By KLCC News A state senator from Lincoln County is asking colleagues to approve a study examining congestion and safety on U.S. Highway 101 between Lincoln City and Coos Bay. […]
Archives for February 2024
OSU researcher wonders if gray whale off Florida coast was just lost or a sign it’s “exploring” the Atlantic
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The first few springtime sightings of gray whales in the Atlantic Ocean between 2010 and 2021 left many marine researchers scratching their heads. They wondered why […]
Yachats has paid $133,000 for specialized computer system work — but finance committee questions what it’s getting
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Finding the pot of gold the city of Yachats has paid to improve its computer system is no problem – its finance committee has […]
Yachats city manager says staff is making headway on collecting food taxes, issuing vacation rental licenses
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The days of uncollected or overdue food and beverage taxes along with weaknesses in the administration of vacation rentals are over as the city […]
Yachats community and skaters will dedicate new $115,000 park on Thursday
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY The Yachats Commons is not your common commons. An especially vigorous community space, the handsome former schoolhouse, outdoor pavilion, large playground and grass field […]
Oregon Gov. Kotek pushes Senate panel to approve $500 million housing plan
Gov. Tina Kotek has set a goal of building 36,000 new homes a year – nearly double the average number of homes built in Oregon in recent years. By JULIA […]
Oregon lawmakers hear hours of passionate testimony Wednesday on proposals to recriminalize drug possession
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A fierce and growing debate over whether to end Oregon’s three-year drug decriminalization experiment took center stage Wednesday, as lawmakers wrestling with the […]
Here’s a Super Bowl alternative — OSU and charter school symphony concert is Sunday
Oregon State University’s Castor String Quartet and the Alliance Charter School Symphony will present a chamber concert Sunday, Feb. 11, at Atonement Lutheran Church in Newport. Castor Quartet members […]
Samaritan, county team up for two opioid seminars Feb. 29
The public is invited to attend one of two free seminars Thursday, Feb. 29 on opioid abuse and treatment at the Samaritan Center for Health Education in Newport. Jesse Noble, […]
Yachats man gets 12-year prison sentence after sex abuse plea
A 37-year-old Yachats man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to six of 15 counts of encouraging child sex abuse. Joshua L. Slauf was sentenced […]