Officials in Oregon and Washington are still trying to determine the source of mysterious tar balls that have appeared on coastal beaches the past week. Samples of the sticky substance […]
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Buying a mattress in Oregon? That could soon come with a fee to help recycle them
By APRIL EHRLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Anyone buying a mattress in Oregon may soon see an extra charge on their receipt: a fee to cover the state’s new mattress stewardship program, […]
Yachats council praises city manager, gives her raise as well
YACHATS — Yachats city manager Bobbi Price received a $10,000 pay raise along with praise from the city council Thursday for her performance eight months into the job. Price, the […]
Group of Yachats residents still show up every Saturday four years after first protest of George Floyd’s killing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews At 10 a.m. every Saturday for four years a collection of Yachats-area residents grab homemade signs and stand along U.S. Highway 101 in the center of […]
State, federal biologists study bats in coastal forests to see the effect of opening more space for animals
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK – The first flicker comes as the sun dips below the horizon and light begins to fade from the sky. In a seemingly erratic […]
Lincoln County dispute over deputy contracts likely resolved for one year as sheriff agrees to absorb added costs
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials believe they have resolved – for one year at least — a dispute that broke into the public view last week over sheriff […]
Revitalized Yachats emergency committee aims to help locals and visitors prepare for and survive disasters
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether pandemic or prolonged power outage, forest inferno or earthquake with a tsunami chaser, preparing for possible emergencies on the Oregon coast is an […]
Wallace elected Lincoln County’s next district attorney, but learns three of six prosecutors departing soon
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The biggest challenge for Lincoln County’s newly elected district attorney may not be prosecuting bad guys but finding and keeping attorneys on her staff. Jenna Wallace, […]
Democrat, GOP legislators will square off in November for three statewide races
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon voters decided to give a slate of state legislators a chance to prove themselves worthy of a promotion to statewide office in the November […]
Pro-Palestinian protestors ending encampment at University of Oregon after reaching deal
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News EUGENE — The Pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Oregon has agreed to disband after more than three weeks. Student protesters were taking down tents Thursday […]