By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday they have reached a tentative deal to create a new type of misdemeanor that would give defendants no jail […]
Archives for February 2024
Newport will ask voters in May to increase gas tax to 5 cents a gallon
NEWPORT — Citing increased traffic and cost, Newport’s city council will ask voters in May to approve a higher, year-round gas tax. The measure would increase the gas tax to […]
Junction City woman rescued Sunday from ocean at Bob Creek would like to thank the hero who saved her
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Corinne McElroy knows one of the men who rescued her from the ocean Sunday. He’s Mike, her husband of 45 years. Now she’s looking for the […]
Return of sea otters could help reduce green crab invasion
To the editor: In the past decade, Oregon’s European green crab population has exploded. This invasive species devastates our coastal and nearshore areas. Green crabs prey on countless critters, such as […]
State police plan Newport saturation patrols during seafood festival
NEWPORT — Oregon State Police is stepping up patrols along the central Oregon coast Thursday through Sunday during the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival, which can draw up to 25,000 […]
Siuslaw forest officials sign management agreement with Coos tribes
The Siuslaw National Forest and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians have signed an agreement giving the tribe a larger voice in the management of the […]
Oregon Marine Reserves hires new project leader
NEWPORT – The Oregon Marine Reserves Program has hired Sarah Klain as its new human dimensions project leader. Klain is a former Utah State University professor of ecosystem services who […]
Siletz Tribe’s charitable fund distributes $428,000 to 28 nonprofits and others
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed nearly $428,000 to 28 organizations in February as part of its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups in Lincoln County and 10 other counties […]
Volunteers built Yachats’ Little Log Church in 1927 — and major repairs could start this spring
The Little Log Church in Yachats was built with donated labor and materials in 1927 and was officially dedicated in the early 1930s. The logs were floated down the […]
Up to 20,000 visitors expected for 47th Newport Seafood & Wine Festival beginning Thursday
By Oregon Coast TODAY Every year, thousands of fans eagerly await the return of the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival, which celebrates its 47th year on the central Oregon […]