By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There will be no clearcutting of trees above homes on Yachats’ south side – at least not for the next 25 years. After nearly […]
Coast tourist organization offers to help pick up cost of trolley, so Yachats council jumps aboard
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats is getting a trolley. Memorial Day will not be the only thing that rolls around in May after the Yachats city council Wednesday […]
Oregon school attendance inches up and more ninth graders on track to graduate, new data reveals
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Following steep declines in school attendance in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, Oregon students are slowly beginning to show up more regularly […]
Oregon tribal leaders praise Gov. Tina Kotek for taking time to visit each of nine reservations
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — This spring, fresh off visiting Oregon’s 36 counties in her first year in office, Gov. Tina Kotek set out to visit each of […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium unveils two new exhibits featuring sea jellies and tropical species
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Familiar sights on Oregon beaches, sea jellies that have been tossed unceremoniously onto the shore blend into the flotsam of seaweeds, sticks […]
Benton County employees end strike, but OSU graduate assistants and Albany teachers still on picket lines
By NATALIE PATE and TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two strikes continued Wednesday in the Albany-Corvallis area, with a settlement in one and and ongoing tensions with two others. The most […]
Oregon’s new state economic forecaster predicts $6 billion more in revenue, higher taxpayer rebate
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s new chief state economist estimates the state will have about $37.8 billion available to spend in the next two-year budget cycle after […]
Oregon commercial Dungeness season delayed until at least Dec. 16
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife announced Wednesday that the state’s commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 16 because of test results for meat […]
Body found Monday near Amanda Trail identified as Springfield man
YACHATS – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a man found dead Monday afternoon on a gated access road to the Amanda Trail and Grotto just south of […]
New Maritime Heritage Center exhibit explores history of Blacks in the Pacific’s seafaring world
By Oregon Coast TODAY Most accounts of the United States’ maritime enterprises are disproportionately populated by white seafarers. A new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, “Take Me […]