By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University researchers who broadcast marbled murrelet calls in mature forests have found that the threatened seabirds’ choice of breeding locations is strongly […]
Archives for April 2021
March rainfall around Yachats was below normal for third straight year
For the third consecutive year, March rainfall in the Yachats area was below normal for the past 10 years, according to six rain gauges around the area. March was also […]
Lincoln County School District superintendent schedules 9 “listening” sessions with staff, public
This could be interesting. Lincoln County School District Superintendent Karen Gray has scheduled nine online “listening” sessions with district employees and the public to hear comments about what went well […]
OSU’s Hatfield marine science day on Saturday is “virtual” again this year
The Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport will host its annual Marine Science Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10. The free event will be held virtually […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for March 29-31
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21079498 03/29/2021 07:51 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY DUII – Controlled Substance Location 20, Mile post 4 4 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary A person stopped for a […]
Gov. Kate Brown: Fourth wave of COVID-19 hits Oregon “and we are back on alert”
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau COVID-19 infections are on the rise again in Oregon, a fourth wave of increasing cases since the pandemic began. “This virus is at our […]
Unemployment tax relief bill gets warm reception, but some groups want legislators to go further on a hammered-out compromise
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon businesses, business lobbyists and lawmakers from both parties blessed a bill that would let some businesses defer part of their unemployment payroll taxes and […]
When Lincoln County’s homebound can’t go to mass vaccination clinics, special nurses race to deliver doses to them
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Red lights, left turns and pokey drivers are Sarah Schoenherr’s enemies. Minutes after picking up eight syringes filled with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Lincoln County […]
Yachats City Council approves new lighting ordinance, but with a night-time curfew on marine lighting, not a ban
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Thursday passed a new set of regulations on residential and commercial lighting after trimming out wording that would have banned marine […]
Boardwalk plan overlooking river in downtown Yachats could bring safety and enjoyment to a scenic but hazardous walkway
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats’ wondrous views can take your breath away — but one of the most scenic might also be among the most hazardous. If a plan that’s […]