By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Roy Lowe wasn’t sure what to expect as the state-chartered fishing boat he was aboard recently hovered over a rocky reef 160 feet below the surface off Cape Perpetua just south of Yachats. Lowe and nine other volunteers, all receiving specific instructions from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff on […]
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One dollar at a time, guests at two Yachats motels are contributing to collaborative’s work and 804 Trail projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Almost every time a visitor checks out of the Overleaf Lodge or Fireside Motel, they leave a little behind. Not only the views of the rocky shoreline below the motels or the strolls along the 804 Trail out front. But nearly every time a guest leaves they also add […]
Growing economic development nonprofit moving from Newport to community college building in Waldport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – As it begins implementing a $1 million federal grant, the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County is moving from a tiny space in Newport to Oregon Coast Community College’s south county center in Waldport. The three members of the nonprofit economic development organization plan to be in the building […]
Eight social service agencies in Lincoln County will be getting $4.65 million to launch treatment programs funded by Measure 110
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Millions of dollars generated by a controversial, first-of-its-kind Oregon ballot measure will soon be heading to Lincoln County service providers to help cope with substance abuse, homelessness and related issues. Lincoln County, working with eight local service agencies, is slated to receive $4.65 million from Measure 110, which Oregon voters approved […]
Disturbance at Waldport gas station Wednesday lands Yachats man in jail
WALDPORT – A 48-year-old Yachats man is in the Lincoln County jail on $100,000 bond after disturbance Wednesday at the Waldport Shell station and a “high-risk” stop later in a Yachats neighborhood. Christopher D. Reaves Jr. is charged with strangulation, disorderly conduct, harassment, assault and attempting to elude a police officer. According to documents in […]
Oregon’s novel approach to drug and mental health treatment hits milestone with funding of county-based service networks
Oregon has one of the highest rates of people suffering from an addiction to heroin and other opioids, methamphetamine and alcohol. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A year behind schedule, Oregon’s novel approach to drug addiction has reached primetime. In November 2020, voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 110, making Oregon the first […]
Director of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality abruptly resigns three months before scheduled retirement
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The head of Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality resigned from the job this week, three months before his scheduled retirement. Richard Whitman, who has led the agency since 2016, had announced in June that he would retire at the end of the year. Department spokesperson Harry Esteve said Whitman is resigning early […]
Electric and hybrid vehicles on display during Saturday event in Florence
FLORENCE – Plug-in electric vehicles from at least 11 manufacturers will be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during an electric vehicle show sponsored by Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District and U.S. Bank. The vehicles will be on display and their owners available to talk about them in the lot adjacent to […]
Three governor candidates will hold live, televised debate Tuesday in Bend
BEND — Oregon’s candidates for governor will participate in a televised debate from the Oregon State University-Cascades campus on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The debate among Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine Drazan and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson will be the second time the three candidates take the stage together, following a July forum in front of […]
Experts tell Oregon lawmakers the state’s novel approach to drug addiction has holes, needs stronger law enforcement element
The state Senate Interim Committee On Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation held an informational hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A day after the Oregon Health Authority declared a new era in the state’s approach to drug addiction had begun, experts warned legislators that the state’s drug epidemic is […]