NEWPORT – The executive director of Benton County Habitat for Humanity has been hired to lead the Housing Authority of Lincoln County. Karen Rockwell replaces Kathy Kowtko, who joined the […]
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Kevin Greenwood of Waldport hired as Port of Hood River director
WALDPORT – Kevin Greenwood of Waldport has been named executive director of the Port of Hood River, the port’s board announced last week. Greenwood has been serving as director of […]
Lincoln County and others lose again — Oregon Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of $1 billion timber verdict
Logging trucks roll down Santiam Highway in front of the Detroit Ranger Station in this April 15, 2021, photo. By BRADLEY W. PARKS/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Supreme Court […]
Frustrated with lack of code enforcement, Yachats planning commission asks city manager to address staffing “as soon as possible”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – For at least the fourth year, an abandoned house on West Second Street in downtown Yachats is overgrown with weeds and blackberries. On the […]
City of Waldport wins $750,000 state grant to begin developing 12-acre Southworth Park in the middle of town
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has been awarded $750,000 from Oregon State Parks and Recreation to launch the first phase of development of the 12-acre […]
Dominated by single-family homes, Yachats’ land-use consultants begin to outline ways the city can help diversify its housing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The city’s housing stock is dominated by second homes and vacation rentals, there is adequate land for new construction but most of it is […]
Biden administration announces plans to develop floating wind platforms in the Atlantic and off Oregon and California coasts
By JACOB FISCHLER/States News Service WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will seek to add deep-water offshore wind energy, a developing technology that isn’t yet widely used, to its mix of […]
Oregon’s unemployment rate increases slightly in August, but statewide jobs recovery is complete — except in hospitality industry
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s unemployment rate ticked up from 3.5% to 3.7% in August — the first increase since the big jump at the onset of the coronavirus […]
Waldport-area Meals on Wheels “desperately” needs volunteers to help in kitchen or deliver food to homebound residents
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — More than 60 people from Yachats to Seal Rock and up Oregon Highway 34 depend on Meals on Wheels to provide warm mid-day meals […]
Thieves ruin newlyweds’ honeymoon after car clout at Seal Rock State Park
SEAL ROCK — What was supposed to be a beautiful honeymoon along the Oregon Coast turned into a devastating experience for one newlywed couple when someone broke into their truck […]