YACHATS — Applications for the vacant Yachats City Council position are due to city hall by 1 p.m. Monday, July 17. Only two people have applied so far. Kathryn Torrence […]
Will Yachats’ next city manager have to walk on water to get the job? Council, recruiting firm go over long list of attributes
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The next full-time Yachats city manager needs to be a good communicator and facilitator who is in step with the environmental and cultural sensitivity […]
New study by OSU researchers warns of increasing incidental catches of salmon in big Pacific hake fishery
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Rates of incidental catches of Chinook salmon in the Pacific hake fishery rise during years when ocean temperatures are warmer, a signal […]
Toledo’s annual three-day Summer Festival & Logging Show begins Thursday with sidewalk chalk contest for kids
By Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — Everyone remembers being told not to run with scissors as a child. Chainsaws on the other hand? Mom never said anything about running […]
Fun, quirky, homemade (and big) parade highlights Dory Days Festival on Friday and Saturday in Pacific City
By Oregon Coast TODAY PACIFIC CITY — The annual Dory Days parade will top the list of fun returning to Pacific City for the Dory Days Festival on Friday […]
Lincoln City police arrest two men in child luring investigations in June and July
During the months of June and July, Lincoln City Police Officers conducted two separate online child-luring investigations. The first investigation began after officers received a complaint regarding an adult male […]
Oregon forest officials begin work on new wildfire hazard map after ditching the one from last year
By ROMAN BATTAGLIA/Jefferson Public Radio After a failed rollout of a state wildfire risk map last year, Oregon researchers and state officials are beginning work on a revised map. What […]
Attempts to save martens from extinction may include U.S. Highway 101 warning signs on the Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews For decades, scientists assumed that trapping and loss of critical habitat had led to the extinction of the marten population that once inhabited much of Oregon’s […]
Newport spills 1.18 million gallons of “insufficiently treated” sewage at Nye Beach
NEWPORT — A mechanical issue at the city of Newport’s wastewater treatment plant caused approximately 1.18 million gallons of “insufficiently treated” sewage to spill into the Pacific Ocean at Nye […]
Facing November vote and court decision, Eugene city council tosses its natural gas ban
By the EUGENE REGISTER GUARD EUGENE — Eugene City Council voted unanimous to repeal its proposed ban on natural gas in new homes at a work session Monday night. “I […]