By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Boats and divers from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and four other departments combed the Siletz River on Monday looking for a 2½-year-old boy missing since […]
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County reopens refurbished Newport winter shelter for homeless after five months of work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – With an “Are we ready? Let’s do this!” the staff at Lincoln County’s winter shelter for the homeless reopened Wednesday night for the first […]
Proposed bill in Oregon Legislature on wildfire prevention work could give utilities immunity from lawsuits
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposed bill in the 2025 Legislature that would establish minimum wildfire prevention standards for electric utilities in exchange for an annual certificate […]
Oregon resumes automatic voter registration, paused for months because of DMV errors
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s automatic voter registration program, paused since October after state officials learned more than 1,600 people who might not have been U.S. citizens […]
Oregon Coast CC wins initial OK to offer bachelor’s degree in nursing
The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission has approved Oregon Coast Community College’s application to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The decision, made during the commission’s Feb. 13, […]