NEWPORT — One of Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants on the Newport bayfront has been fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for exceeding its permitted levels of […]
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Oregon’s mandatory mask requirement for health facilities ends Monday
A state requirement that for nearly two years mandated that people wear face masks in public health facilities ends Monday, April 3. The rule had applied to workers, patients and […]
Landslide work will disrupt travel on Oregon Highway 18 for two weeks
LINCOLN CITY – Travelers on Oregon Highway 18 east of Lincoln City will face some lane closures and detours the first two weeks of April as Oregon Department of Transportation […]
Oregon State Police cite seafood restaurant owner for crabbing violations
The owner of seafood restaurants in Yachats and Seal Rock who provides crab for his businesses has again been cited for failing to obey crabbing regulations. Oregon State Police cited […]
Yachats commission OKs permit for employee apartment in downtown
YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a conditional use permit allowing the owner of a downtown building to convert a storage area above Luna Sea […]
Lincoln County jobless rate stays flat — but at 5.8 percent — in February
Is this good news or bad news? Or just news? The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday that the unemployment rate for Lincoln County remained flat at 5.8 percent in February […]
Oregon Coast CC announces business workshops for spring
The Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College has announced a series of workshops for business owners this spring. There will be two training workshops on how to […]
Samaritan offering six-week grief classes starting in April
NEWPORT — Samaritan Evergreen Hospice is hosting a free six-week group this spring for adults who could benefit from education and support while navigating through the death of a loved […]
ODFW’s marine reserve program to fish off Port Orford and Cape Falcon this year
NEWPORT — Oregon’s marine reserves program will return to the ports of Garibaldi and Port Orford this spring and fall in the latest installment of an unique way for coastal […]
Three days of craft or book sales begin Friday in Yachats
YACHATS — The first spring weekend in Yachats is blooming with two popular arts and crafts fairs, plus a big book sale to benefit the Yachats Library. In all, beginning […]