The Siuslaw National Forest is distributing $1.61 million to help 43 environmental projects on private and public lands in the six counties in its territory. Groups submitted 60 proposals requesting […]
GOP Rep. Christine Drazan of Canby will resign from Oregon House to run for governor
Drazan is the third candidate to leave the Legislature to focus on a gubernatorial campaign Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. […]
Oregon soon could be on the mend from the pandemic with a forecasted drop in cases, officials said Friday
Infections and hospitalizations are surging and are expected to rise higher but after that the state’s epidemiologist sees a “light at the end of the tunnel” Dr. Dean Sidelinger said […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Jan. 18-20
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22014067 01/18/2022 10:05 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 5 5 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ecrash only: A two-vehicle non-injury crash […]
Four months after tragedy at Devils Churn, bystanders who tried to save drowning victim are still searching for answers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Marty Gaughan of Portland is a man on a mission — one that appears likely to fail. But that’s not stopping him from trying. Gaughan, his […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Jan. 20: 10,034 new cases in state, 169 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 10,034 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,916, […]
Florence Events Center is ready to rise above the pandemic with annual Winter Music Festival following more than a year’s shutdown
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com FLORENCE — Undeterred by the surge of the Omicron variant, the Florence Events Center is ready to open its doors next weekend for the return of […]
Ten Mile Creek Sanctuary south of Yachats getting significant expansion with the $150,000 purchase of two adjacent forest parcels
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Barring any unexpected hiccups, one of the central Oregon coast’s largest and oldest protected forest sanctuaries will expand significantly by the end of the […]
Oregon hospital association president says facilities heading toward ‘breaking point’ with Covid-19 patients
More than 1,000 patients with Covid-19 are hospitalized but state numbers don’t yet indicate that hospitals are in crisis Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals […]
Oregon Justice Department lawyers urge state Supreme Court to keep Kristof off ballot
Kristof has continued campaigning and fundraising during his appeal Nick Kristof, Democratic candidate for Oregon governor, greets a guest at a Portland business summit on Dec. 6, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Oregon […]