Oregon lawmakers are looking for ways to address the state’s fentanyl crisis. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers heard from state behavioral health […]
Archives for October 2023
Cascade Head biosphere in north Lincoln County is a place unlike any other
By MICHAEL EDWARDS/Oregon Coast TODAY The Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve, located toward the north end of Lincoln City, is a place quite unlike any other. In addition to an […]
Lincoln County goes to court to remove Yachats businesswoman’s employee compound in “timber conservation” zone
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials have gone to court seeking a judge’s order to force the removal of four yurts and a travel trailer from a 20-acre property […]
Fondness for fungi drives Yachats’ big mushroom festival — and one local family’s 32-year-old business
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Yachats is in for three days of mushroom mania this weekend as its namesake Mushroom Festival pops up all over town. And while the mix of […]
Former Pelican Brewing employee arrested in stolen deposit case
On July 31, 2023 at about 9:00 AM, Lincoln City Police responded to the Pelican Brewing restaurant after receiving a report from an employee, Denali Cox, stating she was robbed […]
After two decades, Lincoln County is looking for a new medical examiner
NEWPORT – For the first time in 20 years, Lincoln County is seeking a new medical examiner. Dr. Marilyn Fraser of Lincoln City has notified the county that she is […]
Thursday meeting in Yachats seeks public’s ideas on emergency response, resiliency
YACHATS — The public is invited to take part in a workshop Thursday evening to collaborate with city staff in identifying needs and priorities in shoring up critical infrastructure to […]
Changing conditions in Arctic Ocean likely cause of three major gray whale die-offs, OSU researcher finds
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the […]
Heavy clouds obscure annular eclipse along the central Oregon coast — but didn’t keep crowds away
YACHATS — Hundreds of visitors and locals gathered along roads, beaches and trails in the Yachats area Saturday morning but were unable to get a view of an unusual […]
Veteran coast photographers open two-week show at Yaquina Art Association gallery
By Oregon Coast TODAY Veteran coastal art photographers Walter Duvall and Andree Devine will share a two-week Spotlight Show at Newport’s Yaquina Art Association Gallery, starting Saturday, Oct. 14. […]