The city of Yachats has scheduled a one-hour community meeting for 1 p.m. Wednesday to respond to questions about its conversion to a new financial reporting system seven months ago. […]
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Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log for Feb. 12-13
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20044697 02/12/2020 15:20 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN FICS – Felon/Other Prohibited Persons Location 800 SE 101, LINCOLN CITY, LINCOLN OR USA 97367 Narrative Summary On 02/12/2020 at approximately […]
“Historic” forest agreement may add pressure on GOP senators to stay in session, not walk out
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM – The deal between the timber industry and environmentalists is intended to end the war in the woods that has beset Oregon forestry […]
Oregon legislators push ahead with climate bill without knowing its economic impact
By DICK HUGHES/For YachatsNews.com Oregon lawmakers are acting on a climate bill without knowing its economic impact. The Legislature’s 12 Republican senators recently asked for an economic analysis of […]
Cape Perpetua marine reserves seeks comments on plans for research and conservation
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Efforts to include Cape Perpetua among Oregon’s state-protected coastal sanctuaries took more than a decade. Now, after even more years of planning, the first management plan […]
Vacation rental supporters, opponents fill hearing room Thursday night to weigh in on county regulations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT — Friends and foes of vacation rentals filled a Lincoln County courthouse hearing room Thursday night to defend and bemoan the proliferation of homes turned […]
Oregon lawmakers make adjustments to greenhouse gas bill to ease impact on rural areas
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Lawmakers revealed changes Wednesday to the plan to cut back on the state’s greenhouse gas emissions that would ease the impact on rural […]
Legislation to put more Oregon State Police on the road getting support — for now
By JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Parts of the state with sparse police presence could see more state troopers on the highway under a bill advancing through the Oregon […]
New state audit critical of Travel Oregon executive salaries and control over contractors
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The semi-independent Oregon agency overseeing tourism initiatives should be more transparent about managers’ pay and strengthen controls on contracting, Secretary of State […]
Anti-poverty group wants to study, connect low-income Lincoln County residents with enticement of pay
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com A national anti-poverty program offering to pay low-income residents of Lincoln County for information about their lives, is off to a slow start despite trying to recruit […]