By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal The number of rangers being assaulted and harassed by visitors at Oregon’s state parks has increased over the past three to four years, spurring the Oregon […]
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Resignations of two chiefs and Idanha-Detroit fire board force Marion County commissioners to step in
By BILL POEHLER/Salem Statesman-Journal DETROIT — After a slate of contentious meetings, all five board members – and the fire chief and the acting fire chief – of the Idanha-Detroit […]
Tuition will be increasing at nearly all Oregon public universities this fall
The University of Oregon is increasing tuition for incoming freshman in the fall of 2022. (Rick Obst/Creative Commons) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Incoming freshmen at nearly all of Oregon’s […]
Oregon State University names new leader of its Sea Grant Program in Newport, Corvallis
By OSU News Service Karina Nielsen, the leader of a marine science center at San Francisco State University and an Oregon State University alumna, has been named director of Oregon […]
A sense of responsibility brings Yachats violin maker out of retirement to restore life and music to 100-year-old harp
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — A musical instrument restorer attracted to ambitious projects came out of retirement to bring one more trounced instrument back to life. This time it […]
Yachats council asked to take next step in downtown boardwalk project by seeking detailed engineering plans
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – An ambitious proposal to build a 350-foot-long boardwalk overlooking the Yachats River is reaching its first critical test with a key Yachats commission asking […]
Green Bike Co-op’s house-hunting saga ends happily with move to former museum with lots of space and light
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — It could have been an episode of “House Hunters.” The hunters — the nonprofit Green Bike Co-op of Waldport — needed to leave their […]
Candidate for Lincoln County commission fails to register with state, report contributions and spending for 5 months
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A candidate for Lincoln County commission touting his education and business experience failed to register his campaign with the Oregon Elections Division for five months until Thursday […]
New poll indicates there’s no clear frontrunner in GOP primary for Oregon governor
Republican candidates for governor talk during a break in a debate at the Venetian in Hillsboro on April 7. From left: Stan Pulliam, Bill Sizemore, Christine Drazan, Court Boice, Bridget […]
Yachats woman who lied in 2019 voters pamplet indicted on three fraud charges, scheduled to be sentenced in May
YACHATS – A Yachats woman indicted on three felony charges for violating Oregon election law in 2019 when she was elected to the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board is […]