By GOSIA WOZNIASKA/The Oregonian/OregonLive Five companies will be eligible to bid in Oregon’s first offshore wind energy lease sale to be held in mid-October, according to a federal document […]
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Big waves off the central Oregon coast fuel cutting-edge effort to harness the ocean for electricity
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA/The Oregonian/OregonLive Off the Oregon coast just north of Waldport, large rounded swells rocked The Discovery from side to side, the waves nearly tipping the boat sideways. […]
Like to demolish big buildings? This Lincoln County project might be right up your alley
Lincoln County is trying to find a contractor good at demolishing buildings. Lots of them. Six, in fact. The county is preparing for the redevelopment of its fairgrounds in […]
With the help of Yachats and other coastal cities, PSU-led study will look at tourism’s effect on microplastics
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Scientific studies have confirmed the ubiquitous presence of tiny particles of plastic up and down the ocean’s food chain in everything from tiny burrowing bay shrimp […]
As economy rebounds, many Lincoln County residents still struggle to find adequate housing
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News Over the last 20 years, Marti Johnson has lived in a few small Oregon Coast towns, but she’s always considered Newport home. “Coming up here, […]
More traffic, higher speeds and distracted drivers likely cause for “alarming” increase in Highway 20 fatalities
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Benton County Sheriff’s Office plans weeks of stepped up patrols and at least one warning sign on parts of Highway 20 between Newport and Philomath […]
Despite opposition, federal agency will auction two wind energy sites off southern Oregon coast in October
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Biden administration will seek bids on developing two wind energy sites off Oregon’s southern coast in October. The announcement Thursday followed an environmental […]
Generous donations allow Waldport elementary families to avoid sticker shock of buying school supplies
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — A young mother visited Crestview Heights School recently to see what supplies her child would need to start kindergarten. What she learned made her […]
When will rubber meet the road for Yachats’ tourist trolley — or are the costs just too much?
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The idea of bringing a tourist-style trolley to Yachats rolled into town a year ago. Behind the wheel was the Yachats Area Chamber of […]
Yachats brings summer to a close with a Labor Day weekend packed with events
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews That whooshing sound is summer speeding by, but it won’t depart without a big weekend of Labor Day activities in Yachats. From Saturday through Labor Day […]