frenzy for sea lions, birds and fishermen
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT — One of nature’s epic shows visited Newport this past week as millions of Pacific herring made their annual stop in Yaquina Bay to spawn. […]
Fired federal workers win their jobs back in judicial rulings, but many linger in “administrative leave” limbo
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By ASHLEY MURRAY/States News Service WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun the process of reinstating tens of thousands of fired federal workers, though most are just being placed on […]
New Oregon Department of Forestry report says PacifiCorp wasn’t responsible for 2020 Santiam Canyon fire
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By JEFF MANNING/The Oregon Journalism Project Oregon Department of Forestry investigators have determined that the 2020 Santiam Canyon fire was not caused by downed power lines as plaintiffs’ attorneys have […]