Rotary Club of Newport helps tackle micro-plastic issue with daily two-hour beach cleanups

July 25, 2024

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY It would almost be a pretty sight if you don’t know what those tiny spots of color increasingly dotting the beaches are. But once you learn that if they are able to make their way to the ocean, those little pieces of plastic become a deadly meal for fish, birds and sea mammals, the

Anderson’s stop in Yachats focuses on jobs and childcare, taxes and tourists, logging and herbicides

July 25, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – State Sen. Dick Anderson got quizzed on infrastructure and tourists, herbicides and logging, education and elections Tuesday during a 75-minute town hall in Yachats. Anderson, R-Lincoln City, is running for a second four-year term in Senate District 5 in the November general election. He said Tuesday’s session wasn’t a campaign stop, but a chance

Toledo’s waterfront market brings vendors and community together each Thursday

July 24, 2024

By HAZEL FIEDLER/Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — The village of tents surrounded by the deep green of forestland near the Yaquina River create a market that is the best of both worlds — a small, friendly community of vendors offering a wide variety of handmade goods. The Toledo Waterfront Market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

Locally built and owned F/V Sea Lion III still plying coastal waters for crab and salmon

July 24, 2024

The fishing vessel Sea Lion III has been part of Newport’s fishing fleet since the 1950s. The 47-foot vessel was made locally by E.M. Gerttula in 1943. Ownership changed hands over the years and belonged to Dutch Niemi of Mo’s Enterprises and as of 2010 belonged to Paul Stannard. A model of the Sea Lion III was donated to

Lincoln County unemployment rate stays at 4.6 percent in June

July 23, 2024

Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained flat – but high – in June, the same as it has been for the previous three months. The unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in June, unchanged from the rates in March, April and May, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The rate was 4.1 percent in June 2023. Oregon’s statewide unemployment rate

Firefighters extinguish or contain several small blazes on Siuslaw forest

July 23, 2024

A weekend lightning storm ignited several small fires on the Siuslaw National Forest but quick responses by firefighters positioned at strategic locations kept the fires small. Resource sharing and coordination with neighboring agencies – including the first use of smoke jumpers in the Siuslaw’s history — proved instrumental to success during the initial attack phase, the agency said in a

For 54 years the Newport Fishermen’s Wives have been supporting the coastal fishing community in times of need

July 23, 2024

By SYDNE LONG and MALYA FASS/FLUX Magazine NEWPORT — “One day I’m going to die at sea,” Josh Porter said as he walked into his living room to greet his wife, Denise. He was fresh off a crabbing boat, the fishy, salty smell permeating his clothes. “You need to be a part of the Fishermen’s Wives,” he said. “They’re

Feds give Oregon, Nez Perce $200 million for solar energy, electric car rebates and building efficiency

July 22, 2024

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government is awarding more than $200 million to Oregon and the Nez Perce Tribe to cut greenhouse gases by developing renewable energy and other climate-friendly initiatives. On Monday, leaders at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said they had selected the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Nez Perce – with ancestral lands

Yachats opens applications for mayor, council positions in November election

July 22, 2024

YACHATS — The city of Yachats is accepting applications for the position of mayor and two city council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run must fill out an application and complete the state filing process by Aug. 27. However, to ensure all signatures are verified and all petitions and documents are complete, the city’s filing

EPA updates monitoring schedule from pesticide drift for farmworkers, communities

July 22, 2024

By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting In a push to better protect farmworkers and communities, federal officials will now more closely weigh in on how pesticides that drift away from farm fields harm people. Environmental justice groups say the change is significant, but argue the federal government should’ve acted earlier. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it will analyze the