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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Port of Alsea ends Shrimp Daddy’s lease at port-owned building, but gives owner six additional months to move
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Port of Alsea board voted Wednesday to end the lease of a small shop it rents to a commercial sand shrimp processor, saying […]
Renown OSU marine biologist Jane Lubchenco sanctioned by scientific organization for errors in fisheries paper
By TODD MILBOURN/Oregon Public Broadcasting A prestigious scientific organization has sanctioned a renowned Oregon State University marine biologist and White House climate adviser for errors in a published paper she […]