By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – Every city councilor for the past five years has agreed that Yachats needs to find a source of water for the lean summer months and […]
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Bluegrass music will break out all around Florence next week as resurrected Winter Music Festival lights up town
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews If you visit Florence at the end of January, be prepared for music, lots of it, breaking out spontaneously almost anywhere. That’s what happens when bluegrass […]
Both Lincoln County legislators optimistic about cooperation and issues as 2023 session begins in Salem
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County’s legislators are optimistic about cooperation in Salem as they head to the Capitol to tackle ambitious goals for the 2023 session. Gov. Tina Kotek […]
King tides make last appearance of the season this weekend
The last in the three-month series of king tides returns to the Oregon coast this weekend. In Oregon, king tides occur three months in the winter and three times […]
Lincoln County lawmaker introduces legislation to address concerns about conditions at OHSU’s primate center
Deaths at the Oregon Health & Science University’s primate center in Beaverton have included rhesus macaques and other animals. File photo from 2008. (Oregon Health & Science University) By BEN […]
New state audit calls on Oregon Health Authority to fix problems with BM 110 addiction program rollout
Measure 110 is supposed to help people suffering from addiction and mental health problems. A state audit found it’s too early to tell if the program will be successful. (Getty […]
Yachats’ financial situation continues to improve with strong lodging tax revenue, urban renewal money and slow spending on projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats may be in its strongest financial position in years because of better-than-forecasted revenue from lodging taxes, money from a urban […]
Oregon nurses union, hospital association gear up for fight over proposed legislation on staffing levels
Emergency room nurses attend to a patient at Oregon Health & Science University. The Oregon Legislature will consider hospital nurse staffing legislation this session. (Christine Torres Hicks/Oregon Health & Science […]
Housing, semiconductors, budget take center stage as Oregon legislators hope for bipartisan session
The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 session on Tuesday. JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Housing, homelessness, behavioral health and expanding Oregon’s semiconductor industry will take center stage in the […]
Yachats Chamber of Commerce reboots with new director, new events and push for new members
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — In a scant four months, the new head of the Yachats Chamber of Commerce is making things happen. Since Bobbi Price started her job […]