OTTER ROCK – Megan B. Wigington, 32, of Salem was killed Thursday afternoon when her car left U.S. Highway 101 on Cape Foulweather and rolled multiple times, Oregon State Police […]
Salem woman dies in one-car wreck near Otter Rock
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates plant on Oregon dunes as threatened species
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Invasive beach grass has edged out a native plant, sand dune phacelia, on acres of Oregon dunes. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A coastal plant that’s been hammered by invasive […]
Beaver Creek resident urges opposition to proposed aerial spraying
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To the editor: My husband and I live between Waldport and Newport in the woods behind the gorgeous vacation community of Seal Rock. South Beaver Creek Road is a well-kept […]
Republican senators, state attorneys seek quicker Oregon Supreme Court review of anti-walkout law
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By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Five Republican senators and attorneys representing the state are seeking a quick resolution from the Oregon Supreme Court on the senators’ challenge to […]
Oregon foresters, Seal Rock water district await word from timberland owner whether aerial spraying will proceed
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Whether an aerial spraying of herbicides in the South Beaver Creek watershed by a timberland owner will occur is still uncertain despite a company consultant saying […]
Yachats resident will lead new OSU effort to help prepare coastal communities for emergencies
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By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews A sizable federal grant just awarded to Oregon State University will help the state’s coastal communities create emergency preparedness programs to face tsunamis and earthquakes. The […]
Yachats chamber creates new interactive guidebook aimed at young travelers
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Young adventure lovers have new territory to explore in nature and between the pages of a nifty new guide issued by the Yachats Chamber […]
Still no ruling on Lincoln County’s vacation rental regulations; commissioners halt applications
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While they wait for a judge’s ruling on vacation rental regulations, Lincoln County commissioners took the pre-emptive step last week of putting a 1-year moratorium on issuing new licenses in […]
Plan to protect threatened and endangered species in Western Oregon’s state-owned forests could face new delay
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The Tillamook State Forest as seen from the summit of King’s Mountain. The forest provides critical habitat for several threatened and endangered species, but logging revenues from the forest also […]
Lincoln County awarded $388,800 grant for fish passage work
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Lincoln County is among eight government entities and tribes getting $19.3 million from the federal government for culvert replacement projects to help salmon and steelhead passage in streams and estuaries. […]