COOS BAY — One of Oregon’s most unique holiday lights displays has returned after a two-year hiatus, but there are some big changes, including the need to get a timed […]
Popular south coast light display now needs entry permit to view
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Federal agency that manages 13 Willamette Valley dams and reservoirs considering big changes
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By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering emptying Cougar Reservoir, scaling back hydropower and changing how it stores 500 trillion gallons of water in a […]
Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble performs holiday concert Saturday in Yachats
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The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble has scheduled its annual seasonal celebration concert for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Yachats Commons. Proceeds from the Yachats concert will benefit South […]
Federal judge says she will decide early next week whether to temporarily halt Measure 114 from going into effect Dec. 8
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Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen speaks to reporters outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse after a hearing on Dec. 2, 2022, on a lawsuit to block Oregon Measure 114, […]
Some Oregon gun shops selling weapons to customers who might fail a background check
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Assault style weapons are used in many mass shootings. (Connor Radnovich/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle As Oregonians scramble to purchase firearms before the state’s new gun regulations […]
Eckman Lake neighbors critical of information, ideas to improve its water quality, so Port of Alsea may suggest they buy it
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By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The first Port of Alsea meeting seeking solution for Eckman Lake’s problems with pollution and harmful algal blooms was met with some public opposition […]
Holiday season kicks off in big way this weekend with Santa’s visit, craft fairs, greens show and candlelight bridge walk
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The holiday season starts crackling like a Yule log this weekend. From Yachats to Seal Rock to Waldport, local events — free to enjoy and all family-friendly — begin Saturday. […]
“Secret Santas” looking for local senior citizens to visit Christmas Eve
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Do you know — or are you — a senior citizen in south Lincoln County who may be lonely this holiday season? If so, you can help someone else or […]
Yachats area keeps falling below yearly averages for rain in November
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The low-lying areas of the central Oregon coast continue to fall behind yearly averages for rainfall, based on November’s numbers, but there is still plenty of precipitation falling in the […]
South county kids will pedal to happier holidays thanks to donations from Waldport’s Green Bike Co-op
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By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — About 40 young children in the Waldport-Yachats area will be getting free bicycles this year, courtesy of the Green Bike Co-op in Waldport. A […]