Polly McAllister Piraino July 13, 1952 – June 24, 2022 Polly McAllister Piraino of Yachats passed away June 24, 2022 at the age of 69 after a battle with […]
Polly McAllister Piraino
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Fisherman locate dead orca Thursday west of Coquille and determine it was tangled in recreational crabbing gear
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By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The mystery of what caused the death of a juvenile killer whale off Oregon’s central coast last month appears to have been solved. The carcass […]
Head of Oregon Supreme Court calls for immediate fix to ongoing lack of public defenders
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By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters seems increasingly impatient as the state continues to violate the constitutional rights of criminal defendants charged with crimes […]
Rural Oregon counties are lining up against state’s psilocybin launch
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By ANTONIA SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting The next drug debate is coming to an eastern Oregon ballot in November. The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously this week to put […]
Oregon has committed almost all of its $389 million for emergency rental aid
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By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon has now committed virtually all of the $389 million in federal and state money to provide emergency rental assistance to more than 60,000 households. […]
Oregon National Guard bars unvaccinated soldiers from drilling with units
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By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon National Guard is barring members who have not followed orders to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from taking part in military duties, officials […]
Waldport library’s “Big Truck Night” returns Thursday evening
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WALDPORT — The Waldport Public Library’s “Big Truck Night” returns 5-7 p.m. Thursday with all of types of large vehicles on hand for youth of all ages to inspect. The event […]
Lincoln County, city officials and non-profits will use $1 million grant to create plan to address local homeless issues
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By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer has long harbored hopes of seeing a permanent shelter built somewhere in Lincoln County to help some of the hundreds of people […]
Yachats has had 13 vacation rental licenses available for six months, but not able to get them into the hands of homeowners
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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Steven La-Sky bought his ocean-view cabin in Overleaf Village four years ago, intending to use it as a second home and vacation rental until […]
As coastal cities deal with homeless issues, Seaside tries new — but untested — ordinance to discourage campers
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(See related, Lincoln County story under Community News) KRISTIAN FODEN VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting SEASIDE — Traci Collings and her husband have lived in […]