YACHATS — Traditionally held at the Little Log Church Museum, this year’s Valentine’s Day “Ceremony of Renewal and Commitment” will take place Monday, Feb. 14 at the Yachats Community Presbyterian […]
Archives for February 2022
“Mystery” bill during first days of Oregon legislative session fuels guessing game on Wyden’s future
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A mystery proposal to change the way vacancies among Oregon’s U.S. senators are filled surfaced over the weekend and set off a wave of […]
Siletz tribe receives $500,000 grant to plan broadband service in area
SILETZ — The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has received $500,000 in federal funds for work on planning activities for broadband infrastructure connection, construction and service. The money comes from […]
Avoid U.S. Highway 101 north of Newport Thursday and Monday — or be prepared to wait
NEWPORT — Avoid traveling on U.S. Highway 101 north of Newport on Thursday and Monday – or be prepared to wait in traffic. The Oregon Department of Transportation is warning […]
After no proposals to use Waldport’s former museum building, city will investigate remodeling it into apartments
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The idea of turning the city’s former museum on Northeast Third and Grant streets into a performing arts center or other civic use may […]
Former planner from Depoe Bay joins staff at city of Waldport
WALDPORT – Jaime White, who had worked the past two years as the city planner in Depoe Bay, is the new planner for the city of Waldport. White began Jan. […]
Eight groups, including two universities, win $25 million in grants to test projects at PacWave facility off central Oregon Coast
By OSU NEWS SERVICE and OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $25 million to eight groups for the testing of wave energy technologies at Oregon State […]
Oregon lawmakers began 35-day legislative session Tuesday with optimistic speeches, mask protests
Lawmakers have 35 days to pass bills and figure out how to spend $1.5 billion Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, presides over the House during the opening day of the Legislature […]
OSU report: Post-2020 wildfires, Santiam Canyon residents burned out by trauma, red tape
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service CORVALLIS — More than a year after wildfires devastated Oregon’s Santiam Canyon, an Oregon State University report paints a challenging picture: Residents are struggling to […]
One of the Oregon GOP frontrunners for governor embraces claims of 2020 election fraud
Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam said he doubted Oregon’s vote-by-mail system Legislators across U.S. are considering ways to protect elections officials. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Sandy Mayor […]