By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A divisive proposal in the Oregon Legislature that would require employers to pay farmworkers overtime was shuttled on Tuesday to a joint bipartisan […]
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$1 billion timber case that pits Oregon counties versus the state is heard by the Court of Appeals
By BRADLEY W. PARKS/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case that has major implications for how the state manages forestland and whether counties can depend […]
Interested in nearby science projects? Well, now there’s an app for that
The Oregon State University STEM Research Center has helped launch a national website aimed at connecting the general public with science in interactive ways. The mobile-friendly site is Science Near Me and the […]
After canceling in-person event again this year, Newport Wine & Seafood Festival offers smaller events this week to fill the void
By BREEANA LAUGHLIN/YachatsNews.com Although it cancelled a scaled down in-person event again this year, organizers of 45th annual Newport’s Seafood and Wine Festival are trying to keep the tradition […]
Yachats Ladies Club’s yummy “Pi Day Pie Sale” is open for orders
YACHATS — What better way is there to celebrate world math “Pi Day” on March 14 than with a handmade pie from the Yachats Ladies Club? In its second annual […]
State meteorologist predicts wet March, April but Oregon is still in third year of drought
Oregon got more snow this winter than normal but the state is still in a drought. (Oregon Department of Forestry, Flickr) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The current dry spell […]
Worried about sharing agreement with Seal Rock, Central Coast Fire board votes to hire two firefighters to fully staff its engines on all calls
By QUINTON SMITH and JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Sensing that a personnel-sharing agreement with Seal Rock is going to end soon, the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Board […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Feb. 11-17
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22035292 02/11/2022 23:01 Officer #58625 STEWART, JOSHUA Towed vehicle – Abandoned/Hazard Location 101, Mile post 121, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 02/11/2022 at approximately 11:00pm. A 911 […]
In first meeting with new city manager, Yachats council votes to again proceed with church repair estimate — after getting an earful of complaints
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Wednesday’s Yachats City Council meeting was probably not the way councilors wanted to show new city manager Heide Lambert how they operate. Just three […]
State Farm Insurance sues PacifiCorp for $10.5 million, blaming it for 2020 wildfire that destroyed much of the Otis community
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A wildfire that all but destroyed the community of Otis in September 2020 was caused by negligence when PacifiCorp failed to shut down its power lines […]