State Sen. Dallas Heard sits in the gallery of the Senate chamber during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital […]
County commission extends moratorium on vacation rental licenses as it waits for court rulings
Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to extended their moratorium on issuing new vacation rental licenses for another six months as challenges to its new ordinance and a voter-passed initiative […]
Oregon governor and health officials announce Thursday that indoor and school mask mandates will end March 19 as Covid-19 cases recede
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The last of the pandemic limits Oregonians have endured for two years are ending, with state authorities lifting mask requirements by Friday, March 19, […]
Construction has finished on the Amanda Trail suspension bridge, which is now open to hikers
YACHATS – It’s a little high. It’s a little bouncy. And it may make some hikers a little nervous. But the 142-foot, $434,000 suspension bridge on the Amanda Trail […]
With Gomberg’s help, projects on Oregon coast could get $20 million under “olive branch” agreement between Democrat and GOP legislators
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jurisdictions along the Oregon coast could see an influx of up to $20 million to help with infrastructure projects under a unique and unusual plan shaping […]
In tiny south coast community of Gardiner, the Oregon Coast School of Art takes shape in long abandoned middle school
By DANITA CAHILL/Oregon ArtsWatch GARDINER — On a hike along the Oregon coast, Emily Free Wilson and her husband, Matt Wilson, looked up a hillside scattered with houses and […]
Yachats City Hall fully closes to public except for appointments through March
YACHATS – Yachats City Hall has been closed this week and will remain closed except for appointments or via the drive-up window during March as new city manager Heide Lambert […]
Alsea School District superintendent resigns Tuesday to focus on run for governor
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS ALSEA — Oregon gubernatorial candidate Marc Thielman, a conservative Republican and outspoken critic of COVID-19 public health mandates, resigned on Tuesday from his job as superintendent […]
Coast Guard helicopter rescues crabbers stuck on an Alsea Bay sandbar Tuesday night
WALDPORT – Jeff Hood of Albany and a friend got an unexpected and unwanted helicopter ride Tuesday night. Hood was crabbing Tuesday afternoon in Alsea Bay when the motor in […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Feb. 19-21
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22042596 02/19/2022 11:02 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT DUII Location 101, Mile post 140 140 NB, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary On 2/19/22 at approximately 11AM a northbound vehicle on […]