To the editor: Like many people in the Pacific Northwest, I celebrated the listing of Northern Spotted Owls as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The listing […]
Archives for August 2024
More traffic, higher speeds and distracted drivers likely cause for “alarming” increase in Highway 20 fatalities
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Benton County Sheriff’s Office plans weeks of stepped up patrols and at least one warning sign on parts of Highway 20 between Newport and Philomath […]
Hot, dry Labor Day weekend prompts governor and fire officials to urge caution outdoors
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s summer fire season has been unprecedented in the number of acres burned and it’s cost hundreds of millions of dollars and is far from […]
Despite opposition, federal agency will auction two wind energy sites off southern Oregon coast in October
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Biden administration will seek bids on developing two wind energy sites off Oregon’s southern coast in October. The announcement Thursday followed an environmental […]
Highway 101 bridge near Manzanita reopens to one lane, flagging with slow travel
MANZANITA – One lane of U.S. Highway 101 has reopened with around-the-clock traffic flagging until repairs can be made to a bridge four miles north of Manzanita in the Oswald […]
Generous donations allow Waldport elementary families to avoid sticker shock of buying school supplies
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — A young mother visited Crestview Heights School recently to see what supplies her child would need to start kindergarten. What she learned made her […]
To protect spotted owls, federal agency OKs final plan to kill thousands of Northwest’s barred owls
A barred Owl at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. By BILL LUCIA/Washington State Standard The federal government will move ahead with plans to kill tens of thousands of barred […]
Oregon may pay out $1 billion kicker in 2026 as tax revenues come in higher than expected
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians are likely to see more money back on their state tax returns in 2026 as tax revenues continue to exceed forecasters’ expectations. […]
Longtime central Oregon coast jazz singer returns with band to perform Saturday night
By Oregon Coast TODAY The way Lincoln County audiences respond to Halie Loren might lead you to assume she is a local girl made good. But Loren, performing at the […]
Primaltones in Newport offering end-of-summer country-themed burlesque show Saturday
By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Giddy up and git on over to Primaltones Community Venue for Americana Mayhem’s end-of-summer burlesque show Saturday, Aug. 31. Round up your in-laws, […]