Theatre West continues 50th anniversary series with “And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little”

March 12, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY Lincoln City’s Theatre West continues its special run of plays to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the troupe with “And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little,” opening Thursday, March 13 and running through April 5. A Broadway success authored by Paul Zindel, this biting, touching and often wildly funny play probes deeply into the tortured relationship

Corvallis woman killed Monday in Highway 34 accident

March 12, 2025

TIDEWATER – Amber Damm-Winningham, 42, of Corvallis died Monday afternoon when her car left Highway 34 and rolled 300 feet down a step bank just east of Yates Road. Oregon State Police said Damm-Winningham, who was believed to not be wearing a seat belt, was headed east when she lost control of her Honda Civic, rolled down the bank

Oregon Court of Appeals says voter-approved measure regulating firearms purchases is constitutional

March 12, 2025

By CONRAD WILSON and MICHELLE WILEY/Oregon Public Broadcasting In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals approved a measure that would further regulate the purchase of firearms and ammunition across the state. The opinion finds Ballot Measure 114 does not violate the state constitution. This overturns a 2023 decision from an Eastern Oregon judge. “We conclude that all

Samaritan offers class on how to deal with medical emergencies

March 12, 2025

NEWPORT — Do you have the confidence, skills and knowledge to handle a medical emergency? Samaritan Health Services is offering the American Heart Association Heartsaver course from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20 at the Samaritan Center for Health Education. Participants will learn how to provide basic first aid, perform adult, child and infant CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator.

City of Yachats exploring eight-acre site for big, new water reservoir and workforce housing development

March 11, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – When it comes to planning for the future of Yachats two issues always rise to the top – water sustainability and affordable housing. A project that could combine both objectives is currently in the works. But city officials caution there are a lot of unknowns as they assess a wooded property for its potential

Oregon Senate adds plastic utensils, some packaging and hotel toiletries to 2019’s plastic bag ban

March 11, 2025

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians have grown used to bringing their own bags to the store and asking for straws. Now, lawmakers looking to stop plastic from piling up on the state’s beaches are turning their attention to other

West Coast fishery managers troubled by NOAA layoffs as another 1,000 employees expected to be let go

March 11, 2025

By KATIE FRANKOWICZ/KMUN Radio The long-term impacts of staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are still unknown, but fishery managers on the West Coast say the situation is troubling. On Feb. 27, NOAA laid off more than 800 workers as the Trump administration continues its push to reduce the federal workforce. On Saturday, the New York

Observation deck at Yachats State Park gets a much-needed facelift

March 11, 2025

YACHATS – Rangers with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department began rehabilitating the popular viewing platform at Yachats State Park this week. Work began Monday to replace the 20- by 20-foot platform’s dilapidated wood decking and railing, said ranger Hayden Sader, who finished removing the old material Tuesday. The old deck and railing, which was built in 2007, will

After 11 days of searches, diver finds missing Siletz boy Tuesday three miles downstream from family’s home

March 11, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/YachatsNews The search for a 2½-year-old boy who had been missing 11 days ended Tuesday when a diver found and recovered his body from the Siletz River three miles downstream from his family’s riverside home. The body of Dane Paulsen was found shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday by a volunteer diver from California who specializes in recovering

Oregon governor unveils legislation to allow state agency to intervene in struggling schools

March 11, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education would have historic power to intervene in struggling schools and districts across the state under two new bills backed by Gov. Tina Kotek. Both House Bill 2009 and Senate Bill 141 would bring statutory teeth to the state’s education agency, which has long been treated more like a bureaucratic granting institution and