COOS BAY — One of Oregon’s most unique holiday lights displays has returned after a two-year hiatus, but there are some big changes, including the need to get a timed entry permit to visit. Shore Acres State Park has once again turned its formal gardens above the ocean outside Coos Bay into a wonderland of lights between […]
Archives for December 2022
Federal agency that manages 13 Willamette Valley dams and reservoirs considering big changes
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering emptying Cougar Reservoir, scaling back hydropower and changing how it stores 500 trillion gallons of water in a new blueprint for managing 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin. In a 2,200-page document released late last month, the federal agency laid out seven […]
Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble performs holiday concert Saturday in Yachats
The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble has scheduled its annual seasonal celebration concert for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Yachats Commons. Proceeds from the Yachats concert will benefit South Lincoln Resources and Yachats Food Pantry. The program will draw heavily on favorites of a season celebrated by Christian, Jewish, Solstice and Kwanzaa traditions. There […]
Federal judge says she will decide early next week whether to temporarily halt Measure 114 from going into effect Dec. 8
Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen speaks to reporters outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse after a hearing on Dec. 2, 2022, on a lawsuit to block Oregon Measure 114, a firearms law, from taking effect. Bowen and several other sheriffs say the voter-approved measure is unenforceable. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A federal judge […]
Some Oregon gun shops selling weapons to customers who might fail a background check
Assault style weapons are used in many mass shootings. (Connor Radnovich/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle As Oregonians scramble to purchase firearms before the state’s new gun regulations go into effect, some gun shops are using a loophole to potentially bypass background checks and sell firearms to anyone, including to people who might […]
Eckman Lake neighbors critical of information, ideas to improve its water quality, so Port of Alsea may suggest they buy it
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The first Port of Alsea meeting seeking solution for Eckman Lake’s problems with pollution and harmful algal blooms was met with some public opposition Tuesday. But on Wednesday, the Port suggested a new, potential path forward that might entice frustrated lakeside homeowners – allowing them to take ownership of […]
Holiday season kicks off in big way this weekend with Santa’s visit, craft fairs, greens show and candlelight bridge walk
The holiday season starts crackling like a Yule log this weekend. From Yachats to Seal Rock to Waldport, local events — free to enjoy and all family-friendly — begin Saturday. One of the more traditional attractions is “Breakfast with Santa,” returning to the Yachats Lions Club Hall for the first time since 2019. The free […]
“Secret Santas” looking for local senior citizens to visit Christmas Eve
Do you know — or are you — a senior citizen in south Lincoln County who may be lonely this holiday season? If so, you can help someone else or yourself receive a free bag of gift goodies delivered to your door Christmas Eve. But don’t dawdle – the signup ends Dec. 11 and recipients […]
Yachats area keeps falling below yearly averages for rain in November
The low-lying areas of the central Oregon coast continue to fall behind yearly averages for rainfall, based on November’s numbers, but there is still plenty of precipitation falling in the foothills of the Coast Range. The city of Yachats recorded 8.23 inches of rain at its wastewater treatment plant on West Seventh Street in November, […]
South county kids will pedal to happier holidays thanks to donations from Waldport’s Green Bike Co-op
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — About 40 young children in the Waldport-Yachats area will be getting free bicycles this year, courtesy of the Green Bike Co-op in Waldport. A tradition for a dozen years, the holiday bike giveaway grants the wishes of kids whose families can’t afford to pay for bikes themselves. Green Bike […]