By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — There’s an old adage that misery loves company, and it plays out in an unusual way with Theatre West’s latest show, […]
Yachats Agate Festival returns for its 11th annual show this weekend with rocks, talks and demos
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — You can get up close to rock stars — and even take some home with you — when the Yachats Agate Festival fills the […]
30th annual Coastal Carvers Show is this weekend at Chinook Winds Resort
By Gretchen Ammerman/Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — Become a believer at the 30th annual Coastal Carvers Show where this year’s theme is “Wild Woods, from Sasquatch to wildflowers and […]
Stranded sea turtle rescued Saturday dies Monday at Newport aquarium
NEWPORT – A 22-pound endangered green sea turtle rescued Saturday on Manzanita Beach died Monday after two days of round-the-clock care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Despite its comparatively […]
Oregon Gov. Kotek’s first year in office took her to 36 counties. Here’s what she learned
First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, left, and Gov. Tina Kotek listen to Kris McAlister, executive director of the homelessness nonprofit Carry It Forward, in Cottage Grove on Dec. 14. By […]
One year into four-year term, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek faces same challenges
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek took office a year ago with a promise to wake up every day with a mission to take on Oregon’s […]
Coastal residents must try to stop major logging, spraying of forests
To the editor: There are two serious issues that Oregon residents, especially those in Lincoln County, are being faced with – major destructive logging and aerial and ground spraying of […]
As needs and people change, public libraries in rural Oregon evolve to do much more than check out books
By AMANDA WALDROUPE/Oregon Arts Watch During the celebration of Maupin’s centennial anniversary last year, its public library – the Southern Wasco County Library – printed a second edition of Chaff in the Wind: Gleanings of […]
Yachats Post Office without a postmaster again and USPS officials quiet about why, what’s next
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats post office is without a postmaster. When and why Yachats postmaster Chanda Kowitz, who had been on the job for two years, […]
Unable to buy property in Lincoln City, county begins homeless shelter program there using motel vouchers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County has started its temporary winter program for the homeless in Lincoln City even though it has been unable to find and purchase property for […]