There are 67 weeks until the November 2024 election, but some campaigns have set their alarm clocks extra early. The Oregon Senate Republican Caucus said three senators who did not […]
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Oregon governor indicates Friday she will let legislation allowing self-service gasoline to become law in early August
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting After five decades, Oregon’s ban on self-serve gas is about to come to a close. Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday gave notice that she plans […]
Is a drug and alcohol rehab facility a good fit for Bayshore? More than 100 residents say “no” during special HOA meeting Wednesday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews BAYSHORE – A Colorado company considering buying the Alsi Resort and transforming it into a drug rehabilitation facility ran into a united wall of “not in […]
Samaritan’s two Lincoln County hospitals emerge from pandemic in strong financial shape, but face persistent staffing issues
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews With the pandemic over and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport back to regular operations, the four-year-old facility is proving stunningly popular with record numbers of […]
There’s no Bronny James in these parts, but Yachats — and maybe Waldport soon — is installing defibrillators around town
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews When – not if – someone in the Yachats Commons has a cardiac arrest they now have a better chance at survival thanks to a recently-installed […]
Threatened snowy plovers having a very successful nesting season — so far — on the central Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Lincoln County’s narrow beaches can make life difficult for western snowy plovers, those diminutive, long-endangered birds that nest in small crevices along the sand. Take last […]
Kotek celebrates new housing laws but says more work needs to be done; stays mum on self-service gas legislation
Gov. Tina Kotek signs housing bills in Salem on Thursday. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Legislature made progress this year on addressing the state’s housing crisis […]
Lincoln County racing to open its first emergency homeless shelters by October, but faces hurdles with staffing, locations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials are on an aggressive timeline to set up a winter emergency shelter program for the homeless within the next two months, seeking someone […]
Hikers find body Tuesday in remote campsite along Yachats River
YACHATS – Lincoln County Search & Rescue crews recovered the body Tuesday of a person found by hikers in a remote campsite along the Yachats River. In a news release, […]
Waldport-based hiking group aims to get people together to socialize and explore the many coastal trails
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY WALDPORT — Part of what lures people to the Oregon coast is the bounty of recreational opportunities. Both water and land based activities […]