WALDPORT – The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational-use health advisory Tuesday for Eckman Lake due to a cyanobacteria bloom and cyanotoxins. The agency said Tuesday that the bacteria and […]
Feds sending Oregon almost $43 million for roads damaged by winter storms, floods
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the state’s two U.S. senators […]
Newport Pride celebration offers three days of events for LGBTQ+ community and supporters
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY Walk, don’t run, to the Newport Pride weekend. Or, if you do want to run, join the 5K, just one of nine activities planned […]
Lincoln City Cultural Center kicks off nine monthly Celtic music concerts beginning Thursday
By Oregon Coast TODAY As the fall weather sets in, the misty green days and falling autumn leaves have many Oregon coast music fans buttoning up their coats and, […]
Coos, Umpqua, Siuslaw tribes sue federal government in effort to stop October offshore wind auction
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Officials from the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are suing the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management over its decision […]
Mobility mats at beach north of Florence designed to help more people reach the ocean
By KLCC News FLORENCE — Lane County has installed a six-foot-wide temporary path at Heceta Beach that connects the parking area to the beach as part of an effort […]
Samaritan confirms cuts of 80 positions from its five-hospital system
Samaritan Health Services reduced its workforce by about 80 positions, the organization confirmed Friday. The layoffs had occurred earlier in the week. Samaritan, a nonprofit regional health system, operates hospitals […]
Port of Alsea’s manager-in-waiting begins work Wednesday
WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board selected Signe Reese as the probationary candidate for port manager during a special meeting Aug. 27. Reese will start work Wednesday and work […]
More than a dozen Oregon cities will ask their voters Nov. 5 if they want to ban psilocybin
By LAUREN DRAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon was the first state in the nation to legalize the use of psilocybin, often called magic mushrooms, and state officials hope to serve as a […]
Waldport awards $302,000 in final contracts for Crestline sidewalks
WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has awarded Jesse Rodriguez Construction of Silverton the contract to do the final two phases of the Crestline Drive sidewalk project. Rodriguez submitted the […]