Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday added $1.1 billion in state funding to the end-of-session budget bill. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday tucked $1.1 billion into […]
Archives for June 2023
Police ask for help identifying Heceta Head lighthouse vandals
Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s help to identify four people who vandalized portions of the historic Heceta Head lighthouse the night of Wednesday, June 14. The vandalism – […]
Survey focused on rural voices shows Oregonians worry about housing and homelessness
BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregonians in every county worry about a lack of affordable housing and rising levels of homelessness, and while many said they appreciate the state, […]
Heading to the valley this week? Highway 34 closed at Maltby Creek starting Friday
WALDPORT – The repair of a bridge 35 miles east of Waldport on Oregon Highway 34 will disrupt traffic between Philomath and the central Oregon coast much of this […]
For victims still recovering from Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, millions in legal damages offer some hope
Bill Edge lost his home in Gates during the Santiam Canyon Fire in 2020. Now living in the home he rebuilt, he says it doesn’t feel like home anymore. Edge […]
After years of frustration, the simple idea of “pocket parks” along Ocean View Drive in Yachats finally taking shape
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – What seemed like a simple idea almost three years ago took root – literally – this weekend when dozens of volunteers painstakenly planted hundreds […]
Waldport council OKs “Good of the City” ordinance changes to allow city manager leeway on some fines, rules
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Waldport city council has amended an ordinance giving the city manager more leeway – with some reporting and accounting oversight – to waive some […]
Waldport man already on probation for theft arrested again — for theft
WALDPORT – A 38-year-old Waldport man already on probation for thefts in 2022 and 2023 has been arrested again on accusations he stole five gas tanks for boats from Alsea […]
Latest interim Yachats city manager gives his assessment of issues — they’re both troublesome and promising
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS — After 10 days on the job, Yachats’ new interim city manager Rick Sant dove headlong into the deep end of the municipal pool with […]
OSU wave researchers find that new vegetation on coastal sand dunes can actually speed up erosion
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service CORVALLIS — Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University […]