NEWPORT — What better way to source the food or decorative plants that will fill your garden this year than from the Lincoln County Master Gardener Association? The group’s […]
Archives for May 2023
Yachats commission denies variance for small building along Yachats Ocean Road
YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a variance request by a homeowner along Yachats Ocean Road to build a 780-square-foot structure within 20 feet of […]
Oregon governor and legislative leaders get good news Wednesday with robust revenue forecast
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon lawmakers will have more money available for state spending, taxpayers are due record credits on their 2023 returns, and the state school fund will […]
Marine reserve researchers deploy sensors to see how water temperature and oxygen levels affect ocean life
By MARK FREEMAN/ODFW News Service NEWPORT – Ocean monitoring in Oregon’s five marine reserves is trying to unlock secrets about temperatures and oxygen levels known to impact groundfish and […]
New rules by Gov. Kotek will require Oregon’s marijuana dispensaries to prove they paid taxes
Sol Sisters Farms in Independence grew marijuana for recreational use. (Oregon Department of Agriculture) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Cannabis companies will need to prove they’ve paid their […]
Two Port of Alsea incumbents fend off challengers critical of port operations; Seal Rock fire levy passes
Voters in the sprawling Port of Alsea district kept the current five-member board intact Tuesday, re-electing two commissioners to office over two challengers who had been highly critical of operations […]
Siletz woman and son fined and sentenced for killing two bear cubs last October
By the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife SILETZ — Poachers who shot two bear cubs near Siletz last October must pay $15,000 in damages, lost hunting privileges for three […]
Lincoln City residents help police catch and subdue graffiti vandals Monday
Downloadable file: Graffiti_Spree_Photo.jpg On Monday, May 15, 2023, at about 6:10 PM, LCPD Officers were dispatched to Lock & Key Adventurer’s Guild, located at 3026 NE Highway 101 on a reported […]
YachatsNews hires Garret Jaros as its new full-time reporter
Garret Jaros, who has worked at and written for a wide variety of newspapers in Oregon and Colorado, is YachatsNews’ newest full-time reporter Jaros replaces Kenneth Lipp, who left April […]
Curry County’s computer system ‘starting from scratch’ after ransomware attack
By JANE VAUGHN/Jefferson Public Radio Curry County in southern Oregon is struggling to function after a ransomware attack left it unable to access any of its digital information including any […]