By MONICA SAMAOYA/Oregon Public Broadcasting As California adopts the nation’s strictest law to transition to zero-emissions vehicles in the next decade, Oregon officials say they’re set to follow suit. The California law bans the sale of new gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs in the state by 2035 as a way to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions. It […]
Archives for August 2022
Patients from Idaho, Texas and elsewhere are now seeking abortion care in Oregon
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Abortion providers in Oregon have seen a recent rise in demand for abortions from women from states that have adopted bans or are in the process of doing so, officials said at a news conference Thursday. “We are seeing people from almost every red state in the country right now […]
Unaffiliated Oregon gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson officially qualifies for Nov. 8 ballot
By GARRETT ANDREWS/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Longtime Oregon lawmaker Betsy Johnson has qualified to appear on the November ballot as a nonaffiliated candidate for governor. On Thursday afternoon, the Oregon Elections Division notified Johnson that enough signatures on her nominating petitions had been verified to qualify her as a candidate, and that her name […]
Oregon Geographic Names Board hears proposal to change name of Swastika Mountain in Lane County
By ADAM DUVERNAY/Eugene Register-Guard EUGENE — Several pieces of Oregon’s landscape may soon leave behind their now-offensive names, including a mountain in Lane County called by a word more commonly associated with the Nazi Party than its ancient religious meaning. The Oregon Geographic Names Board, which is responsible for reviewing name change proposals brought by residents […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Aug. 18-22
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22216009 08/18/2022 09:12 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT DUII – Controlled Substance Location 101, Mile post 138 138 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 8/18/22 at approximately 9:12AM a driving complaint was reported near milepost 122 of US Highway 101. Caller reported a subject in a gray Jeep was southbound, speeding and passed […]
Central Coast Chorale looking to add members during auditions this week
The Central Coast Chorale is looking for a few people who want to sing. Chorale artistic director Rhodd Caldwell is scheduling private, individual auditions for Wednesday, Aug, 24 or Saturday, Aug, 27 at First Presbyterian Church of Newport, 227 N.E. 12th St. “This is the sort of activity you’ve been missing for the past three […]
Two top $199,000-a-year Oregon Lottery officials now work remotely from states with no income tax
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Willamette Week There’s some grumbling around the water cooler at Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem. The source of their discontent is a matter of public record — two of the agency’s top employees have moved permanently to sunnier climes far from Oregon — and to states where there’s no personal income tax. Oregon’s […]
Central Oregon Coast fire board votes unanimously to ask voters Nov. 8 to raise operating levy by 10 cents
WALDPORT – Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue will ask voters to increase one of its two operating levies by 10 cents per $1,000 assessed property value in the November general election. The district’s board voted unanimously Thursday night to ask voters to replace a 10-year old levy of 25 cents per $1,000 assessed […]
Have guitar, will travel. Musicians at coastal restaurants perform to their own beat and just for the fun of it
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com Few people show up specifically to hear you play. But there’s a microphone and an audience. Sometimes no one claps. Sometimes no one really looks at you. But the tip jar catches a handful of bills. And if you step outside for a cigarette break by your van, you can hear […]
Beach “get-to-know-you” bonfires ignites idea of connecting Yachats residents with the area’s many newcomers
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — For pre-pandemic newcomers to Yachats, the small city always seemed to kick up a big tide of social and civic affairs. There were art and crafts fairs, pie socials, concerts, solstice celebrations, a major music festival, civic and trails projects, crab and pancake feeds and even meetings. All in […]