CORVALLIS – A U.S. Bureau of Land Management official from Springfield has been named supervisor of the Siuslaw National Forest. Rebecca Brooke, who has served as the BLM’s upper Willamette […]
PacifiCorps rests its case in trial over September 2020 wildfires, defending precautions around Otis
By TED SICKINGER/The Oregonian, OregonLive PacifiCorp doesn’t dispute that its equipment ignited some of the fires that burned in Oregon on Labor Day 2020, but it has denied responsibility for […]
ODFW fined $16,980 for improper North Fork Alsea stream bank work
One Oregon agency is fining another for what it says are violations of the federal Clean Water Act for failing to follow best management practices while doing bank stabilization work […]
OSU board of trustees approves $16.5 million apartment project for Hatfield Marine Science Center students, faculty
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT — When students, faculty or visiting researchers show up in 18 months to take or teach classes at the Hatfield Marine Science Center there should […]
Debt vote splits Oregon’s congressional delegation — and not just on party lines
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s delegation to Congress has split its vote on the House-passed bill to lift the debt ceiling beyond $32 trillion. The House voted 314-117 […]
Unofficial GOP-run oversight committee told by audience to end Republican senate walkout
Members of an unofficial Republican-led committee on government oversight spent Thursday listening to Oregonians tell them to end a walkout. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A handful of […]
Nonprofit YachatsNews launches local, monthlong fundraising campaign with a goal of $50,000 from readers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Another year of turmoil in Yachats city government, burgeoning municipal projects in Waldport, fights over vacation rentals in Lincoln County, stories from the ever-changing beaches and ocean […]
Nathan C. Woodruff, Yachats
Nathan C. Woodruff, Yachats March 27, 1976 – May 24, 2023 Nathan Christopher Woodruff, 47, of Yachats passed away at his home on May 24, 2023, following a valiant battle […]
Yachats council votes to hire Rick Sant as its interim city manager, who says he’s “super excited” to help
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats City Council voted unanimously Thursday to hire Rick Sant as its interim city manager while they search to fill the position permanently. […]
Homeless and Housing in Lincoln County: What are the numbers? What are the issues? What are solutions? What is anyone doing?
This is the first of a two-part series on homelessness in Lincoln County and a $1 million pilot program to help tackle the crisis. This first article seeks to […]