Oregon State Police cite seafood restaurant owner for crabbing violations

March 30, 2023

The owner of seafood restaurants in Yachats and Seal Rock who provides crab for his businesses has again been cited for failing to obey crabbing regulations. Oregon State Police cited Robert Anthony, owner of the two Luna Sea Fish House restaurants and the F/V Liberty II, on March 24 with misdemeanors for failing to retrieve crab pots within 14 days

Yachats city council holds short, special meeting to clarify contract issues with city planner and her job

March 30, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council hopes a special, 16-minute meeting Wednesday clears up any confusion over the city planner’s job – and maybe who holds it. The council – with Mayor Craig Berdie conducting the meeting from home because of a positive Covid test and councilor Greg Scott online from Vietnam at 3 a.m. local

Lincoln City police arrest two men in child luring investigations

March 30, 2023

During the month of March, Lincoln City Police officers conducted several online child-luring investigations. Posing as underage children on various social media platforms, the undercover officers went online and were subsequently contacted by adults who offered to meet up with a person they believed to be a minor for sex. When these adults arrived at an undisclosed public location to

Gov. Kotek signs two emergency bills into law Wednesday to address homeless, housing issues

March 30, 2023

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — In a room full of advocates, legislators and housing agency staff, Gov. Tina Kotek signed two legislative bills into law Wednesday to address Oregon’s homelessness crisis. She called the bills a beginning toward getting thousands of Oregonians housed. “The resources in this package will help prevent homelessness for more Oregonians, supply more transitional

Beauty queen who christened B-52 bomber in 1964 flies to Tillamook to open exhibit at air museum

March 30, 2023

By Gretchen Ammerman/Oregon Coast TODAY TILLAMOOK — She’ll be flying nearly 2,000 miles to revisit a plane that hasn’t flown for many years. To be completely accurate, it’s only the cockpit portion of the B-52 bomber, cut into sections in the 1990s during decommissioning. But Sheryllee Lowe, a former beauty queen who helped christen the plane in 1964, couldn’t

Toledo celebrates arts scene Saturday and Sunday with downtown gallery exhibits

March 30, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — As the seasons change in Toledo, a new palette of colors is revealed — from the bright splashes of murals to the blooming of cherry trees lining the sidewalks. At the start of each month, Toledo celebrates its vibrant arts community during First Weekend, when galleries and studios open their doors to one

Oregon Senate passes $210 million legislation to compete for semiconductor projects

March 29, 2023

The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed a $210 million bill to increase the state’s semiconductor industry. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state Senate on Wednesday passed the Oregon CHIPS Act, a move intended to bolster the state’s ability to compete for semiconductor projects and federal money to expand the sector in the state.

Oregon’s hospital association, health care unions reach compromise on proposed staffing legislation

March 29, 2023

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s hospital industry and key employee unions say they have reached an agreement over legislation on health care staffing. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents about 15,000 registered nurses and nurse practitioners, has been pushing House Bill 2697 which would impose nurse-to-patient ratios, something the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems has opposed. But

Yachats commission OKs permit for employee apartment in downtown

March 29, 2023

YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a conditional use permit allowing the owner of a downtown building to convert a storage area above Luna Sea Fish House into a one-bedroom apartment. In doing so, the commission stipulated that the apartment be rented only to someone who worked in the complex that houses Topper’s Ice Cream

Low-income Oregon families with children getting $170 million in extra food aid through May

March 28, 2023

By the Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is sending $170 million in extra food aid to children in low-income families statewide. The Department of Human Services will start issuing payments of $391 from late March to the end of May. A news release said 434,000 children will receive payments. The money comes from a federal program to help children whose access