By JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Parts of the state with sparse police presence could see more state troopers on the highway under a bill advancing through the Oregon […]
New state audit critical of Travel Oregon executive salaries and control over contractors
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The semi-independent Oregon agency overseeing tourism initiatives should be more transparent about managers’ pay and strengthen controls on contracting, Secretary of State […]
Anti-poverty group wants to study, connect low-income Lincoln County residents with enticement of pay
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com A national anti-poverty program offering to pay low-income residents of Lincoln County for information about their lives, is off to a slow start despite trying to recruit […]
Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log Feb. 10-11
DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20042832 02/10/2020 17:01 Officer #52129 LARSON, ERIC Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 152 152, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On the evening of February 10, 2020, the Oregon […]
Yachats fire board approves cost-of-living raises for professional staff
After going two years without raises, firefighters, paramedics and other non-management employees of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District are getting cost-of-living bumps in their pay. The fire district board […]
More than 1,000 rally Tuesday at Oregon Capitol in support of climate change legislation
By SAM STITES and CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Activists seeking to clean Oregon’s environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions turned out by the hundreds Tuesday, pushing legislators […]
Oregon Coast CC wins accreditation as independent institution
After six years of work, Oregon Coast Community College is now an independently accredited institution. Birgitte Ryslinge The college received news of the decision by the Northwest Commission on Colleges […]
Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity report Feb. 6-8
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20038296 02/06/2020 18:13 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Warrant Arrest Location 101, Mile post 123 123 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 2/6/20 at approximately 6PM I stopped […]
Oregon timber companies, environmentalists sign break-through agreement of cooperation
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A new deal between Oregon’s timber industry and environmentalists to protect forest waters, modernize logging regulations and create a new conservation plan […]
Yachats council establishes procedure for vacation rental license waiting list
The Yachats City Council has finished work on its vacation rental ordinances by establishing a general procedure for creating a waiting list for licenses. The council set a 125-license limit […]