By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews If you like to eat, thank a bee. Or a butterfly. Or a hummingbird. And also thank a local volunteer group that’s building awareness of these […]
Archives for July 2024
Waldport accepting applications for mayor position and council seats; Holland not running again
WALDPORT — The city of Waldport is accepting applications for the position of mayor and three council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run […]
Heceta Bank off the central coast is the center of marine diversity and production. Does it need more protection?
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Accounts of the stunning biological diversity and productivity of an undersea formation 35 miles off Cape Perpetua are hardly new. They first appeared, after all, in […]
Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts
Oregon Coast Community College and its staff and faculty have settled contracts resulting in wage increases of more than 30 percent over five years. The American Federation of […]
Firefighters in Oregon battle biggest blaze in country, with thousands facing evacuation orders
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Hundreds of thousands of acres are ablaze, dozens of buildings destroyed and thousands of Oregonians face evacuation orders as firefighters battle several dozen large wildfires […]
Oregon health officials approve $13 million from opioid settlement for treatment options
By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon health officials agreed to expand treatment for opioids using money from national settlements with drugmakers and distributors such as Purdue, CVS and Johnson & […]
Lane County wins nearly $20 million grant to create community centers to shelter from heat, smoke
Cottage Grove Community Center and Library is one of six locations selected as a “community resilience hub” that will offer refuge to Lane County residents during emergencies. By REBECCA […]
Lincoln City police will remove its drug take-back kiosk Aug. 1
As of August 1, 2024, the Lincoln City Police Department will be removing the drug take-back kiosk, also known as the “safe medication disposal box” or the “drug drop off.” […]
Biden nominates Newport researcher to lead marine mammal commission
NEWPORT — Oregon State University marine researcher Lisa Ballance is on course to take on some important new duties. Ballance, who directs the university’s Marine Mammal Institute in Newport, has […]
COCF&R offers information Saturday on wildland fire protection
WALDPORT – As wildfires consume hundreds of thousands of acres of land in eastern Oregon, staff and volunteers at Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue are offering landowners a chance […]