By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The last of the pandemic limits Oregonians have endured for two years are ending, with state authorities lifting mask requirements by Friday, March 19, […]
Archives for February 2022
Construction has finished on the Amanda Trail suspension bridge, which is now open to hikers
YACHATS – It’s a little high. It’s a little bouncy. And it may make some hikers a little nervous. But the 142-foot, $434,000 suspension bridge on the Amanda Trail […]
With Gomberg’s help, projects on Oregon coast could get $20 million under “olive branch” agreement between Democrat and GOP legislators
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jurisdictions along the Oregon coast could see an influx of up to $20 million to help with infrastructure projects under a unique and unusual plan shaping […]
In tiny south coast community of Gardiner, the Oregon Coast School of Art takes shape in long abandoned middle school
By DANITA CAHILL/Oregon ArtsWatch GARDINER — On a hike along the Oregon coast, Emily Free Wilson and her husband, Matt Wilson, looked up a hillside scattered with houses and […]
Yachats City Hall fully closes to public except for appointments through March
YACHATS – Yachats City Hall has been closed this week and will remain closed except for appointments or via the drive-up window during March as new city manager Heide Lambert […]
Alsea School District superintendent resigns Tuesday to focus on run for governor
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS ALSEA — Oregon gubernatorial candidate Marc Thielman, a conservative Republican and outspoken critic of COVID-19 public health mandates, resigned on Tuesday from his job as superintendent […]
Coast Guard helicopter rescues crabbers stuck on an Alsea Bay sandbar Tuesday night
WALDPORT – Jeff Hood of Albany and a friend got an unexpected and unwanted helicopter ride Tuesday night. Hood was crabbing Tuesday afternoon in Alsea Bay when the motor in […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Feb. 19-21
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22042596 02/19/2022 11:02 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT DUII Location 101, Mile post 140 140 NB, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary On 2/19/22 at approximately 11AM a northbound vehicle on […]
Although help is on the way, a lack of deputies forces Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to experiment with patrol schedules
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has started a six-month experiment for scheduling patrol deputies because it has been too short-staffed to cover some shifts or duties. […]
Controversial bill on farmworker overtime in Oregon Legislature heads to special committee to sort out
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A divisive proposal in the Oregon Legislature that would require employers to pay farmworkers overtime was shuttled on Tuesday to a joint bipartisan […]