By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Colleen Nickerson, a longtime Waldport resident, founder and curator of the Waldport Heritage Museum and president of the Alsi Historical and Genealogical Society, died […]
Archives for September 2023
Timber conference in Portland draws industry, investors, climate protestors — and some broken windows
Demonstrators began to gather Tuesday evening at the World Forestry Center in Oregon to protest a large timber industry conference called “Who owns the forest?” By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Yachats bird group expanding its successful swallow nesting program to Lincoln County parks, purple martins
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Since their start two years ago, a group of Yachats bird-lovers have aided hundreds of migrating species with specially constructed nesting boxes. Now, their […]
Modern folk-rock band The Sweet Remains will perform one night show Friday in Newport
By Oregon Coast TODAY Better act fast, it’s unlikely there will be any tickets left over when The Sweet Remains take to the stage at the Newport Performing Arts […]
Central Coast Fly Fishers offer two Saturdays of (limited) fly-tying classes
If you’re not tied up this weekend, the Central Coast Fly Fishers has just the thing — free fly-tying classes aimed at beginners. The classes are designed for fly […]
Kotek will send Oregon state troopers to Portland to help crack down on fentanyl distribution
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon State Police plan will send new resources to Portland in a bid to disrupt open air fentanyl dealing that has taken root downtown under […]
Firefighters wrapping up efforts on two blazes in Siuslaw National Forest
Firefighters in the Siuslaw National Forest are wrapping up their work on two fires started by lightning in late August. The agency said Tuesday that the 119-acre Three Buttes fire […]
Oregon rent increases will be capped at 10 percent in 2024
By Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Landlords subject to Oregon’s rent control law can increase rents 10 percent in 2024, the Department of Administrative Services announced Tuesday. That’s the maximum […]
ODFW warns central coast beachgoers to stay away from sick sea lions
NEWPORT – Public calls reporting sick or dead sea lions on the coast typically increase in the early fall as male California sea lions leave California breeding grounds and move […]
State rests case in Oregon gun laws trial; judge expected to rule within 60 days but appeals are likely
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting A six-day trial over the constitutionality of recently approved Oregon gun laws ended Monday after lawyers for the state Department of Justice ended three days […]