NEWPORT – The race to see who will replace Lincoln County Commissioner Doug Hunt got crowded even before he officially announced his retirement last week. Hunt announced at the end […]
Archives for January 2022
Man accused of killing former Yachats man has hearing postponed to March
SAN DIEGO — A court date for the man being held in the fatal assault on former Yachats resident Martin Baker last year has been moved from Jan. 13 to […]
Oregon Capitol to start bag searches, use of metal detectors
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon will join 33 other states in requiring visitors, elected officials and staff to pass through metal detectors and submit to bag checks […]
Waldport begins work on $385,000 project to replace 1,400 water meters
WALDPORT — Contractors have begun installing radio towers to begin the city of Waldport’s $385,000 project to replace 1,400 water meters. The project was authorized last spring by the city […]
In 54-page legal brief Friday, would-be gubernatorial candidate Kristof defends residency to Oregon Supreme Court
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof asserted Friday he paid Oregon income taxes as a full-year resident beginning in 2020, answering a question raised about whether […]
New recommendations limit contact tracing in Oregon schools to exposure in cafeterias, band, sports
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle New guidance from the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education could end contract tracing when a student tests positive and was in […]
Key lawmakers say the Oregon Legislature is unlikely to make major housing production reforms this year
By JIM REDDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon elected officials and community leaders agree the state has a housing shortage that is fueling homelessness and an affordable housing crisis. But the Legislature […]
Oregon announces Thursday it will add nearly 2,000 new contract professionals to help ease overburdened hospitals
The temporary personnel will enable hospitals to discharge hundreds of patients who been stuck in a bed they didn’t need because a long-term care or other facility didn’t have enough […]
Can Waldport become an art destination? With a flurry of gallery and studio openings, an image makeover may be on the horizon
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – An Oregon coast tourism website says visitors to Waldport can enjoy “sandy, unspoiled beaches, wooded hiking trails” and more in this “surprisingly varied, but […]
Disagreements between Seal Rock and Central Coast fire boards, chiefs may jeopardize 2-year-old agreement to share personnel
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Can this marriage be saved? Does it need to be? Or do they want it to be? A two-year-old agreement between the Seal Rock Fire District […]