Depoe Bay trio and Tradewinds Charter owners are honored as Oregon’s small business people of the year

April 3, 2025

Tadd Mick and his two partners at Tradewinds Charters in Depoe Bay are being recognized as Oregon’s Small Business Persons of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Yachats Fire board trying to determine if it should take over South Lincoln’s ambulance service

April 3, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – Whether the Yachats area will continue to have its own designated ambulance service is at the crux of discussions among the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board and its administrator. The board held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss whether Yachats Fire should take on ambulance service in south Lincoln County, something that

Yachats artist uses her knives and tools to create two dimensional art in vibrant downtown studio

April 3, 2025

Last in a series By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Is Victoria Kwasinski a sculptor or a painter? “Yes” is the correct answer, because the Yachats artist’s work requires carving into a paint-wax mixture to create textured, two-dimensional pieces. While she keeps a few dozen traditional paint brushes around for nostalgia’s sake, the Colorado native is lately more apt

Cybertrucks and lake draining. Two April Fool’s Day media spoofs catch more than a few people by surprise

April 3, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle No, they did not drain Devils Lake in Lincoln City on Tuesday. No, Lincoln County commissioners did not vote unanimously to spend $177 million to replace the county fleet with 1,400 Tesla Cybertrucks. But apparently more than a few people fell this week for some April 1 Tomfoolery. Read carefully folks. This is intended as

Oregon Democrats unveil $1.9 billion transportation funding plan that proposes higher taxes and fees

April 3, 2025

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians would pay more at the pump, higher fees when they buy a car or bike and see more money deducted from their paychecks to pay for transit under a wide-ranging plan released Thursday by Democratic lawmakers for filling a transportation deficit. The framework that Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Troutdale, and Rep. Susan McLain,

Public Notice: Sale of real property by the City of Waldport

April 3, 2025

Public Notice: Sale of real property by the City of Waldport Pursuant to ORS 221.725 the City of Waldport is hereby declaring its intent to sell lot 2900 identified on Map 13-11-19-DC. A public hearing shall be held during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on April 10, 2025 starting at 4 p.m. This lot is a bare land lot

March rain amounts reinforce that all weather is local

April 3, 2025

As Mother Nature keeps reminding us, all weather is local. Rainfall amounts in Yachats were quite normal for March, but venture even a few miles inland it was quite a different story. At the Yachats wastewater treatment plant, city staff measured 9.05 inches of rain in March for a three-month total of 22.55 inches – both below its 10-year average

Newport’s Highway 101 couplet idea is going the wrong way

April 3, 2025

To the editor: April Fools Day just happened and will happen again from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Newport city hall when the next installment of the magical mystery tour happens again. The mystery is how an inept proposed plan to spend $12-14 million in taxes by expanding what is not working. The areas that need to be removed

Two Newport galleries launch new but very different exhibits Friday and April 16

April 3, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY Newport’s Nye Beach area has two buildings that support the arts on the Oregon Coast — the Newport Visual Arts Center and the Newport Performing Arts Center. Beginning Friday, April 4, the two sites will each host new, visually arresting exhibits. In the Upstairs Gallery at the Visual Arts Center, “A Thousand Hands” features the

As expected, PacifiCorp appeals 2023 Multnomah County jury verdict that found it caused 2020 wildfires

April 3, 2025

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal PacifiCorp on Tuesday appealed a landmark class action lawsuit verdict after a jury in 2023 found the utility giant at fault for damage caused by four of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. A Portland jury in June 2023 found PacifiCorp negligent and grossly negligent for causing the South Obenchain, 242, Echo Mountain and Santiam