Voters in the sprawling Port of Alsea district kept the current five-member board intact Tuesday, re-electing two commissioners to office over two challengers who had been highly critical of operations […]
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Siletz woman and son fined and sentenced for killing two bear cubs last October
By the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife SILETZ — Poachers who shot two bear cubs near Siletz last October must pay $15,000 in damages, lost hunting privileges for three […]
Lincoln City residents help police catch and subdue graffiti vandals Monday
Downloadable file: Graffiti_Spree_Photo.jpg On Monday, May 15, 2023, at about 6:10 PM, LCPD Officers were dispatched to Lock & Key Adventurer’s Guild, located at 3026 NE Highway 101 on a reported […]
YachatsNews hires Garret Jaros as its new full-time reporter
Garret Jaros, who has worked at and written for a wide variety of newspapers in Oregon and Colorado, is YachatsNews’ newest full-time reporter Jaros replaces Kenneth Lipp, who left April […]
Curry County’s computer system ‘starting from scratch’ after ransomware attack
By JANE VAUGHN/Jefferson Public Radio Curry County in southern Oregon is struggling to function after a ransomware attack left it unable to access any of its digital information including any […]
Republican-led walkout creates gridlock in Oregon Legislature as three senators hit 10 unexcused absences
The Oregon Senate meets on Monday, May 15, 2023, and fails to reach a quorum needed to conduct business for the 10th day of the GOP-led walkout. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon […]
Alsea River brush fire on record hot day leads ODFW to suspend cormorant hazing contract with fishing group
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife on Monday suspended its contract with a Waldport-area fishing group after one of its members set off […]
With just a few tweaks, Yachats budget committee sends recommended 2023-24 spending plan to city council
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats’ Budget Committee has finished its work on the city’s proposed spending plans for fiscal 2023-24, making few changes but foreshadowing a few potential […]
Just south of the Oregon border, the old lumber port of Eureka preps for new life as an offshore West Coast wind hub
By EDVARD PETTERSSON/Courthouse News Service EUREKA, Calif. — Eureka’s halcyon days as the timber capital of California are long gone, but the deepwater port city 100 miles south of the […]
Plaintiffs in class action lawsuit against PacifiCorp blame executives for Oregon wildfire inaction
By ANTONIA SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting The lawyers representing a group of Oregonians suing PacifiCorp are fighting a battle on two fronts. The first is at the ongoing trial at the […]