By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews If the biggest issues facing the 2025 Legislature – transportation, housing, behavioral health, education funding, wildfires – seem familiar to you, Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. […]
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Did 4,677 emails from the Yachats city manager look odd? It was a “phishing” scheme — so delete it!
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – If you are one of the more than 4,000 people who received an email from Yachats’ city manager on Wednesday asking you to view […]
After four-month probe, investigators say Lincoln County commissioner Miller violated one personnel rule but did not harass staff
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Casey Miller violated personnel rules by publicly disclosing confidential issues concerning the county’s top administrator but did not bully or harass staff with […]
Yachats Fire board will see if outside expert can help resolve concerns over employees staffing ambulance nonprofit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board agreed Monday to see if someone from the outside can help it sort out increasing concerns over […]
Four months at sea helps NOAA scientists gather “most thorough” data yet on marine mammals
By NOAA News Service NOAA Fisheries scientists have completed a four-month, 5,000 mile survey of marine mammals and seabirds off the West Coast and collecting a trove of some […]
Third year of growing Big Blue Film Festival this weekend showcases 34 films of 220 submitted
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — Oregon coast winters long have served as a catalyst for creating events to bring people in from the cold and a recent addition […]
Yachats begins negotiating with Washington construction firm to replace Seventh Street library
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After a slight paperwork snag, the city of Yachats is starting negotiations with the low bidder on the long-awaited library rebuilding project. At the […]
Agency sets Feb. 11 meeting to discuss how Northwest plan will affect Siuslaw National Forest
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a series of public meetings across Oregon, Washington and northern California – including one in Corvallis — to discuss proposed […]
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Fishing support group uses $50,000 in grants for commercial safety gear
NEWPORT – Members of Newport’s commercial crab fleet are a little safer this winter thanks to equipment purchased with more than $50,000 in grants to the Newport Fishermen’s Wives organization. […]
Rep. Hoyle announces subcommittee assignments for new session of Congress
Rep. Val Hoyle, who represents Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District including all of Lincoln County, has received her subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress. In the House Committee on Natural Resources, […]
Deputies arrest Newport and Siletz men in three child luring stings
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men the past week on a variety of charges from a child luring sting operation it conducted from late December to mid-January, the agency […]
Siletz, coastal tribes win $1.56 million grant for sea otter reintroduction
A significant new, three-year grant will help the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and others work to reintroduce sea otters to their historic ranges along the Oregon and northern California […]
Nonprofit gives $24,000 to music programs in Lincoln County middle/high schools
A Lincoln County nonprofit dedicated to supporting music education has given $24,000 to Lincoln County School District music programs at middle and high schools in Waldport, Toledo, Newport and Lincoln […]
Lincoln County couple establishes community hub for sustainable practices and relationships
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY When Nicole Cousino and Richard Haskell purchased a property visible from U.S. Highway 20 between Newport and Toledo that features a stunning dairy barn […]
First Ashika-Con event this weekend in Newport is for fans of comics, sci-fi, anime and fantasy.
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY If you use the word “nerd” as a compliment, have a favorite anime character and roll your eyes at people who mix up Star […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Waldport museum volunteer and bluegrass radio host Chip Russell
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Chip Russell believes he and his partner, Nicole Frederickson, purchased the last home in Waldport that sold for less than $200,000 when they retired in 2017. […]
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order on state construction work prompts outcry in Salem and beyond
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — The most controversial policy being debated in Salem these days has nothing to do with the thousands of bills that have been introduced […]
A $6 baseball ticket that ballooned to $18 prompts Oregon legislator to make fees more transparent
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — An Oregon lawmaker’s pricier-than-expected trip to a minor league baseball game could lead to a state law blocking surprise fees and forcing vendors […]
Oregon hospitals seek more funding from 2025 Legislature to help close Medicaid reimbursement gap
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon hospitals are operating at a loss or often with thin profit margins, with patients boarding in emergency rooms and rural facilities forced to consider […]
Oregon Health Authority says Oregon Medical Group, two insurers, had unreasonably high spending
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News EUGENE — The Oregon Health Authority has found that Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group, and two insurers, unreasonably increased healthcare costs. Oregon has been trying to rein […]
Eugene wood treatment company and its president agree to $1.5 million in air pollution fines
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A Eugene-based wood treatment facility and its president have agreed to pay $1.5 million in criminal fines for illegal treatment of hazardous waste in violation of […]
Oregon attorney general joins lawsuit over Trump attempt to end birthright citizenship
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon joined Washington, Arizona and Illinois on Tuesday in suing President Donald Trump and several cabinet officials over his attempt to withhold citizenship […]
Oregon Legislature gets to work Tuesday on budget, transportation and other issues
By Oregon Capital Chronicle staff SALEM — Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next […]
Immigrants in Oregon could be significantly impacted by Trump’s second term. Here’s how
Immigration navigator Lydia Hernandez, right, assists a participant in a workshop this month offered by the Portland-based Innovation Law Lab. The workshop provides support and legal guidance for participants […]