By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Viewing the job of a fire chief from afar can look pretty appealing, especially when harkening back to the imprint of childhood – bright […]
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State finds six kids with lead issues after eating recalled applesauce
The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday that investigators have identified six children in Oregon – including at least one in Lincoln County — with elevated blood lead levels after eating […]
Yachats commission will ask city council to raze library and instead plan for new $1.46 million building
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Library Commission voted unanimously Thursday to ask the city council if it can proceed with plans to tear down the library on […]
5 Questions and A Secret: Karen Chalmers and Spinning Sands at Seal Rock beach
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews At any time during the year drivers along U.S. Highway 101 can suddenly find themselves turning their cars to see what is going on at low […]
Oregon State walks away from Elliot State Forest research plan, but backers say forest in good hands
By APRIL EHRLICH and MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon State University is stepping back from a years-long effort to turn the Elliott State Forest into the country’s largest research forest, […]
Cast of 27 children and adults brings “Maltida: the Musical” to the Newport Performing Arts Center sage
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — It’s an age-old story with a modern-day twist. “Matilda: the Musical,” running each weekend through Dec. 3 at the Newport Performing […]
Lincoln City Cultural Center hosts coming out party for its plaza on Saturday
By Oregon Coast TODAY For the past eight months, drivers taking U.S. Highway 101 through Lincoln City have been the curious audience for a creative work in progress, a […]
Oregon’s first large-scale solar park and farm near Harrisburg hinges on 50-year-old land use laws
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle HARRISBURG — John Langdon and his brother have experimented with all kinds of crops and techniques on their multigenerational farm in Harrisburg in the […]
Oregon lawmakers get updated revenue forecast, poised to address crises with increased funds next year
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting With an addiction and drug crisis top of mind for many, homelessness and housing programs clamoring for money, and looming unrest in the state’s K-12 […]
Waldport Meals on Wheels site seeks more kitchen volunteers
WALDPORT — Kitchen volunteers are needed to help Meals on Wheels bring warm mid-day food to some 60 people from Seal Rock to Yachats. “Because of our regular volunteers’ holiday […]