By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon House Republicans called for the state’s Democratic leaders to make several changes to Measure 110, the state’s drug decriminalization law. In a […]
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The mystery of a $1,866 monthly Yachats water bill is solved. (Hint: Is your toilet running?)
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The mystery of the Yachats water bill run amuck is solved. Stephen Issac, who lives alone and whose monthly water bill averages $130, was […]
Oregon program has helped hundreds recover from 2020 Labor Day fires, but victims far from whole
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 1,100 Oregon households have received help from a $150 million wildfire recovery program the state set up after residents lost their homes […]
EPA moves on petition from West Coast tribes to investigate tire toxin linked to coho salmon deaths
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle For several decades, many coho salmon returning to waterways around Seattle to spawn have died mysteriously following heavy rains. In some urban streams, nearly all […]
Life aboard the Essayons — the Corps’ dredge that keeps coastal harbors clear and Oregon’s economy moving
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting Simply getting aboard the Essayons is a hairy proposition. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge ship stretches the length of a football field […]
Yachats chamber names co-directors to oversee its operations as Price prepares to take city job
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A tandem team has stepped into the breach at the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy left by the departing executive […]
Lincoln County school board member honored with statewide award
Longtime Lincoln County School District board member Liz Martin of Depoe Bay was named the 2023 Oregon school board member of the year at the Oregon School Boards Association’s annual […]
Siuslaw National Forest now offering Christmas tree permits
Christmas tree permits are now available for purchase from the Siuslaw National Forest. To purchase a permit, go online to recreation.gov, go to regional offices in Waldport, Corvallis or Reedsport to […]
Newport/Waldport high school “team of destiny” wins state 4A boys soccer championship Saturday
By JOHN TAWA/OSAAtoday HILLSBORO — A season that started with tragedy ended in jubilation Saturday as Newport/Waldport, a self-styled “team of destiny” edged Cottage Grove, 2-1 in overtime, to win the […]
Jury convicts Blodgett man for murder of former girlfriend
A Linn County Circuit Court jury convicted a 36-year-old Blodgett man on Oct. 27 for second-degree murder. James L. Anderson was arrested in July 2021 at his home on charges […]