By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington on Friday pledged to maintain access to abortions and other reproductive health care following the U.S. Supreme […]
Archives for June 2022
Developers of proposed motel say they will re-think plans after Yachats commission unanimously rejects conditional use permit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – In the end, there were too many unresolved issues. Some 11 months after an original application and eight months after a previously scheduled hearing, […]
Doug Sestrich and fellow Oregon coast beach rangers are “eyes and ears and the boots on the ground” for Oregon State Parks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Doug Sestrich’s job often depends on the ocean’s tide — and sometimes the weather. Two or three days a week, he drives miles of shoreline from […]
Skyrocking cost to rebuild 540 foot section of East Second Street in Yachats puts project on hold — again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – It’s back to the drawing board for a long-awaiting project to rebuild a 540-foot long portion of East Second Street. The project, which has […]
Oregon starts sending $600 checks to 136,000 low-income taxpayers
By Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 236,000 Oregon families will each start receiving a $600 payment this week under a new state law that aimed to aid low-income workers. Direct deposits […]
Lincoln County commissioners ask feds to slow and broaden wind energy plans
NEWPORT — Lincoln County commissioners have joined a growing number of public and private groups in asking the federal government to either slow or augment plans to build wind-energy farms […]
Many health insurers are not following Oregon law requiring free reproductive health care, new state audit says
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s governor, lawmakers and state agency officials have often touted the state’s reproductive rights law as one of the most comprehensive and equitable […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate finally drops below 5 percent
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate finally dipped below 5 percent in May — inching down to 4.9 percent, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The county’s unemployment rate was […]
Lincoln County commissioners will hold special meeting next week to appoint one COCF&R board member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Eight people have expressed interest in being appointed by Lincoln County commissioners to an open seat on the troubled Central Oregon Coast Fire & […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for June 17-23
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22149010 06/17/2022 23:53 Officer #61660 KANBARA, MITCHELL DUII – Alcohol Location SE 48TH PL and 101, LINCOLN CITY Narrative Summary On 6/17/22 a silver Nissan Altima was stopped […]