Waldport-based hiking group aims to get people together to socialize and explore the many coastal trails

July 27, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY WALDPORT — Part of what lures people to the Oregon coast is the bounty of recreational opportunities. Both water and land based activities offer excitement, beauty and challenges. For many it is the hiking and walking trails that bring peace of mind, measured exercise and photographic moments to take in the lush beauty

Newport library offering a full day of activities Saturday ranging from “human” books to music to authors

July 26, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — A truly event-full day is happening at the Newport Public Library on Saturday, July 29, where you can enjoy music at Literacy Park, participate in a community art project, explore Oregon’s Dino-Story exhibit, enjoy food from a local food truck, visit vendors, listen to local authors and even can check out a human

Voters in Yachats fire district will be asked in November to renew 61-cent tax levy

July 26, 2023

YACHATS — One year after approving a new, larger tax levy for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District, voters in the district will get a chance to renew a second one. The district’s board voted 3-0 Monday – two members were absent — to ask voters to renew a 61 cent levy in November that it has relied on since

Lincoln County unemployment rate continues slow decline in June

July 25, 2023

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate continues to decline slowly but is still significantly higher than the statewide or national rates. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lincoln County was 4.3 percent in June, down from 4.6 percent in May. It was 4.9 percent in June 2022. Oregon’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in June, and the national rate was 3.6

Siletz tribal member’s hunt for native foods is also a quest to change 40-year-old Oregon law

July 25, 2023

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 setting sunlight as traffic passes by in the distance, there are moments of discovery … and of regret. “There they are,” said Joe Scott, examining a shovel load of dirt.

Forest Service OKs heavy equipment in south coast wilderness area to fight 20,000-acre wildfire

July 25, 2023

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. Any motorized equipment normally is banned in federal wilderness areas and even fighting fires on landscapes protected by the 1964 Wilderness Act has been a source of debate. Trail crews

Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race

July 25, 2023

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 Treasurer Tobias Read plans to run for secretary of state next year, he confirmed Monday. Read, a former state representative from Beaverton who sought the Democratic nomination for governor last

Yachats’ boardwalk project on Ocean View Drive deserves to be fast-tracked

July 25, 2023

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 the Bay Boardwalk), to be sited facing the beautiful Yachats Bay along Ocean View Drive. My involvement with this project began as an Oregon Parks and Recreation Department employee and

Public can drop off hazardous waste Saturday in Waldport for free

July 24, 2023

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 free Saturday in Waldport. The Lincoln County Sold Waste District and county garbage haulers are sponsoring their annual hazardous waste collection day – and this year the event is 10

Nearly 12,000 Oregonians who have been making student loan payments for 20 years will have debt wiped out

July 24, 2023

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 wiped out. The U.S. Department of Education notified qualifying borrowers July 14 that by Aug. 14 they should have no remaining balance. The agency will clear nearly $573 million currently