By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS – A proposal to update the 50-year-old Yachats library is facing a decision shared by many homeowners — is it better to move to a new site and start over or just stay put and expand or remodel? Those were the two main options on the table Thursday as the […]
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Yachats fire district board tentatively agrees to new updated response agreement with Central Coast fire
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats fire district will continue to give and receive help on routine calls with its counterpart in Waldport under an “automatic aid” agreement its board tentatively approved Monday. The agreement would replace one from 2011. The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board agreed the districts should continue to […]
Despite stormy weather, Dreamland crews making good progress on Yachats’ new “whale” skatepark
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The new Yachats skate park is taking shape remarkably fast despite bouts of rain that have sent frogs in search of higher ground. “It’s coming along great,” said park builder Doug Floyd in between removing forms from the back of the concrete clamshell feature this week. “The weather has […]
Oregon Government Ethics Commission chooses its compliance coordinator to be next executive director
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state ethics commission has chosen one of its own to be its next executive director. In a unanimous vote among the eight members present, the nine-member Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted in favor of promoting Susan Myers, a commission employee since 2018 and its current compliance and […]
Newspapers in Newport, Lincoln City combine to form Lincoln County Leader
The owner of the weekly newspapers in Newport and Lincoln City ended those publications this week and is combining them into a single paper called The Lincoln County Leader to debut Wednesday, Jan. 17. The Lincoln County News Guard published its last edition Tuesday; the Newport News-Times its last edition Wednesday. The new newspaper takes […]
New national report says Oregon’s taxes favor the wealthy but less so than most other states
By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s tax system favors the wealthy but not as much as most other states, according to a new national analysis. The Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that Oregon’s tax system, including property taxes, is one of the least regressive in the country, ranking 42 among all […]
Eastern Oregon congressman endorses Trump for president
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, said Wednesday he’ll back former President Donald Trump’s campaign for president. Trump leads the small pack of candidates vying for the Republican nomination, which will be decided in state primaries between January and June. Oregon’s primary will be held May 21, and the Oregon Supreme Court […]
Oregon lawmakers floating a plan to make low-level drug possession a crime once again
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon lawmakers are considering introducing a bill to make possession of small amounts of drugs a low-level crime in the state, a move that would weaken a major piece of 2020′s ballot measure 110. As the Legislature prepares to convene Feb. 5, two Democrats with a central role in the […]
Timber industry helped write proposal shifting Oregon’s wildfire protection costs from landowners to public
Fighting wildfires has grown significantly more expensive in the last few years, and the state’s general fund has absorbed much of the excess cost, along with landowners who’ve seen their fees to the forestry department rise. (Oregon Department of Forestry) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Timber companies appear to have played an influential […]
State police investigate elk poaching in east Lincoln County
Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the people responsible for killing a bull elk Sunday, Jan. 7 on Harlan Road in east Lincoln County and leaving it to waste. In a news release Wednesday, police said Fish and Wildlife troopers from Newport responded to a report of a bull elk […]