NEWPORT — A group of about 230 gray whales that lives and feeds in the waters between northern California and British Columbia – called the Pacific Coast Feeding Group — […]
Archives for November 2022
Yachats conservation group supports wild river act in Congress
To the editor: View the Future, a community conservation organization in Yachats, fully supports Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden’s River Democracy Act of 2021. The River Democracy Act (S.192; co-sponsored by […]
Will there be crab for Christmas? Oregon’s commercial Dungeness season delayed until at least Dec. 16
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A year ago, Taunette Dixon, along with the rest of Oregon’s $60 million commercial Dungeness crabbing industry, was dining on a diet of decidedly good news. […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate continues to increase slowly
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to rise slow, hitting 5.2 percent in October – up from 5 percent in September, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The county […]
Firearms group, sheriff and gun store owner file suit to stop implementation of Oregon’s new gun-control measure
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s new voter-approved gun law is facing its first legal challenge as a number of county sheriffs have pledged not to enforce it. Voters earlier […]
Oregon governor issues pardons for 45,000 people convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana before 2016
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — With just over a month left in her term, Gov. Kate Brown has issued a sweeping pardon for Oregonians convicted of possessing a […]
Friends and family throw a birthday party for Don Dougherty, the houseless man who made Yachats his home
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Don Dougherty’s friends – at least 150 of them — and family came out to his 65th birthday party Sunday evening, although several said […]
Siletz tribe’s charitable fund awards $192,000 in third-quarter grants
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund has awarded $192,000 to 31 nonprofit and other organizations for the third quarter of 2022. Since its inception in 2001, the seven-member charitable fund […]
Waldport-area community witnesses unveiling of historic Louis Southworth statue to be placed at new city park
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – It may have been Louis Southworth’s unveiling, but it was Jesse Dolin’s doing. Eighteen months after he suggested to the city of Waldport that […]
Christmas tree permits now available for Siuslaw National Forest
WALDPORT — Christmas tree permits are available for purchase from the Siuslaw National Forest through Dec. 31. Tree hunters can go to recreation.gov to purchase a permit online or go […]