By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The salmon should be there, it’s just a matter of whether the rains will cooperate this fall to allow for another reasonable fishing season on central […]
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Siuslaw forest awards $1.07 million in restoration grants
A Siuslaw National Forest committee has awarded $1.07 million to 12 organizations to help pay for 21 projects to eradicate noxious weeds, improve roads, enhance fish habitat, and support trail […]
Oregon newspapers continue to downsize, but the problem is especially acute in smaller towns
YachatsNews is a five-year-old nonprofit local news site providing local journalism for south Lincoln County. To support its efforts see the May 31 story about its third local fundraising […]
Highway 101 pollinator group dedicates years of work with new interpretive sign near Seal Rock
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews If you like to eat, thank a bee. Or a butterfly. Or a hummingbird. And also thank a local volunteer group that’s building awareness of these […]
Waldport accepting applications for mayor position and council seats; Holland not running again
WALDPORT — The city of Waldport is accepting applications for the position of mayor and three council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run […]
Heceta Bank off the central coast is the center of marine diversity and production. Does it need more protection?
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Accounts of the stunning biological diversity and productivity of an undersea formation 35 miles off Cape Perpetua are hardly new. They first appeared, after all, in […]
Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts
Oregon Coast Community College and its staff and faculty have settled contracts resulting in wage increases of more than 30 percent over five years. The American Federation of […]
Firefighters in Oregon battle biggest blaze in country, with thousands facing evacuation orders
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Hundreds of thousands of acres are ablaze, dozens of buildings destroyed and thousands of Oregonians face evacuation orders as firefighters battle several dozen large wildfires […]
Oregon health officials approve $13 million from opioid settlement for treatment options
By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon health officials agreed to expand treatment for opioids using money from national settlements with drugmakers and distributors such as Purdue, CVS and Johnson & […]
Lane County wins nearly $20 million grant to create community centers to shelter from heat, smoke
Cottage Grove Community Center and Library is one of six locations selected as a “community resilience hub” that will offer refuge to Lane County residents during emergencies. By REBECCA […]