By HOLLY DILLEMUTH/Ashland.news ASHLAND — Oregon Shakespeare Festival board chair Diane Yu, who lives in New York and has a second residence in Ashland, has much to say about the […]
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Toledo’s waterfront market on Thursdays has flourished for 20 years with support from visitors and locals
By ANDREA McCABE/Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — The Toledo Waterfront Market has flourished due to the continued support from locals and visitors for more than 20 years. Whether stopping […]
Federal agencies announce $2.6 billion program to help coastal communities to deal with climate change, conservation
By NOLAN STOUT/Courthouse News Service The U.S. Department of Commerce will allocate $2.6 billion to support coastal areas dealing with the effects of climate change and to support conservation and […]
Duane Snider of Waldport, prolific collector of Oregon art, died May 26
WALDPORT — Duane Snider of Waldport, who began to build an impressive collection of works by contemporary Oregon artists 40 years ago while he was working as a modestly paid […]
Seal Rock Garden Club has been a horticultural resource on the central Oregon coast for 75 years, starting with a $306 shed.
Members of the Seal Rock Garden Club attribute the longevity of their club to their little yellow clubhouse purchased in 1950. Story and photos by KRISTAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting […]
Fines not deterring absent Republican senators as walkout persists in 2023 Oregon Legislature
Senate President Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, presides over the Senate on May 31 as the GOP-led walkout entered its 19th day. Fines did not encourage senators to end the walkout […]
Federal trial on lawsuit seeking to overturn Oregon gun control Measure 114 begins Monday
A federal judge will start hearing arguments on Monday in a case that seeks to overturn Measure 114, which puts more gun ownership requirements in place for Oregon. Tick Licker […]
Siuslaw National Forest names new leader from BLM
CORVALLIS – A U.S. Bureau of Land Management official from Springfield has been named supervisor of the Siuslaw National Forest. Rebecca Brooke, who has served as the BLM’s upper Willamette […]
PacifiCorps rests its case in trial over September 2020 wildfires, defending precautions around Otis
By TED SICKINGER/The Oregonian, OregonLive PacifiCorp doesn’t dispute that its equipment ignited some of the fires that burned in Oregon on Labor Day 2020, but it has denied responsibility for […]
ODFW fined $16,980 for improper North Fork Alsea stream bank work
One Oregon agency is fining another for what it says are violations of the federal Clean Water Act for failing to follow best management practices while doing bank stabilization work […]