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Sheriff’s office hopes to bring in fresh search crews Monday for 2-year-old Siletz boy missing since Saturday afternoon
This story was updated at 10 p.m. Sunday with new developments from Sunday’s search By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office hopes to bring in more and […]
15th annual Yachats New Year’s Day peace hike commemorates native suffering and resilience
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — A bedrock local event returns New Year’s Day when the 15th annual Yachats Peace Hike commemorates both the suffering of coastal indigenous people and […]
New report on dozens of measures and benchmarks paints troubling, challenging picture for Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A new by-the-numbers report by a southern Oregon foundation that focuses on rural issues paints a troubling and challenging picture of Lincoln County on subjects ranging […]
Newport nurses and Samaritan Health reach agreement late Friday on new, three-year contract
News alert: The Oregon Nurses Association and its members at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital reached a tentative contract agreement with Samaritan management late Friday afternoon. The tentative contract agreement includes […]
Researchers probe coastal marshes for sand and fossils to determine extent of old tsunamis
By JES BURNS/Oregon Public Broadcasting If all goes to plan, the long metal rod of the core sampler will cut down through the soil of the salt marsh like […]
Waldport and Yachats launch two days of fireworks shows, parade, music, food and fun
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Strike up the band, fire up the grill and break out the tutus – the Fourth of July razzle-dazzle is about to light up the coast. […]
State, federal biologists study bats in coastal forests to see the effect of opening more space for animals
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK – The first flicker comes as the sun dips below the horizon and light begins to fade from the sky. In a seemingly erratic […]
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in Oregon case that could decide how cities handle homeless camping
By JEREMIAH HAYDEN/Street Roots & Oregon Public Broadcasting Laura Gutowski lives just down the street from the Grants Pass home she resided in for 25 years. Her son used […]
New but “aspirational” state plan outlines ways to overcome gaps and obstacles on 400-mile Oregon Coast Trail
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Anyone seriously thinking about hiking the length of Oregon knows about the Pacific Crest Trail. The 430-mile segment was first explored in the late 1930s and […]