YACHATS -- The owner of the Yachats Underground Pub & Grub says he will pay $6,700 in penalties by April 15 rather than face a 37-day suspension of his liquor license beginning a week later. Owner David Lothrop agreed to a settlement … [Read more...] about Underground Pub owner will pay OLCC fine of $6,700 rather than lose license for 37 days
Archives for March 2024
Oregon Public Broadcasting employees ask management to recognize their new union
By Jefferson Public Radio Reporters at Oregon Public Broadcasting have covered labor organizing in businesses from donut shops to strip clubs in recent years. Now it’s their newsroom doing the organizing. Workers at Portland-based OPB and KMHD … [Read more...] about Oregon Public Broadcasting employees ask management to recognize their new union
NOAA researchers announce 33 percent increase in gray whale numbers, end investigation into die-off
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews There’s good news for whale lovers on the Oregon coast. The number of gray whales that migrated south along the Pacific Coast this winter have rebounded sharply to numbers not seen in four years, according … [Read more...] about NOAA researchers announce 33 percent increase in gray whale numbers, end investigation into die-off
Anti-spray group will keep protesting Starker’s drone herbicide application near Yachats despite assurances it is OK
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A planned aerial spray of herbicides using drones on private forestland east of Yachats has sparked concern and condemnation from central coast residents who oppose any use of herbicides in forests … [Read more...] about Anti-spray group will keep protesting Starker’s drone herbicide application near Yachats despite assurances it is OK
Governor signs legislation to temporarily fix recreational immunity law
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation Wednesday protecting public landowners from lawsuits over recreational incidents, but proponents caution it is just a temporary fix for a larger issue. The legislation, SB 1576, is in response to a lawsuit … [Read more...] about Governor signs legislation to temporarily fix recreational immunity law