Yachats residents listen, quiz and then weigh in Monday night on preferences for new city manager

October 11, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Candidates for the Yachats city manager job put their best foot forward at a public forum Monday night as they answered a gamut of questions from community members. Seventy people turned out to participate in roundtable discussions that had the three finalists for the job rotating between three groups to field questions before participants

Lincoln County fire agencies lift outdoor burn ban

October 11, 2023

LINCOLN COUNTY NOTIFICATION Issue Date: October 9, 2023 Issued By: Lincoln County Fire Defense Board – Chief Bryan Daniels Notice: Lincoln County, Debris Burning Message FIRE AGENCIES TO LIFT BURN BAN With increased precipitation, cooler weather, and in coordination with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Lincoln County Fire Defense Board is lifting all burning restrictions effective October 9, 2023

Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” runs through Oct. 29 at Newport Performing Arts Center, getting rave reviews

October 11, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was 1937 and America was reeling from the effects of the Great Depression, as well as the prospect of engaging in another world war. Employment was at an all-time low and men were forced to search for migrant field work on farms and ranches. The work was not steady, but offered a

Oregon agrees to transfer 10 wolves to Colorado after other Western states decline

October 10, 2023

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon agreed to transfer wolves to Colorado after other states declined to participate in the state’s new program. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will allow Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife Department to trap and transfer up to 10 gray wolves from northeastern Oregon to Colorado. Oregon officials agreed to the plan after

Court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter and Foster reservoirs leads to widespread kokanee die-off

October 10, 2023

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Tens of thousands of kokanee salmon have died between Green Peter and Foster reservoirs due to a new extreme water drawdown at the reservoirs intended to help native fish. Over the weekend, masses of dead kokanee were spotted in the Sunnyside Park area of Hughes Creek at Foster Reservoir outside Sweet Home. It alarmed anglers

Port of Alsea board picks replacement for resigning member

October 10, 2023

WALDPORT – The Port of Alsea board has selected George Gray of Waldport to replace longtime board chair Rob Bishop, who is resigning effective Oct. 19. Gray will be sworn in at the board’s Nov. 16 meeting. Gray was selected from five applicants who went through interviews with the Port’s board on Thursday, Oct. 5. Gray owns a tub, shower

OSU now offering Samaritan employees reduced tuition programs

October 10, 2023

Oregon State University is expanding its relationship with Samaritan Health Services to provide thousands of the regional health system’s employees with more affordable access to academic programs and workforce education opportunities online. All 6,000 Samaritan employees on the central Oregon coast and in the mid-Willamette Valley are eligible for reduced tuition scholarships through a collaboration with Oregon State E-campus, the

“Kicker” will return a record 44% to Oregon taxpayers on 2022 state income tax

October 10, 2023

By The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregonians will get an unprecedented 44% of their 2022 Oregon income taxes back through a kicker credit when they file their 2023 taxes next spring, the Oregon Department of Revenue announced Monday. Revenue officials estimated in August that taxpayers would receive the biggest kicker tax rebate in state history – a whopping $5.6 billion. On Monday, they updated and finalized

OSU researchers will lead federal study on coastal residents’ attitudes toward offshore wind farms

October 10, 2023

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A team of Oregon State University researchers were recently awarded $2.5 million to study the attitudes and feelings coastal residents have about potential offshore wind energy projects. In August, officials from the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management identified two areas off the Oregon coast near Coos Bay and Brookings that they said would

New statewide values survey says homelessness issue is Oregon’s most important

October 9, 2023

The makeshift shelters and possessions of homeless people line a block in downtown Salem in May. Oregonians identified homelessness as the most important issue facing state leaders in a recent survey. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 40% of Oregon adults believe homelessness is the most important issue in the state, according to a recent survey. In August, the