Group presses Oregon secretary of state to block Trump from ballot by Dec. 1

November 23, 2023

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in all 50 states ramped up pressure on Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade this week. Free Speech for People first contacted Griffin-Valade in July, less than two weeks into her term. Its latest letter asks Griffin-Valade to respond and indicate whether she’ll

After years of debate and delay, city of Yachats says repairs to Little Log Church Museum should begin in February

November 22, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – If the weather cooperates, repairs on the Little Log Church Museum will begin in February. After several years of community wrangling about whether to refurbish or raze the historic building completed by volunteers in 1930, along with feasibility studies and money set aside for its resurrection, the plan to move forward has been met

Lincoln City police announce arrest of two men in another child luring sting

November 22, 2023

News release from the Lincoln City Police Department on Nov. 22, 2023 Lincoln City police have been conducting several online child-luring investigations over the past few months, which have resulted in the recent arrests of two local men. During the investigations, officers posing as underage children on various online social media platforms were contacted by adult men who offered

Participants in Lincoln County Reads 2023 can discuss Oregon bird book with authors Nov. 30

November 22, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY Schools, libraries and nature lovers are joining together for the Lincoln County Reads 2023 program. This year’s book is “As the Condor Soars, Conserving & Restoring Oregon’s Birds” by Susan M Haig, Daniel D. Roby and Tashi A. Haig, and illustrated by Oregon coast artist Ram Papish. People who read or are interested in the

Just in time for Thanksgiving viewing, first of four “king tides” return to the Oregon coast this week

November 22, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Some of the most spectacular tides of the year return to the central Oregon coast this week, but they come with a warning from experts to maintain a healthy distance when viewing. This season’s first king tides will take place just after Thanksgiving this week – Saturday through Monday, Nov. 25-27. This month’s king tides are one

Off-season crabbers remove hundreds of derelict commercial pots from the ocean to protect whales, marine life and other boats

November 22, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The morning sun casts orange peels across a blue-green sea as the Das Bug pulls alongside a buoy floating high above a commercial crab pot buried in the sand below. Finding the random pots lost at sea during the commercial crabbing season is akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. Andrew Eastwick snags the

Harney County judge rules Tuesday that voter-approved Measure 114 gun safety law violates the Oregon constitution

November 21, 2023

By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting A Harney County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that Oregon’s new gun laws, approved by voters last year under ballot Measure 114, violate the state constitution. The provisions, passed in November 2022, had been blocked from taking effect by Judge Robert Raschio since last December, pending a full trial. With his new decision, the ruling

Oregon Coast Aquarium staff caring for sea turtle found north of Yachats

November 21, 2023

An adult male Olive Ridley sea turtle is being cared for at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport after being found “cold stunned” and stranded Sunday at Beachside State Park north of Yachats. The aquarium said Monday that the turtle had a body temperature of below 60 degrees – 15 degrees below a normal temperature for the animal. Over

Sunday event at Waldport visitor center and museum will honor Nickerson

November 21, 2023

WALDPORT — The public is invited to a remembrance for Colleen Nickerson from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at the Alsea Bay Bridge Visitor Center and Waldport Heritage Museum. Calling her “the driving force, heart and soul” of the museum, the Waldport Chamber of Commerce issued the invitation to honor Nickerson. The longtime Waldport resident was founder and curator of

OSU study: Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration

November 21, 2023

By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast trees grow and how much biomass they accumulate – is the main factor that determines which time period between timber harvests allows for maximum above-ground carbon sequestration. The findings, published in the journal Forests, are