By BRIAN BULL/KLCC EUGENE — In a tall, grassy field in West Eugene, a small group of Native Americans dig for camas bulbs, one of their traditional foods. In the […]
Forest Service OKs heavy equipment in south coast wilderness area to fight 20,000-acre wildfire
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The U.S. Forest Service granted permission Sunday for fire crews to use heavy equipment in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to fight the 20,000-acre Flat Fire. […]
Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race
State Treasurer Tobias Read, pictured at a May rally against higher education budget cuts, plans to run for secretary of state. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon state […]
Yachats’ boardwalk project on Ocean View Drive deserves to be fast-tracked
To the editor: This letter is a copy of one I sent to the Yachats city council in support of fast-tracked construction of the boardwalk and viewing deck (known as […]
Public can drop off hazardous waste Saturday in Waldport for free
WALDPORT – Have a pile of poisons in your garage, a drawer full of old batteries, or florescent lights stacked in a corner? You can get rid of them for […]
Nearly 12,000 Oregonians who have been making student loan payments for 20 years will have debt wiped out
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Nearly 12,000 Oregonians who have been making payments on their federal student loans for at least 20 years will soon find their balances […]
After a week in the sand, 16-ton cabin cruiser removed Saturday from the beach south of Newport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Empress is off the beach – and in Toledo for inspection and repairs. Crews from Coastal Towing & Salvage of Ilwaco, Wash. used an excavator, […]
After completing two housing studies, Yachats seeks third grant to help find short- and long-term solutions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The data has been collected, potential solutions sorted, and now the recommendations – short and long-term — have been made on how to possibly […]
ODFW lowers fall Chinook salmon limits on mid-coast streams starting Aug. 1, but coho catches likely OK again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews After two years of higher catch limits, Oregon’s fishery managers are cutting back on Chinook salmon harvests in bays and rivers along the central coast starting […]
With a coin flip to break a 2-2 tie, winner Barry Collins is sworn in as Yachats’ newest city council member
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Choosing a new city council member came down to a coin toss at Yachats’ city council meeting Wednesday after four current members were split […]