WALDPORT — The Bader Fine Art Gallery and sponsors handed out more than $1,350 in awards to Waldport-area teenagers in the gallery’s first youth art show and contest. Vera […]
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Oregon State Police reminds hunters to have appropriate tags on hand
OSP FISH AND WILDLIFE DIVISION REMINDS HUNTERS TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE TAGS ON HAND WHEN HUNTING News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: October 28th, 2023 6:00 AM Oregon […]
Oregon Ethics Commission will conduct full investigation into allegations against Lincoln County schools superintendent
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted unanimously to proceed with a full investigation of Lincoln County School District superintendent Majalise Tolan over a complaint that […]
Yachats council changes course Thursday and votes to hire chamber director Bobbi Price as next city manager
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Riding a wave of public and city staff support along with some soul-searching by the city council, Bobbi Price has been named the next […]
Developer of housing project in downtown Yachats resumes work after months of delays
YACHATS — The owners of a long-unfinished apartment project overlooking U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Yachats have resumed work on their properties after waiting months for permits and getting […]
PeaceHealth proceeding with plans to close Eugene hospital emergency department Dec. 1
By NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report Citing financial losses, PeaceHealth is moving forward with its efforts to close Sacred Heart University District Hospital in Eugene — including its emergency department on […]
Siletz Charter School principal on administrative leave after student protests over Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Story and photos by NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News SILETZ — Students at one of the few schools near the central Oregon coast serving the Siletz Reservation called for their school to […]
A union wants to end Oregon’s self-serve gasoline law, months after it began
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting For the last three months, drivers throughout Oregon have been free to gas up without the help of an attendant. Now, one of the state’s […]
There’s all kinds of Halloween fun available on the coast this weekend and lasting through Tuesday
By LINDA TURNER GRIEPENTROG/Oregon Coast TODAY Ghosts, goblins and witches, oh my! ‘Tis the season for spooky adventures of all kinds to celebrate Halloween. But, how did this spellbinding […]
Yachats Fire District asking voters to renew a 61 cent levy it’s had for 24 years to help fund operations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews One year after approving a new, larger tax levy for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District, voters in the district now face the decision of whether to […]