WALDPORT — A trash can fire led to the evacuation of Crestview Heights School on Monday, and residual smoke forced students and teachers to resume the school day in the […]
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DEQ fines Pacific Seafood plant for violating permit; company will appeal
NEWPORT — One of Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants on the Newport bayfront has been fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for exceeding its permitted levels of […]
Oregon’s mandatory mask requirement for health facilities ends Monday
A state requirement that for nearly two years mandated that people wear face masks in public health facilities ends Monday, April 3. The rule had applied to workers, patients and […]
Dozens of speakers urge Oregon legislative committee to beef up funding for fish and wildlife agency
By IAN ROSE/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — In her proposed budget to the Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek called for nearly $500 million in funding for the Oregon Department of Fish […]
OSU’s Marine Science Day returns to day-long in-person affair Saturday at Hatfield Center
NEWPORT – After two years of going online because of the pandemic, Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual science fair and open house from […]
Landslide work will disrupt travel on Oregon Highway 18 for two weeks
LINCOLN CITY – Travelers on Oregon Highway 18 east of Lincoln City will face some lane closures and detours the first two weeks of April as Oregon Department of Transportation […]
Help Wanted! Employers of all types still seek workers following turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews A new state economic report lays out two clear themes in describing workforce challenges on Oregon’s central coast — and both are very much on employers’ […]
Oregon State Police cite seafood restaurant owner for crabbing violations
The owner of seafood restaurants in Yachats and Seal Rock who provides crab for his businesses has again been cited for failing to obey crabbing regulations. Oregon State Police cited […]
Yachats city council holds short, special meeting to clarify contract issues with city planner and her job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council hopes a special, 16-minute meeting Wednesday clears up any confusion over the city planner’s job – and maybe who holds […]
Lincoln City police arrest two men in child luring investigations
During the month of March, Lincoln City Police officers conducted several online child-luring investigations. Posing as underage children on various social media platforms, the undercover officers went online and were […]