By The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregonians will get an unprecedented 44% of their 2022 Oregon income taxes back through a kicker credit when they file their 2023 taxes next spring, the Oregon Department of […]
Archives for October 2023
OSU researchers will lead federal study on coastal residents’ attitudes toward offshore wind farms
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A team of Oregon State University researchers were recently awarded $2.5 million to study the attitudes and feelings coastal residents have about potential offshore […]
New statewide values survey says homelessness issue is Oregon’s most important
The makeshift shelters and possessions of homeless people line a block in downtown Salem in May. Oregonians identified homelessness as the most important issue facing state leaders in a recent […]
Work from Yachats Arts Guild on display through November in Newport
A new exhibition called “Varied Perspectives” featuring the work of Yachats Arts Guild will be on display in the Newport Visual Arts Center’s Runyan Gallery from Friday, Oct. 13 […]
Yikes! A $1,866 water and sewer bill? Yachats resident asks — and gets — some relief from whopping charge
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – One Yachats man was more than a little surprised when he opened his August water bill expecting the usual $120 to $135 charge but […]
Wildfires force cancellation of Siletz tribe’s “Run to the Rogue”
The Siletz Tribe’s annual Run to the Rogue scheduled Friday through Sunday, Oct. 13-15 has been canceled due to wildfires and smoke along the route. This event is a 234-mile […]
Oregon coast’s own shark experts show off their stuff Saturday
When it comes to ocean-dwelling show-offs, no one does it quite as well as whales. Their twice-a-year migrations up and down the coast pack sight-seeing boats and lure visitors […]
How Salem got its commercial flight groove back. (Hint: $$)
By HARRIET BASKAS/The Points Guy SALEM — Over the past few years, many small regional airports across the country lost some or all of their commercial flights due to pilot […]
State agency seeks record $27.6 million from southern Oregon dam operators over massive lamprey kill
The 133-year-old Winchester Dam near Roseburg underwent repairs from August to early September. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking near record damages […]
Bend attorney goes back to his roots with purchase and big restoration project of 64 acres in upper Tenmile Creek
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Those bow hunting trips Roger Worthington took with his dad to the Tenmile Creek area south of Yachats decades ago planted seeds that are reshaping the […]