YACHATS – Friend of former longtime Yachats resident Joni Bicksler will be at the Yachats Farmers Market on Sunday to collect donations to put a memorial plaque on a refurbished […]
News Briefs
Newport police detain man after shooting death on Yaquina Bay Bridge
NEWPORT — One man is dead and another has been detained following a shooting just before 1 p.m. Wednesday on the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Newport police officers immediately detained a […]
County removes 5 diseased Cypress trees from courthouse lawn
NEWPORT — Lincoln County crews cut down five Cypress trees from the north lawn of the courthouse over the weekend that were growing into the building and had rotting, […]
Fish and Wildlife commission OKs new rules for commercial crab gear
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, as expected, has indefinitely adopted regulations intended to reduce whale entanglements from deep vertical ropes that connect surface buoys with commercial crabbing gear. The […]
Some scholarships available for OCCC’s year-long business program
A limited number of $900 tuition scholarships are available this fall for anyone enrolling in the small business management program at Oregon Coast Community College, thanks to donations from the […]
Yachats chess club open to players of all skill levels Sunday
YACHATS – A fledging chess club in Yachats is inviting players of any skill level to its next session Sunday, Aug. 13. The Yachats Chess Club meets every other Sunday […]
25-year-old Central Coast Chorale changes name, keeps vision
The board and members of Central Coast Chorale, a community chorus since 1998, have changed the group’s name to Coastal Voices, as part of a newly developed post-pandemic vision. The […]
Forest Service firefighter killed in Coos County truck accident
COQUILLE — A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter from Colorado working in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest died Friday after a pickup truck they were in left the road near […]
Highway 101 crash near Coos Bay kills couple from Port Orford
COOS BAY – A couple from Port Orford were killed Wednesday night 10 miles south of Coos Bay when their car sideswiped loaded chip trailer and then collided with an […]
OHA ends public health advisory for Seal Rock beach
SEAL ROCK — The Oregon Health Authority on Friday lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Seal Rock beach three days after water samples showed higher-than-normal […]