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Study: Sea urchins driving gray whales from Oregon
NEWPORT Ore. (KPTV) - A new study from Oregon State University has found that a rising purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast has had a negative impact on the gray whales usually in the area. According to the study, the overpopulation of sea urchins can devour kelp...
5 Questions and a Secret: Artist Phillip Schuster discovered coastal trees and Yachats 40 years ago
Majestic. Mysterious. Magnificent. The old growth conifer trees on the central Oregon coast are treasures — huge cedars, spruce, fir, and hemlock trees that have been alive for literally centuries. Phillip Schuster is a Yachats artist who has been drawing these trees since his first trip to the Oregon...
J2E Tree Farm to host biodiversity tour
The Luckiamute Watershed Council will showcase the J2E Tree Farm for the first time, a woodland restoration area in Philomath, in its River to Ridge Biodiversity Tour on June 8. A volunteer-based organization, the Luckiamute Watershed Council has been advocating for better water quality and habitat conditions since 2001. The...
Two of Yachats’ best-known trails advocates put pen to paper to write and publish new book
YACHATS — Scenic walking trails are big attractions for local residents and visitors, but how did they come to be? And who keeps the forest and seaside paths clear and groomed for year round use?. The enlightening answers are in a new book, Yachats Trails … An illustrated History,...
Veterans resource center holding first women’s luncheon June 12
The Lincoln County Veterans Resource Center is hosting its first women veterans luncheon at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 at the Agate Beach Best Western in Newport. The luncheon will include speakers recognizing the unique challenges of women’s military service. June 12 has been celebrated as Women’s Veterans Day...
Group of Yachats residents still show up every Saturday four years after first protest of George Floyd’s killing
At 10 a.m. every Saturday for four years a collection of Yachats-area residents grab homemade signs and stand along U.S. Highway 101 in the center of town to ask people to become more racially aware. They wave to people who honk as they drive past, or smile at others who...
Newport residents complain about transgender people in women's facilities
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Monday’s Newport City Council meeting had an unusual agenda item called "Communication from Various Parties Regarding the Use of Public Restrooms based on Gender Identity.”. “I personally witnessed a person who appeared to be a man, openly dressing in the women's locker room. It...
Dance students from two organizations present annual performance Sunday at Newport PAC
NEWPORT — Pacific Dance Ensemble and students from Newport School of Artistic Movement will present their 37th annual gift to the community, “Dances from the Heart” at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Sunday, May 26. Directed by Nancy Mittleman, the program will showcase original choreography, live...
Waldport High sophomore wins OCCC’s inaugural business competition
Waldport High School sophomore Judah Tysman has $3,000 in prizes to some day help start his taxidermy business. Judges in the inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Program “Shark Tank” pitch competition on Wednesday voted Tysman’s presentation on his taxidermy business as the best among five competitors. Held at Hatfield Marine Science Center auditorium, the event featured five high school finalists presenting their business ideas to a panel of judges and an audience of more than 100 community members.
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