A landslide undercut a portion of Cape Arago Highway just south of the Sunset Bay State Park on Friday, Jan. 3. By RACHAEL McDONALD/KLCC News COOS BAY — […]
Archives for January 2025
Newport studies major changes to Highway 101 to revitalize city center for businesses, residents and tourists
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News The city of Newport is hoping to revitalize its city center over the next several years. “Newport’s city center needs help,” says a consultant’s report […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Chainsaw carver (and poet) Brian McEneny of Seal Rock
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews A tough guy. A softie. The personality of Brian McEneny, owner of Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery in Seal Rock, is a combination of sensitive and rough-and-tumble. […]
Innovative seafood lab, tourist association and Siletz tribe return salmon to Food Share of Lincoln County
By LORI TOBIAS/For YachatsNews For 10 years, Food Share of Lincoln County processed and distributed hatchery salmon to community food pantries all along the coast, sharing about 2,000 pounds of […]
Samaritan opening pharmacy on Lincoln City hospital campus
LINCOLN CITY — Samaritan Health Services is trying to buck the trend of pharmacy closures by opening one on its North Lincoln Hospital campus on Monday, Jan. 6. The pharmacy’s […]
Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians voted in November’s general election compared with 2020
By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting and YachatsNews Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians overall voted in this presidential election compared to the last one. About 75 percent of registered […]
Philomath mill finds a growing niche by specializing in hardwoods that others don’t want to deal with
By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News Brad Mehl and Terry Haddix walk the grounds of Patrick Lumber just west of Philomath to check on the construction progress of a new hardwood […]
Theatre West offering 2003 version of “Dial M for Murder” as part of 50th anniversary
By Oregon Coast TODAY Dial T for Theatre West’s next production, “Dial M for Murder,” opening Thursday, Jan. 9 in Lincoln City. Set in London in 1952, the play […]
Patty Gewalt, Yachats
Patty Gewalt March 27, 1934 – Dec. 4, 2024 Patricia Mae Cobb was born on March 27, 1934, to Thomas and Beatrice Cobb and raised in the small mill […]
From safer buses to phone fixes: A rundown of new Oregon laws for 2025
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting New year, new rules. As Oregonians ring in 2025, nearly two dozen bills passed by lawmakers early last year will quietly take effect. From stricter […]