By MICHAEL GENNARO/Courthouse News Service In a landmark decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that prevents […]
Archives for June 2024
View the Future hires Yachats resident as its first executive director
YACHATS – The board of a 20-year-old Yachats-based land conservation group has hired Gretchen Dubie of Yachats as its executive director and the organization’s first paid employee. View the Future […]
Historic hotels, military school once occupied area that is now Agate Beach Wayside
Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Agate Beach Wayside on the north side of Newport each year. But did you know it used to be the site of […]
Arnold Mindell, Yachats
Dr. Arnold Mindell, Yachats Jan. 1, 1940 – June 10, 2024 Arnold Mindell, beloved husband, father, author, physicist and founder of Process Oriented Psychology, passed away June 10, 2024, at […]
County’s unemployment rate stays at 4.6 percent for third month
For the third straight month Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed the same – 4.6 percent May – the ideentical rate as in March and April, the Oregon Employment […]
Despite mild fire season forecast, agencies tell Oregon leaders they need to invest in workforce
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is likely to face fewer big wildfires this summer than in previous years, but a lack of rural housing, coupled with unstable and often […]
High schoolers part of training program to help turn the tide on coastal Oregon’s seafood workforce
By ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA/Oregon Public Broadcasting SILETZ — Patrick Clarke is outside, setting up a big pot of broth with Cajun spices over a propane flame. He’s already got a […]
Forest Service proposes protections for old-growth trees, but without an outright logging ban
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input […]
Proposed Forest Service mountain biking system sparks tension in south Tillamook County
By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Tillamook County has long been known as Oregon’s dairy capital. More than a million people visit the local creamery each year. Its products can be […]
Northeast Oregon city bans chain stores amid dollar store backlash
By ANTONIA SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting An organized campaign to prevent the spread of chain dollar stores in Wallowa County scored a significant victory this month. The Joseph City Council passed […]