By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – A team of scientists, including one from Oregon State University, concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in the Lower Snake […]
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New state audit outlines myriad problems of Oregon Employment Department before and during pandemic
A job center in North Portland run by the Oregon Employment Department. An audit from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office details OED’s numerous problems as it struggled to keep […]
Mystery group — likely from Georgia — sending anti-Democrat mailers to Oregon voters but hasn’t filed state reports
Oregon voters received mailers like this one shared by a source that attack legislative Democrats. (Submitted) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Earlier this month, some Oregon voters began receiving glossy […]
Fall Chinook fishing expected to be good on central Oregon coast bays and rivers — and could include short coho seasons
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anglers on the central Oregon coast may be in for “good to very good” fishing Monday when coastal bays and streams open for salmon fishing. While […]
Oregon’s electric utilities submit final plans to prevent wildfires, shutoffs as season ramps up
Oregon’s electric utilities submitted first-ever plans for mitigating wildfire risks and protecting public safety. (Flickr) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Nearly all of Oregon’s 41 electric utilities have […]
Unusual three-way race for Oregon governor is already generating a pile of campaign cash
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A $100,000 check from a longtime conservative Oregon political donor to Republican Christine Drazan. One for $100,000 to Betsy Johnson’s insurgent campaign from a […]
Lack of patrol deputies forces Lincoln County sheriff to end responses to nuisance and low-level criminal calls in rural areas
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies are no longer responding to nuisance and some lower-level criminal complaints in Yachats and unincorporated areas of the county because of […]
Grass fire along Alsea River in Waldport covers two acres before extinguished Saturday
WALDPORT – Firefighters from Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue and five other agencies snuffed out a two-acre grass fire between the Alsea River and Commercial Street Saturday afternoon. […]
Coastal Quilters resume annual show Friday and Saturday in Newport
NEWPORT — Back after a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild is staging its annual show Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6. Over 300 quilts by […]
On the Road Again: Newport artist (and former mayor) finds her inspiration from the tidal flats of Yaquina Bay Road
By Oregon ArtsWatch Should you be driving along Yaquina Bay Road east of Newport and find yourself tootling along behind a green Subaru, before you hit the horn or […]