By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians have grown used to […]
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West Coast fishery managers troubled by NOAA layoffs as another 1,000 employees expected to be let go
By KATIE FRANKOWICZ/KMUN Radio The long-term impacts of staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are still unknown, but fishery managers on the West Coast say the […]
Observation deck at Yachats State Park gets a much-needed facelift
YACHATS – Rangers with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department began rehabilitating the popular viewing platform at Yachats State Park this week. Work began Monday to replace the 20- […]
After 11 days of searches, diver finds missing Siletz boy Tuesday three miles downstream from family’s home
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/YachatsNews The search for a 2½-year-old boy who had been missing 11 days ended Tuesday when a diver found and recovered his body from the Siletz River […]
Oregon governor unveils legislation to allow state agency to intervene in struggling schools
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education would have historic power to intervene in struggling schools and districts across the state under two new bills […]