By AMELIA TEMPLETON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Last month, a new COVID-19 variant from the omicron family spread across Oregon, causing a seventh wave of infections. On paper, this seventh wave hasn’t […]
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Oregon tribe and ODFW agree to historic management agreement to help save salmon in Coquille River watershed
By CHRIS AADLAND/Underscore News and Indian Country Today An Oregon tribe and state leaders have agreed to co-manage fish and wildlife across a large swath of southwest Oregon, in what they say […]
Report on Lincoln County income shows it keeping up with increases across Oregon, but remains far behind state’s overall wages
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A new state economic report provides both good and bad news for Lincoln County, as well as four other northwest Oregon coastal counties. The upside of […]
Planned Parenthood of Oregon says it will increase staffing in eastern Oregon clinics following Supreme Court ruling
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Planned Parenthood is increasing staff at Oregon clinics, boosting telemedicine programs across the state and opening a clinic in Ontario in eastern Oregon, the organization […]
Central Lincoln PUD manager warns customers of supply chain issues
To the editor: Like utilities nationwide, Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District is being greatly challenged by supply chain delays, material shortages, and massive cost increases for delivered materials. Demand for […]
After Supreme Court ruling Friday, governors of Oregon, Washington and California pledge to maintain access to abortions
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington on Friday pledged to maintain access to abortions and other reproductive health care following the U.S. Supreme […]
Developers of proposed motel say they will re-think plans after Yachats commission unanimously rejects conditional use permit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – In the end, there were too many unresolved issues. Some 11 months after an original application and eight months after a previously scheduled hearing, […]
Doug Sestrich and fellow Oregon coast beach rangers are “eyes and ears and the boots on the ground” for Oregon State Parks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Doug Sestrich’s job often depends on the ocean’s tide — and sometimes the weather. Two or three days a week, he drives miles of shoreline from […]
Skyrocking cost to rebuild 540 foot section of East Second Street in Yachats puts project on hold — again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – It’s back to the drawing board for a long-awaiting project to rebuild a 540-foot long portion of East Second Street. The project, which has […]
Oregon starts sending $600 checks to 136,000 low-income taxpayers
By Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 236,000 Oregon families will each start receiving a $600 payment this week under a new state law that aimed to aid low-income workers. Direct deposits […]