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By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After two years of adapting to pandemic concerns, the Yachats Peace Hike returns Sunday, Jan. 1 in full form — weather permitting. Starting at the pavilion behind the Commons and leading up to the Amanda gathering area along the Amanda Trail, the 13th annual event will honor the memory of Amanda De-Cuys. In 1864,

By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive Two days after telling a federal judge that Oregonians will be able to apply for a permit to buy a gun by the end of this week, Oregon’s attorney general Sunday night acknowledged the state isn’t ready to have a permitting process in place as required by the voter-approved gun control Measure 114. In a three-page letter to

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Several high-profile Oregon races remained too close to call on Wednesday, but it appeared clear Democrats will maintain their legislative majorities. As of midday Wednesday, the Associated Press had not called the race for governor or the state’s three competitive congressional districts. The Oregonian/OregonLive on Wednesday morning called the governor’s race for Democrat Tina

By HOLLY DILLEMUTH/Ashland.news With a recent national report putting Oregon 50th in the nation for mental health care, major candidates for governor advocate divergent ways to improve the situation: Tina Kotek sees implementing Measure 110 as part of the solution, Betsy Johnson wants local agencies to find fixes the state can back, and Christine Drazan is ready to suspend

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – For at least the fourth year, an abandoned house on West Second Street in downtown Yachats is overgrown with weeds and blackberries. On the south side of town, a property owner has set up living quarters in a small travel trailer, surrounded it with a tall fence and posted “No Trespassing” signs. A steep

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County commissioners plan to extend their moratorium on issuing new vacation rental licenses for at least another six months as they prepare to implement a county ordinance that places tighter restrictions — but no ban — on such rentals. This comes two weeks after the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals declared a more restrictive

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 you. But the tip jar catches a handful of bills. And if you step outside for a cigarette break by your van, you can hear the ocean. It’s a version