By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE and JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The arguments and critiques are flying across the state about Senate Bill 1530, Oregon’s plan to set limits on […]
Key to forestry-environment settlement is an agreement on timber aerial spraying
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The fate of the landmark deal signed between a coalition of timber companies and environmental groups depends on lawmakers acting on legislation […]
Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity report Feb. 18-20
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20051695 02/18/2020 16:00 Officer #37961 PLUMMER, GREGORY FW – Marine Board Location LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary On 2/18/2020 at approximately 7:30 PM, I was dispatched to contact an […]
Old Yachats fire station property should be used for affordable housing
To the editor: As a full-time Yachats’ resident and property owner, I would like the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s sale of the four commercially zoned tax lots containing its […]
New bus system starts between Florence and Eugene — but connection to Yachats is poor
It’s now possible to take a bus – well, two actually – from Yachats all the way to Eugene. But because of a poor connection in Florence, it could […]
Owners of Yachats’ only bookstore hand off business to new, but familiar owners
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The sad news is that a beloved Yachats institution closed Monday. The glad news is that in just days it will re-appear under a new name, with […]
Amidst issues and complaints, Yachats contractors defend work on conversion to new financial system
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com An Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments official on Wednesday defended the agency’s handling of the city of Yachats’ financial system but asked for more time […]
Funding for Oregon coast’s “Shake Alert” system moving through special session of Legislature
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon would prepare 250,000 households to become self-sufficient following a catastrophic earthquake under legislation advancing in Salem. The legislation, Senate Bill 1537, also […]
Republicans in Oregon House walk out Tuesday night in protest of procedures, bills
By OREGON CAPITAL BUREAU SALEM — Republican legislators put the brakes on the Oregon Legislature, disrupting a Tuesday evening session of the House by leaving in protest because they said […]
“Cinderella” wraps up its three-week run on Friday and Saturday
By KATHERINE LJUNGQVIST/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT – Coastal Act Productions has come a long way since it first performed “Cinderella” 11 years ago. The youth-oriented Lincoln County theater group used to struggle […]