By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS -- Call it a shortage. Call it a crisis. Call it even “not my problem” if you like. But like it or not, Yachats has a housing issue that affects almost everyone. Now, thanks to two state grants … [Read more...] about With the help of $73,000 in grants, Yachats Planning Commission and consultant begin work gathering data on city’s housing issues
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Health workers, paramedics and sheriff’s deputies warn about significant increase in Lincoln County fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths
By BREEANA LAUGHLIN/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County health officials and law enforcement are raising the alarm about a spike in overdoses they believe are caused by a highly potent narcotic used in counterfeit prescription pills. While … [Read more...] about Health workers, paramedics and sheriff’s deputies warn about significant increase in Lincoln County fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths
Newport-based researchers return from 38 days of gathering data on salmon and ocean conditions in the North Pacific
By JOSHUA PARTLOW/The Washington Post During a typical fall, almost a million chum salmon pour into Alaska’s Yukon River, a torrent of wild fish that has sustained the economy and Indigenous culture in the far north for generations. Last … [Read more...] about Newport-based researchers return from 38 days of gathering data on salmon and ocean conditions in the North Pacific
Oregon conservation organizations now adding to state police fund for reporting poachers
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A new fund will reward tipsters for information on poached or stolen non-game animals, such as raptors, which can’t be hunted. Up until now, callers to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s … [Read more...] about Oregon conservation organizations now adding to state police fund for reporting poachers
Yachats Planning Commission seeks seventh member to assure meeting quorums
YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission needs your help – to join it. The seven-member commission has been one member short for months, and that came into play twice in March when it had scheduled meetings but not a quorum to conduct business. … [Read more...] about Yachats Planning Commission seeks seventh member to assure meeting quorums