By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews BLODGETT – Benton County Sheriff Lt. Toby Bottorff’s patrol SUV sits in a wide spot along U.S. Highway 20 just a few hundred yards west of […]
Featured
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 […]
New study shows that coastal counties rely more and more on “transfer income” from growing number of seniors
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Oregon’s coastal counties, including Lincoln County, are more reliant than ever on retirement income and other public benefits to pay for public services and other programs. […]
Pray for clear skies Saturday, Oct. 14 as central Oregon coast becomes first area of U.S. to experience unusual solar eclipse
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The central Oregon coast will provide the first places in the continental U.S. to view an unusual type of solar eclipse that will occur the morning […]