By NIGEL JAQUISS/Willamette Week There’s some grumbling around the water cooler at Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem. The source of their discontent is a matter of public record — two […]
Central Oregon Coast fire board votes unanimously to ask voters Nov. 8 to raise operating levy by 10 cents
WALDPORT – Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue will ask voters to increase one of its two operating levies by 10 cents per $1,000 assessed property value in the […]
Have guitar, will travel. Musicians at coastal restaurants perform to their own beat and just for the fun of it
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com Few people show up specifically to hear you play. But there’s a microphone and an audience. Sometimes no one claps. Sometimes no one really looks at […]
Beach “get-to-know-you” bonfires ignites idea of connecting Yachats residents with the area’s many newcomers
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — For pre-pandemic newcomers to Yachats, the small city always seemed to kick up a big tide of social and civic affairs. There were art […]
Port of Alsea ends Shrimp Daddy’s lease at port-owned building, but gives owner six additional months to move
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Port of Alsea board voted Wednesday to end the lease of a small shop it rents to a commercial sand shrimp processor, saying […]
Renown OSU marine biologist Jane Lubchenco sanctioned by scientific organization for errors in fisheries paper
By TODD MILBOURN/Oregon Public Broadcasting A prestigious scientific organization has sanctioned a renowned Oregon State University marine biologist and White House climate adviser for errors in a published paper she […]
Commission overseeing Oregon’s public defense agency fires — as expected — its director Thursday
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A state board fired the head of Oregon’s state public defense agency Thursday, just eight months into his tenure and amid an ongoing […]
Latest monkeypox case in Oregon involves a child, but officials downplay risks at schools, child care
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The newest infection of monkeypox in Oregon involves a child, marking the first pediatric case in the state. Oregon Health Authority officials said Wednesday the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Aug. 10-16
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22207958 08/10/2022 15:32 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Towed vehicle – Abandoned/Hazard Location 101, Mile post 163 163 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 8/10/22 at approximately 1PM […]
A ballot measure that would open streets to ATVs in a small Oregon coast town is causing a ruckus
In Lakeside, ATVs can drive under Route 101 to get to the dunes. The Oregon Department of Transportation would likely not allow ATVs on 101 because of worry over accidents. […]