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 officials and local addiction treatment providers during a four-hour meeting on Wednesday that confirmed that the drug epidemic is one of the most intractable problems […]
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 old-growth Sitka spruce and western hemlock forest, the reserve is home to the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly; tide pools and rock islands teaming with brown […]
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 that a Yachats businesswoman is using to house employees and their families. The request for an injunction comes after seven months of back-and-forth between Drift […]
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 speakers, food, workshops and walks is once a year, it also includes a family business that’s a permanent part of the local landscape. “This year’s […]
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 outside the restaurant. Officers responded to the area and began an extensive area search for the described suspect, but no suspect was located. The employee […]
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 giving up her medical examiner duties as of Nov. 1. Fraser is maintaining her family medicine practice based at Samaritan Lincoln City Medical Center. The […]
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 prepare to respond to emergencies and hazards. The Oregon Department of Energy awarded Yachats a $100,000 renewables and resiliency grant to help plan and study […]
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 1980s, a new study has found. During each of these die-offs, including one that began in 2019 and is ongoing, the gray whale population was reduced by […]
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 annular eclipse because heavy clouds — but no rain — kept the sun and moon hidden from view. There were some partial views of the […]
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. Devine’s work entitled “Above and Below the Water” reflects her deep love of all things aquatic. Devine’s personal interest and her work have taken her […]