By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County is set to issue its first new vacation rental licenses in three years following the first drawing in a new lottery system currently only open […]
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews Thank gazillions of tiny mysid shrimp for the imminent arrival of about 18,000 massive gray whales just off the Oregon coast this spring. The inch-long crustaceans […]
The population growth of five northwest Oregon counties slowed in 2022, according to a new analysis from the state’s regional economist, likely tied to the area’s economic performance during […]
By RYAN HASS/Oregon Public Broadcasting As devastating wildfires began to spread in Oregon the day after Labor Day 2020, PacifiCorp senior transmission engineer Tyler Jones texted his co-worker. “This […]
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Crab. Commemorative glasses. Crowds. Fermented grapes. And flashing red and blue lights. That was the scene in Newport last weekend with the return of the Seafood […]
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews TIDEWATER — Everyone agrees on one point about the Wednesday night snow and wind storm — the falling trees sounded like constant gunfire. Although power has […]
KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews TIDEWATER — In one of the hardest hit areas in Lincoln County, residents in a 20-mile stretch of the lower Alsea River valley are having to fend […]
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews NEWPORT — Once potentially deadly weather struck the region Wednesday evening, a church in downtown Newport has been letting unhoused people sleep in its sanctuary and […]
By KENNETH LIPP and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The central Oregon coast was shut down Thursday by a surprisingly cold, strong storm that dropped 5 inches of snow in Newport and […]
They determine school or college policy. They oversee port operations, help make sure firefighters and their equipment can respond to emergencies, that water flows, or potholes are occasionally filled. […]
