By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – During the two-year Covid pandemic many people in the Yachats community wrung their hands over what might happen to the shuttered Yachats Commons when […]
Archives for February 2023
Oregon shifts toward normalcy after three years of Covid pandemic and public emergencies
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is moving toward normalcy after three years of the pandemic but some masking requirements are likely to remain in place for months, a state […]
Newport-based crabbers return to sea after informal work stoppage due to low prices, high volume of early-season Dungeness
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews There are many factors that fishermen can’t control – the weather, the price of fuel, and oftentimes the price of Dungeness crab. One thing they have […]
Oregon Supreme Court upholds order blocking state’s new voter-approved gun laws pending hearing in Harney County
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Supreme Court has denied a petition to overturn a lower court ruling blocking the state’s new gun laws from taking effect. Ballot Measure […]
Leader of sea otter re-introduction group will speak next week at OSU Extension in Newport
By Gretchen Ammerman/Oregon Coast TODAY February is the month that puts a microscope on relationships: are you in one at all, are you in a good one, could you […]
Oregon cities, counties say Measure 110 blew a hole in their budgets, ask legislators to divert some treatment money
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Addiction service providers who’ve seen their funding swell under the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization law are rushing this year to fend off a […]
Oregon Coast CC names new director of small business center
The Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College has named a Lincoln County native its new director. Gregory Price of The Dalles is taking the reins at its […]
Oregon Coast CC and Lincoln County School District hold career-tech expo Wednesday
By Oregon Coast TODAY Career Technology Education is an ever-growing part of educational curriculums across the country. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Oregon Coast Community College and the Lincoln County School […]
Waldport and Toledo high schools win seven-year, $1.2 million grant to help students go to college or get training
Waldport and Toledo high schools are getting $1.2 million to increase their graduates’ participation in college or training programs over the next seven years. The two Lincoln County school […]
Kotek seeks dismissals after internal investigation reveals ethical violations at Oregon Liquor commission
By LAUREN DRAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Top executives and managers at the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission employees have diverted specialty bourbons away from public consumption for their own personal use […]