By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY YACHATS — If you’re longing for a bit of country life, look no further — the annual Yachats River Valley Farm Tour […]
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Siletz tribe’s annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow returns to full schedule of events this weekend
By Oregon Coast TODAY SILETZ — Formed from a shattered and weakened group of tribes and bands forced together onto a single, and rapidly shrinking reservation, the Confederated Tribes […]
Friends of Joni Bicksler raising funds for Post Office bench refurbishing, plaque
YACHATS – Friend of former longtime Yachats resident Joni Bicksler will be at the Yachats Farmers Market on Sunday to collect donations to put a memorial plaque on a refurbished […]
State audit of the Oregon Racing Commission finds lax oversight of industry bringing in billions
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — State auditors found the Oregon Racing Commission in disarray, with delays in filling openings for commissioners, weak oversight and limited transparency of money […]
Newport police detain man after shooting death on Yaquina Bay Bridge
NEWPORT — One man is dead and another has been detained following a shooting just before 1 p.m. Wednesday on the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Newport police officers immediately detained a […]
Last of western Oregon tribes reach agreement to hunt, fish on ancestral lands without state permit
Willamette Falls is located within the ancestral homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The tribe has some site-specific rights to fish at the falls. (Meghan Kearney/U.S. Fish and […]
As Oregon faces a mental health crisis, state leaders ask for patience as they tackle problems
Gov. Tina Kotek speaks about Oregon’s addiction crisis at a ceremonial bill signing event for behavioral health legislation on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem and the Senate […]
Years-long legal fight over Lincoln County’s vacation rental regulations finally gets court hearing next week
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews After more than a year of legal wrangling, some decisions may be coming this summer on the legality of Lincoln County’s short-term rental regulations in […]
GOP senators who walked out of 2023 Legislature are barred from re-election, secretary of state rules
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Republican senators who walked away from this year’s legislative session will be barred from running for re-election next year, Secretary of State LaVonne […]
County removes 5 diseased Cypress trees from courthouse lawn
NEWPORT — Lincoln County crews cut down five Cypress trees from the north lawn of the courthouse over the weekend that were growing into the building and had rotting, […]