By JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Oregon could see up to 75,000 new cases of for coronavirus by mid-May unless the state takes measures aimed at stopping the […]
Archives for March 2020
OSU Sea Grant awards $1.15 million for five coastal research projects
Oregon Sea Grant, the marine research, public engagement and education program at Oregon State University, has awarded $1.15 million to five OSU scientists to study beach grass, groundfish trawling, sea […]
Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log March 6-10
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20071267 03/06/2020 14:36 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 134 134 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 3/6/20 at approximately […]
Oregon Gov. Brown issues executive order to have state agencies begin work on climate issues
By Jake Thomas/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown Tuesday directed state agencies to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions through more stringent standards for fuels, new buildings and consumer appliances, imposing by […]
Hundreds of bills died when Oregon Legislature ended Sunday; here’s a look at what didn’t get done
By Claire Withycombe, Jake Thomas and Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Disagreement and stalemate over a single bill has killed upwards of 200 pieces of legislative and left more […]
Funding for coastal early-warning earthquake system once again dies in last days of Legislature
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com For the second legislative session in a row, a bill with money to complete an early warning earthquake-alert system along the Oregon coast has failed. The failure […]
Legislative emergency board allocates money for flood relief, coronavirus help
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau Following a feeble end to the short 2020 legislative session, members of the emergency board convened Monday to allocate money for emergencies throughout the state. […]
Reconstruction of Newport hospital enters last phase with demolition of 1951 Building
NEWPORT – The three-year construction project that is remaking Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital entered its third and final phase this week. The hospital structure known as the 1951 Building closed to patients […]
Yachats library commission selects consultant for community study, expansion plan
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission has found the consultant to help it find out what the community wants, what an expanded library might look like, how its various […]
Cape Perpetua speakers series cancels March talks over coronavirus fears
The Cape Perpetua Speaker’s series has cancelled its talks for the rest of March over concerns with the coronavirus outbreak. The Cape Perpetua Collaborative, which is a program within the […]