By SAM STITES, JAKE THOMAS and CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A contentious proposal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions dominated political chatter in the weeks before […]
A June 2019 Capital rally by members of Timber Unity helped cement the end of a cap-and-trade bill opposed by rural constituents. CLAIRE WITHYCOME/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon Democrats’ […]
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is facing a dental health epidemic, and a lack of access to care is at the root of the problem for many children, rural […]
Going to state the obvious here – it was very wet in Yachats in January. The city received 14.52 inches of rain last month, the second-highest amount for the month […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When the finishing touches are completed, the last equipment purchased and the final landscaping done, the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District estimates it will have $562,000 […]
To the editor: On Jan. 3 the Oregon Government Ethics Commission issued a stipulated final order and letter of education to conclude its investigation into my actions as fire chief […]
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – A tall, rangy man in worn jeans and parka rushes into the storefront near the Waldport Café. “Hey, bro,” he greets the man on […]
NEWPORT — Lincoln County is seeking five new members to serve on its Planning Commission. The nine-member commission plays a key role in the administration of land use planning within […]
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate ended 2019 at 4.3 percent – a percentage point lower than the end of 2018 but still higher than Oregon’s statewide rate of 3.7 percent and […]
The race to become the next elected Lincoln County District Attorney is getting more interesting. A second deputy district attorney in the office has filed for the May primary […]
