WALDPORT – Water is going to cost more for Waldport residents starting July 1 , especially this summer. The Waldport city council Thursday voted unanimously to raise water and wastewater […]
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Biden wetlands regulation, ruling for Idaho couple
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision, ruling in favor of an Idaho couple, with the conservative majority writing that federal powers to regulate U.S. waters should be […]
Oregon secretary of state’s office says it will not allow 10 GOP senators who are unexcused from Legislature to file for re-election
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Senators who are barred from re-election will not be allowed to file for re-election in 2024 when the window for candidates opens Sept. […]
Depoe Bay honors all those lost at sea with its annual Memorial Day Festival of Flowers
By ELIOT SEKULER/for Oregon Coast TODAY Depoe Bay’s maritime heritage will be colorfully displayed on Memorial Day as the city that boasts the world’s smallest harbor stages a show […]
Back in Oregon, Amelia Zirin-Brown — known as Rizo — returns to her Newport roots for weekend performances
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY It could be the perfect subject for a hit Broadway play, except the name is Rizo instead of Roxy. And the town? Not Chicago, […]
For 157 consecutive Saturdays a group of Yachats residents show up — rain or shine — to demonstrate against racism
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – They’ve endured the wind, the rain, the hail and the near-freezing temperatures. They’ve heard the horn honks and seen the thumbs up – and […]
Yachats Arts Guild and Yachats Ladies Club hold 2- and 3-day shows beginning Saturday
YACHATS — Yachats’ summer season officially launches this weekend with the return of two popular attractions — the Yachats Arts Guild’s three-day art show and the Yachats Ladies Club’s two-day […]
Yachats council agrees to ask former southern California newspaper executive to be interim city manager
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Rick Sant moved to Yachats three years ago after a career helping run large newspaper operations in Orange County, Calif. and Spokane. Now he’s […]
Democrats in Oregon Legislature agree on historic school funding but bill stalled by Senate Republican walkout
Democratic leaders in the Legislature have agreed to spend a record $10.2 billion over the next two years on school funding. (Getty Images) BY ALEX BAUMHARDT and JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital […]
Maritime Heritage Center in Newport opens four-month photo exhibit on seaweed, kelp and ocean health
By Oregon ArtsWatch A traveling exhibit by a San Francisco author and photographer that explores the important of seaweed and kelp to ocean health opens Thursday at the Pacific […]