By HAZEL FIEDLER/Oregon Coast TODAY While the stage adaptation of the cult-favorite 1971 movie “Harold and Maude” is a comedy and love story at heart, the play explores the […]
Archives for August 2024
14th annual Yachats River valley farm tour returns Saturday
YACHATS — A leisurely drive “up river” will yield a summer bounty of goods when the 14th annual Yachats River Valley Farm Tour kicks off Saturday, Aug. 10. Free […]
Teachers gather in Corvallis searching for solutions to close pandemic learning gaps
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle CORVALLIS – More than 700 teachers from across Oregon have spent the last two days in classrooms and lecture halls at Oregon State University to […]
Coos County voters to weigh in whether to oppose or support offshore wind development
By Jefferson Public Radio Coos County voters will get a chance to weigh in on whether or not commissioners should actively oppose offshore wind development along the southern Oregon coast. […]
Request for Qualifications: PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR OREGON COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
August 7, 2024 Oregon Coast Community College Board of Directors requests sealed proposals for Project Management Services to support the college’s bond projects. The college intends to construct a trades […]
Oregon wildfires near modern record for acres burned as state enters two hottest months
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The vast majority of Oregon is at high or extreme wildfire risk heading into the year’s hottest month as the state nears a modern record […]
Utility watchdog asks Oregon regulators to intervene on proposed double-digit electricity rate hikes
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle If the state’s two largest electric utilities get what they’ve asked for, their 1.5 million customers in Oregon could pay 40% more for electricity next […]
Child in Oregon state’s custody dies while living in a hotel
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting A 17-year-old placed in the state’s care died by suicide last week while living in a hotel room, according to Oregon child welfare officials. The […]
Five more coast school districts joining Sitka Center’s rapidly expanding arts programs this fall
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology’s youth art program has been a hit with Oregon coast school districts — from top administrators to kids doodling […]
Route around Cape Perpetua started out as footpath, then trail before road blasted from basalt
Early settlers to the central Oregon coast used Native American people’s trails to get around the Cape Perpetua. In the late 1800s, a crude trail was cut to allow […]