Oregon State University in Corvallis is one of the most expensive public four-years in the state to attend. The university, along with the six other public universities in the Oregon, […]
Archives for May 2024
ODFW commission has choice Friday between insider and outsider to lead agency
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal SALEM — Two finalists have been picked to become the next director of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Debbie Colbert and Kaitlin Lovell […]
Nonprofit and state agency kick off Oregon fentanyl awareness campaigns amid an overdose epidemic
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A national nonprofit organization released a new program on Tuesday to help families navigate the hazards of fentanyl and prevent deaths of young people as […]
Library support is crucial in rural areas like Lincoln County
To the editor: Love your community library? If so, it’s a definite yes on Measure 21-222 on the May 21 primary election ballot that you received in the mail. At […]
Waldport’s weekday market brings community together as it grows, adapts and provides opportunities for vendors
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – There’s fettucine and sweet rolls, earrings and wall art, knives and wood furniture, knitted hats and early-season vegetables — just a bit of everything […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WALDPORT PLANNING COMMISSION
April 26, 2024 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WALDPORT PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:00 p.m. CASE FILE: #5-CU-PC-24 APPLICANT: Daniel J. Schweich Revocable Trust REQUEST: The applicant is requesting […]
In the planning for seven years, Oregon Coast CC now asking voters for trades center bond, other projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews In a perfect world a trades education center would already be up and running on the main campus of Oregon Coast Community College in Newport. College […]
Yachats’ first “Wild Things” festival Saturday intended to inform, educate and entertain
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Nature’s creations rule downtown Yachats on Saturday, when the community’s first “Wild Things” festival ambles, soars and swims into town. From 9 a.m. to […]
Voters in Lincoln County Library District being asked to renew 9 cent levy to help fund operations
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Voters in several small cities and unincorporated areas of Lincoln County will have a chance to decide whether to help keep library services going in the […]
OSU researchers using artificial intelligence to help study threatened coastal seabirds
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Artificial intelligence tools are helping Oregon wildlife researchers study hard-to-reach threatened species like the marbled murrelet. Researchers with Oregon State University and the U.S. […]