By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Measure 114 supporters have claimed victory, however narrow, in their campaign for firearms training requirements and limits on ammunition magazines. With 1.5 million votes tallied […]
Race for Oregon governor and three congressional districts still too close to call Wednesday
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Several high-profile Oregon races remained too close to call on Wednesday, but it appeared clear Democrats will maintain their legislative majorities. As of midday […]
Hunters asked to stop in Blodgett to get elk tested for wasting disease
BLODGETT — The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Department will be staffing a check station to sample elk for chronic wasting disease on Saturday during the first Western Coast elk season. […]
Democrat Val Hoyle will be representing Lincoln County and the 4th Congressional District in January
By GRANT STRINGER/The Oregonian Democrat Val Hoyle defeated Republican Alek Skarlatos in the race for the 4th Congressional District on Tuesday night. Partial results tallied as of Wednesday morning showed Hoyle with 51% […]
Yachats Celtic Festival returns after two-year absence to international performers, sold out shows — and some free events
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Tune up the bagpipes, rosin up the fiddle bows and stand back: the Yachats Celtic Music Festival hits town this weekend with a sold-out […]
Boater who drew two COCF&R responses Saturday will be getting big bill
WALDPORT – Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue will be sending an Albany boater a pretty big bill for causing such a ruckus on the river Saturday. COCF&R firefighters twice […]
In another sign of the political times, Lincoln County clerk’s office counts thousands of general election ballots under unprecedented levels of outside scrutiny
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT – By the time the first voting results are released at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, your ballot will have been handled seven times by Lincoln County […]
A dry fall pushes more black bears into coastal neighborhoods, scrounging for food in preparation for winter hibernation
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Black bears — driven by failures in their normal autumn food supplies — are rummaging through garbage cans up and down Oregon’s central coast and generally […]
Yachats council gives 82 feet of neglected city street to neighbors, sends limits on hedges, fences and walls back for more work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council held two public hearings Thursday, approving the donation of a long-neglected and small piece of Shell Street to adjoining property […]
Problem at new Beaver Creek intake sends salty water to some Seal Rock residents
SEAL ROCK — The unexpected failure of a water-quality sensor at some point over the past few days left many Seal Rock Water District customers with salty-tasting water in their […]