A minor-league baseball promotion rooted in a quirky bit of Oregon history will culminate this weekend in Eugene with a fundraising auction to benefit Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute […]
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Lincoln City Cultural Center has opening reception for two new shows featuring paintings, basketry
By Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — Friday will be a big day at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, with an opening reception for two new shows, “Flight of Fancy, […]
Federal energy agency asks for public comment on two Oregon coast sites slated for floating offshore wind farms
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Most of Oregon’s congressional delegation is hailing what they call a 60-day pause in federal efforts to develop floating offshore wind-energy platforms off the southern Oregon […]
Citizens must try to stop Beaver Creek herbicide spraying
To the editor: In 2017 the citizens of Lincoln County voted to support Measure 21-177 to ban aerial spraying of pesticides. However, after a 29-month ban, the measure was pre-empted […]
Newport High soccer player dies after practice Monday
NEWPORT — A Newport High School sophomore’s death has left a family and community heartbroken. Those who knew Yael “Santi” Felix-Trejo, 15, described him as a beloved son, brother, friend […]
New doctors will experience demands of rural medical care during final two years of Samaritan’s coastal residency program
NEWPORT – Three new doctors will get a deep dive into the demands of rural health care over the next two years through Samaritan Health Services’ family medicine rural […]
Oregon Secretary of State launches database with campaign finance violations
BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s new secretary of state plans to publish monthly databases with information about campaign finance scofflaws. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday […]
Agencies ban fires for much of Lincoln County, including campgrounds and beaches
Because of hot dry weather, fire departments in Yachats, Waldport, Newport and Toledo have issued a ban on all outside burning such as campfires until Thursday. The ban applies to […]
Oregon Marine Reserves announces new research leader
NEWPORT – Moritz Schmid, a researcher whose work includes finding ways to use facial-recognition technology to identify marine organisms, has been hired to oversee research in the Oregon Marine Reserves […]
Amazon’s undersea cable off Tillamook County coast gets approval, but Oregon leaders want more oversight
By APRIL ERLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Amazon’s plans to install an undersea fiber-optic cable off the Tillamook County coast gained approval from state leaders last week, although with some reluctance. During […]