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By SAMI EDGE/The Oregonian/OregonLive Facing a $1.3 million budget deficit exacerbated by a sharp decline in enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic, Clackamas Community College last spring considered making cuts to programs like nursing and welding. The school narrowly avoided those cuts only because Congress approved pandemic relief dollars for community colleges and the state increased its college funding. The

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews and GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau YACHATS – With a new Covid variant surging through Oregon and vaccines now approved for children as young as six months, Sarah Bryant was looking for the easiest and quickest place to get her son vaccinated. That’s why Tuesday, Bryant and 9-month-old Alder drove up from Florence and were one of

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Hootenanny House has a new lease on life. And a new roof. And a new interior. And a new porch. And electricity. The landmark hunting and fishing house along the Alsea River – and for some, a party place – has been painstakingly brought back to life by Rachael Babcock and Rich Kaestner

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – For the past four years the owner of a Waldport coffee stand has donated all her proceeds on July 21 to a special cause — a scholarship fund in memory of former employee Lillian Christina Fawcett. The date is Fawcett’s birthday. She only got to celebrate 20 of them. The Waldport High School graduate

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Tuna making their annual appearance in Oregon’s coastal waters mean just one thing – that consumers will be flocking to the docks in Newport to both learn about these strong, athletic fish and buy them directly from the boats. Starting Friday and continuing every Friday through Aug. 19, Shop the Dock Tours will provide in-depth information

WALDPORT – The two newest members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board were sworn in Tuesday night in the first regular meeting since two others were recalled and a third resigned in June. Zach Akin, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy, and Jon MacCulloch, a retired aerospace industry engineer, took the oath of office Tuesday following their appointments

                                            Last of three parts By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public Broadcasting NEWPORT – Nothing stays still when living on a research vessel. Not the mug placed on a vinyl-covered mess hall table. Not the sample of plankton left on a

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Hornets and Eagles will battle for control of the skies over the Oregon coast the next two weeks. An Oregon National Guard statement issued Monday said air-to-air mock dogfights to train pilots will feature the F-15C Eagle interceptors of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 123rd Fighter Squadron and the F/A-18E Super Hornets of