By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday declared a homelessness state of emergency in a bid to be included in a statewide declaration – and possibly get financial support. […]
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After its first lottery, Lincoln County ready to issue 19 vacation rental licenses for properties east of U.S. Highway 101
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County is set to issue its first new vacation rental licenses in three years following the first drawing in a new lottery system currently only open […]
Oregon legislation targets organized retail theft that cost businesses millions of dollars a year
Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that would help law enforcement investigate and prosecute organized retail theft rings. Albertsons and Safeway stores have lost millions in the past decade from retail […]
Have your Oregon tax refund yet? Find out where it is with new tracking website
By the OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — The Oregon Department of Revenue has begun sending tax refunds and launched a website for Oregon taxpayers to track their refunds. State and […]
It’s nearly Spring Break whale watching time — and Oregon State Parks needs more volunteers to guide visitors
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews Thank gazillions of tiny mysid shrimp for the imminent arrival of about 18,000 massive gray whales just off the Oregon coast this spring. The inch-long crustaceans […]
Works of five coastal drone photographers go on display at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
By Oregon Coast TODAY It was a lofty idea — invite drone pilots to re-capture images of areas that were first photographed when the only option for aerial photography was […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate stays flat at 5.8 percent in January
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in January – unchanged from December and the first time it has not increased since July, the Oregon Employment Department said […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Marc and Jen Taylor of Styx, Stones n’ Bones shop in Yachats
Editor’s note: This is a new feature called “5 Questions and a Secret” where we will be doing bite-sized profiles of community members and asking them to answer five […]
Rape victims, Oregon GOP lawmakers seek stronger voice in how state classifies sex offenders
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Republican lawmakers and victims of the notorious “jogger rapist” Richard Gillmore – who admitted to raping nine women and girls in the […]
Smaller Oregon companies also seek semiconductor funding as lawmakers hear from HP and OSU about opportunities to grow
Ben Clark is among a group of Oregon State graduates working at Inpria, a Corvallis company spun out of OSU research. They are producing a chemical that will make semiconductor […]