NEWPORT — Oregon State Police is stepping up patrols along the central Oregon coast Thursday through Sunday during the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival, which can draw up to 25,000 […]
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Siuslaw forest officials sign management agreement with Coos tribes
The Siuslaw National Forest and the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians have signed an agreement giving the tribe a larger voice in the management of the […]
Oregon Marine Reserves hires new project leader
NEWPORT – The Oregon Marine Reserves Program has hired Sarah Klain as its new human dimensions project leader. Klain is a former Utah State University professor of ecosystem services who […]
Siletz Tribe’s charitable fund distributes $428,000 to 28 nonprofits and others
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed nearly $428,000 to 28 organizations in February as part of its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups in Lincoln County and 10 other counties […]
Volunteers built Yachats’ Little Log Church in 1927 — and major repairs could start this spring
The Little Log Church in Yachats was built with donated labor and materials in 1927 and was officially dedicated in the early 1930s. The logs were floated down the […]
Up to 20,000 visitors expected for 47th Newport Seafood & Wine Festival beginning Thursday
By Oregon Coast TODAY Every year, thousands of fans eagerly await the return of the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival, which celebrates its 47th year on the central Oregon […]
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Oregon case weighing how far cities can go to clear homeless camps
By JENNIFER LUDDEN/NPR In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a major case that could reshape how cities manage homelessness. The legal issue is whether they can fine or […]
Worried about possible NOAA departure, officials try to gauge interest in reviving Newport’s commuter air service
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Oregon has 98 airports, both private and public. Some are little more than a field where pilots can practice takeoffs and landings. […]
Yachats fire district, ambulance company receive notices of impending lawsuits following Jan. 11 fatal crash
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS — Lawyers for two people involved in a January collision with a Yachats ambulance have notified the nonprofit ambulance company and the Yachats Rural Fire […]
Oregon Health Authority’s slowness to respond to drug crisis stymies expansion of care even to “shovel ready” projects
Simon Fulford, executive director of Parrott Creek Child and Family Services in Oregon City, looks into a resident’s room. For months, his organization has tried to seek state funding for […]