YACHATS — A retired astrophysics professor is next on the roster of speakers from the Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences. Yachats resident Craig Hogan will speak on “Beyond the […]
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5 Questions and a Secret: Damien Torrez and his Facebook page on Alsea Bay fishing, crabbing
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews The Alsea Bay is a central Oregon coast treasure chest, full of crab and fish and oftentimes boats. For the novice there are many questions: What […]
Classical favorite “The Music Man” continues run this weekend at Newport Performing Arts Center
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY Watch out, River City, trouble is coming. Luckily, you will be safe in Newport where Coastal Act Productions is performing “The Music Man,” which […]
A first person report: What a day in the 2024 Oregon Legislature looks like for Rep. David Gomberg
Editor’s note Brad Fuqua, a longtime Benton County journalist and the editor and publisher of the online Philomath News, spent a day last week with Rep. David Gomberg […]
Campaign to open Oregon primaries to all voters suspends signature gathering
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Yet again, the campaign to open Oregon’s party primaries to all voters has floundered. All Oregon Votes, the political campaign behind a ballot measure on […]
Yachats city hall closed all week for staff training
YACHATS – Yachats city hall is closed through Friday this week for staff training. On Monday, the seven-member city hall went over the Oregon municipality state handbook and laws, said […]
Major insurance companies pull back from writing new policies — or drastically raising rates — in fire-prone parts of Oregon
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s […]
Siuslaw forest’s conservation groups gathering Thursday in Yachats
YACHATS — The Siuslaw National Forest and the non-profit Cascade Pacific organization are meeting Thursday in Yachats to recognize and celebrate stewardship groups. The meeting in the Yachats Commons is […]
New OSU study says fish exposed to some pesticides — even briefly — can display adverse effects
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service NEWPORT — Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can demonstrate lasting behavioral changes, with the […]
Coastal county leaders grill Oregon forestry officials Friday on harvest plans after three sawmill closures
By APRIL ERLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Three sawmills have closed in Oregon within less than two months, prompting several counties’ leaders to grill state forestry officials about a plan that would […]