Downloadable file: Graffiti_Spree_Photo.jpg On Monday, May 15, 2023, at about 6:10 PM, LCPD Officers were dispatched to Lock & Key Adventurer’s Guild, located at 3026 NE Highway 101 on a reported graffiti call that turned into a physical disturbance. As officers were responding, updated information was that victims had chased the suspect to the area behind […]
YachatsNews hires Garret Jaros as its new full-time reporter
Garret Jaros, who has worked at and written for a wide variety of newspapers in Oregon and Colorado, is YachatsNews’ newest full-time reporter Jaros replaces Kenneth Lipp, who left April 21 to become the public information officer for Lincoln County. Jaros comes to Yachats from the Durango (Colo.) Herald. Jaros grew up in Eugene, attended […]
Curry County’s computer system ‘starting from scratch’ after ransomware attack
By JANE VAUGHN/Jefferson Public Radio Curry County in southern Oregon is struggling to function after a ransomware attack left it unable to access any of its digital information including any of its online files and email. “Everything that relates to county operations that was online is now gone. So our computers have to be completely […]
Republican-led walkout creates gridlock in Oregon Legislature as three senators hit 10 unexcused absences
The Oregon Senate meets on Monday, May 15, 2023, and fails to reach a quorum needed to conduct business for the 10th day of the GOP-led walkout. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state Senate impasse deepened on Monday with no Republicans showing up and three senators who’ve participated in the GOP-led walkout […]
Alsea River brush fire on record hot day leads ODFW to suspend cormorant hazing contract with fishing group
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife on Monday suspended its contract with a Waldport-area fishing group after one of its members set off a brush fire Sunday evening while hazing double-crested cormorants during a day of record-high temperatures. The fire four miles up the Alsea River took place […]
With just a few tweaks, Yachats budget committee sends recommended 2023-24 spending plan to city council
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats’ Budget Committee has finished its work on the city’s proposed spending plans for fiscal 2023-24, making few changes but foreshadowing a few potential city council decisions in June. The budget committee – made up of five residents and five council members – spent nearly seven hours over two […]
Just south of the Oregon border, the old lumber port of Eureka preps for new life as an offshore West Coast wind hub
By EDVARD PETTERSSON/Courthouse News Service EUREKA, Calif. — Eureka’s halcyon days as the timber capital of California are long gone, but the deepwater port city 100 miles south of the Oregon border may see its fortunes turn as the hub of the state’s first foray in offshore wind energy. Located on Humboldt Bay at a […]
Plaintiffs in class action lawsuit against PacifiCorp blame executives for Oregon wildfire inaction
By ANTONIA SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting The lawyers representing a group of Oregonians suing PacifiCorp are fighting a battle on two fronts. The first is at the ongoing trial at the Multnomah County Courthouse: 17 named plaintiffs representing residents from across Western Oregon are suing the parent company of Pacific Power for its alleged role in […]
Tickets available for Waldport Library Foundation’s “High Tea”
WALDPORT — A limited number of tickets are still available for a fundraising “High Tea” to raise funds for a new Waldport library. Priced at $25 each, the tickets gain admission to a full-service tea including “sweets and savories,” hosted by the Waldport Library Foundation. Tea-time is 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Waldport […]
Monday’s unusual and well-documented killing of gray whale calf by 11 orcas helps scientists learn more about marine predation
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The lethal encounter between a pod of killer whales and two migrating gray whales off Oregon’s central coast this week is writing a new chapter in the scientific understanding of how two of the ocean’s largest species interact. Monday evening’s attack by 11 killer whales was captured by countless still photographs […]