By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon has a new draft map illustrating which areas of the state are most susceptible to wildfires. Oregon State University and the Oregon Department […]
Archives for July 2024
Oregon Democrats lead in fundraising — so far — in competitive congressional districts
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democrats running in Oregon’s three competitive congressional districts blew past their Republican opponents in fundraising in May and June, according to newly released campaign finance […]
Newport group offering nine-week musical theater workshop
The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is launching a nine-week musical theater course for adults and teenagers this fall at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Called “PerformanceLab: Acting Through […]
Oregon’s new top water regulator targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Lawmakers grilled Ivan Gall before naming him top Oregon water regulator. Every Republican in the state Senate voted against the veteran of the Oregon Water […]
Oregon governor proposing changes to school funding formula that could lead to $500 million increase
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting The way Oregon funds its schools could be changing next year. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing a few changes to how the state calculates […]
Toledo’s summer festival and logging show kicks off Thursday and continues through Sunday
By Oregon Coast TODAY Nothing quite says “summer in Toledo” like a bunch of burly men revving up their chainsaws. Saws, chokers, axes and more will all be put […]
60th year of Agate Beach surfing will be celebrated Saturday with “Paddle Out” and other events
By Oregon Coast TODAY The third annual Oregon Paddle Out to honor all Oregon surfers who have passed will be held at the Agate Beach Cove on Saturday, July […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Roger Harris’ magnificent garden in the Bayshore community
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Vacationers and locals alike cannot help but take a closer look at Roger Harris’s flower garden at 205 Alsea Bay Drive in the Bayshore community on […]
Oregon’s transportation system is due for an overhaul next year. But no one is sure what to do
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s highway officials say they’re tapped out — and that’s about to mean big problems from Portland to Madras to Medford. As inflation has […]
Work begins this week on final construction phase of first U.S. wave energy test site north of Waldport
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Building the nation’s first wave-energy testing facility just off the central Oregon coast has been a project decades in the making. Now, engineers, researchers and ocean-wave […]