Brian Bahouth
@brianbahouth.bsky.social
Public media reporter/editor. I also design/build furniture and other objects from wood. Media literacy. Baseball obsessive. USN '79-'85.
There's been an ICE detention of a business owner in Lincoln City, Oregon: kyaq.org/ice-detentio...
ICE Detention in Lincoln City -
Yesterday, according to Shannon, a volunteer with Conexión Fénix and a local rapid response coordinator, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a Lincoln City man.
kyaq.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There's been an ICE detention of a business owner in Lincoln City, Oregon: kyaq.org/ice-detentio...
I spoke with a member of Lincoln County's Mesoamerican community about life under the constant threat of an ICE raid. Listen/read: kyaq.org/lincoln-coun... #ICE #resist
Lincoln County Latino, Mesoamerican Communities Are Fearful as ICE Raids Mount -
The number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests is rapidly increasing in Oregon. Recent arrests in Astoria and Salem, Newport, and now Lincoln City have reverberated through the c...
kyaq.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I spoke with a member of Lincoln County's Mesoamerican community about life under the constant threat of an ICE raid. Listen/read: kyaq.org/lincoln-coun... #ICE #resist
It was an honor to chat with Carol VanStrum. She played a pivotal role in banning the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the U.S. @sierraclub.org will screen the film The People vs. Agent Orange this weekend in Yachats, OR. Listen/read: #toxins #environment kyaq.org/the-people-v...
The People vs. Agent Orange - an Interview with Carol VanStrum -
By Brian Bahouth On Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 pm, the Sierra Club will show the film The People vs. Agent Orange in the Yachats Commons building in Yachats. The film closely follows two activists who fi...
kyaq.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It was an honor to chat with Carol VanStrum. She played a pivotal role in banning the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the U.S. @sierraclub.org will screen the film The People vs. Agent Orange this weekend in Yachats, OR. Listen/read: #toxins #environment kyaq.org/the-people-v...
Newport, OR residents do not want an ICE detention facility in their town. Every person who offered public comment last night spoke out against an ICE presence in their community. I posted discrete audio files of all comments. kyaq.org/newport-ice-... #resist #ICE
Newport ICE Facility Special Meeting - an Audio Catalog of Public Comment -
By Brian Bahouth Last night, citizens crowded Newport City Council chambers and the nearby Recreation Center to make comments about the possibility of a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) ...
kyaq.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Newport, OR residents do not want an ICE detention facility in their town. Every person who offered public comment last night spoke out against an ICE presence in their community. I posted discrete audio files of all comments. kyaq.org/newport-ice-... #resist #ICE
I spoke with one of the activists featured in the film The People vs. Agent Orange, Carol VanStrum, an Oregon woman who played a pivotal role in the citizen-led effort that ended the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the United States. Text and audio: kyaq.org/the-people-v... #toxics
The People vs. Agent Orange - an Interview with Carol VanStrum -
By Brian Bahouth On Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 pm, the Sierra Club will show the film The People vs. Agent Orange in the Yachats Commons building in Yachats. The film closely follows two activists who fi...
kyaq.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I spoke with one of the activists featured in the film The People vs. Agent Orange, Carol VanStrum, an Oregon woman who played a pivotal role in the citizen-led effort that ended the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the United States. Text and audio: kyaq.org/the-people-v... #toxics
As a Nevada voter, I am disappointed that both U.S. senators from NV rolled over for the Republicans. What did the shutdown accomplish? Nothing. When will Democrats stand their ground? When Chuck Schumer is no longer senate minority leader. @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @rosen.senate.gov #resist
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As a Nevada voter, I am disappointed that both U.S. senators from NV rolled over for the Republicans. What did the shutdown accomplish? Nothing. When will Democrats stand their ground? When Chuck Schumer is no longer senate minority leader. @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @rosen.senate.gov #resist
I made graphs that represent voter registration trends in Lincoln, County, OR this Millennium. They're telling. kyaq.org/three-graphs... #politics #datajournalism
Three Graphs: Lincoln County Voter Registration Trends Since 2000 - the Rise of the Non-Affiliated Voter -
Using data from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, the graph below shows the number of registered voters for Lincoln County's three largest political parties from 2001 to 2025. That Non-Affiliate...
kyaq.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I made graphs that represent voter registration trends in Lincoln, County, OR this Millennium. They're telling. kyaq.org/three-graphs... #politics #datajournalism
I must acknowledge I have a peanut butter problem ...
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I must acknowledge I have a peanut butter problem ...
A Democrat has never held Nevada's CD2. I hope I live to see the day ...
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A Democrat has never held Nevada's CD2. I hope I live to see the day ...
Check out this innovative program that upcycles fish processing waste: kyaq.org/local-ocean-... #sustainability #oceans #business #economy
Local Ocean Launches “100% Fish” Program -
The fish skin dog treats you see in a central Oregon coast gift shop may be from a fish you ate a few months ago at Local Ocean Seafoods in Newport, Oregon.
kyaq.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Check out this innovative program that upcycles fish processing waste: kyaq.org/local-ocean-... #sustainability #oceans #business #economy
Didn't see any salmon in Beaver Creek, but Pelicans have arrived, and surf's up ...
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Didn't see any salmon in Beaver Creek, but Pelicans have arrived, and surf's up ...
There's been a big increase in ICE activity in Oregon: kyaq.org/more-than-20...
More than 200 ICE Arrests in Oregon Since October 15 -
Since October 15, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested more than 200 Oregon residents in Washington County, with 31 arrested on October 30 in and around Woodburn, according...
kyaq.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There's been a big increase in ICE activity in Oregon: kyaq.org/more-than-20...
The Oregon state budget is at an inflection point. I spoke with state Rep. David Gomberg about declining state revenue: audio, text and images: kyaq.org/contracting-... #Oregon #economy
Contracting State Revenue Spells Belt Tightening Ahead - an Interview with State Rep. David Gomberg -
The Oregon state budget has ebbed and flowed over time, but every two-year budget since 1985, except one, has increased in size. But now, while the costs of operating the state government continue to ...
kyaq.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Oregon state budget is at an inflection point. I spoke with state Rep. David Gomberg about declining state revenue: audio, text and images: kyaq.org/contracting-... #Oregon #economy
I was in Newport on a story today and nabbed some images of sea lions on rafts near pier 1 and a trawler creeping up the Yaquina ...
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I was in Newport on a story today and nabbed some images of sea lions on rafts near pier 1 and a trawler creeping up the Yaquina ...
The Oregon Journalism Project is doing some good work: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/government-s... bsky.app/profile/oreg...
Government Shutdown Impact — Oregon Journalism Project
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October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Oregon Journalism Project is doing some good work: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/government-s... bsky.app/profile/oreg...
Reposted by Brian Bahouth
"As of this writing, the Lincoln County Clerk’s office has not received the necessary paperwork to begin the initiative process to reconsider mail-in voting. Amy Southwell was unaware of the effort until I called."
Efforts to undermine the credibility and end the practice of mail-in voting are variously under way in locations across the nation, and this expression of MAGA orthodoxy is in progress in Lincoln County, OR. Here's a little sunshine on misinformation. text/audio #voting
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Lincoln County - The Assault on Mail-In Voting -
According to Marie McFarland, the founder of the Lincoln City–based group Hilltop Patriots, an effort is under way to place an initiative on the 2026 midterm ballot that would end universal mail-in vo...
kyaq.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"As of this writing, the Lincoln County Clerk’s office has not received the necessary paperwork to begin the initiative process to reconsider mail-in voting. Amy Southwell was unaware of the effort until I called."
Efforts to undermine the credibility and end the practice of mail-in voting are variously under way in locations across the nation, and this expression of MAGA orthodoxy is in progress in Lincoln County, OR. Here's a little sunshine on misinformation. text/audio #voting
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
Lincoln County - The Assault on Mail-In Voting -
According to Marie McFarland, the founder of the Lincoln City–based group Hilltop Patriots, an effort is under way to place an initiative on the 2026 midterm ballot that would end universal mail-in vo...
kyaq.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Efforts to undermine the credibility and end the practice of mail-in voting are variously under way in locations across the nation, and this expression of MAGA orthodoxy is in progress in Lincoln County, OR. Here's a little sunshine on misinformation. text/audio #voting
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
Looks like six city councilmembers will face recall elections in Waldport, OR. I spoke with the lead petitioner after he submitted the signatures.
kyaq.org/waldport-rec...
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Waldport: Recall Election Petitioner Submits the Needed Number of Signatures to Recall Six City Council Members -
Today was the final day to collect signatures for the effort to recall six Waldport City Council members. Lead petitioner Tony Themakis needed 192 validated signatures per council seat to initiate the...
kyaq.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Looks like six city councilmembers will face recall elections in Waldport, OR. I spoke with the lead petitioner after he submitted the signatures.
kyaq.org/waldport-rec...
kyaq.org/waldport-rec...
Indivisible Florence, Oregon has showed up at the intersection of the 101 and 126 for 164 weeks in a row: kyaq.org/indivisible-... #indivisible #nk2
Indivisible Florence: 164 Weeks of Protest in a Row, Looking Forward to No Kings Day II -
For 164 weeks in a row, at least one member of the group Indivisible Florence has stood at the intersection of the Oregon Coast Highway and route 126 in Florence, Oregon, to protest an ever-changing a...
kyaq.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Indivisible Florence, Oregon has showed up at the intersection of the 101 and 126 for 164 weeks in a row: kyaq.org/indivisible-... #indivisible #nk2
I spoke with the founder of a group known as the Hilltop Patriots and filed this report: kyaq.org/hilltop-patr...
Hilltop Patriots: An Interview with Founder Marie McFarland -
By Brian Bahouth In the two and a half years since the Hilltop Patriots formed, they have made their presence and principles known to the communities of Lincoln County, Oregon and beyond. The group in...
kyaq.org
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I spoke with the founder of a group known as the Hilltop Patriots and filed this report: kyaq.org/hilltop-patr...
I was intrigued by the claim that Devil's Lake in Lincoln City, Ore. has "the fastest water in the world" and filed this report: kyaq.org/the-fastest-... #boatracing #boats
“The Fastest Water in the World” Power Boat Time Trials Coming to Lincoln City -
Devil's Lake in Lincoln City is known to have the fastest water in the world. Learn why in this report about the upcoming powerboat time trials on October 11 and 12.
kyaq.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I was intrigued by the claim that Devil's Lake in Lincoln City, Ore. has "the fastest water in the world" and filed this report: kyaq.org/the-fastest-... #boatracing #boats
I visited the Agape Respite Center in Newport, Oregon and filed this report, text and audio: kyaq.org/agape-respit... #poverty
Agape Respite Center Offers a Telling Glimpse of Lincoln County's Homeless Population -
By Brian Bahouth On Monday, September 30, with several days of rain and wind in the forecast, Agape Respite Center in Newport, Oregon, was a busy place. Agape provides basic needs for people without h...
kyaq.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I visited the Agape Respite Center in Newport, Oregon and filed this report, text and audio: kyaq.org/agape-respit... #poverty
Here's a good news story: kyaq.org/youth-center...
Youth Center Set to Open in Downtown Toledo - the Homie House -
By Brian Bahouth On the evening of October 4, the Homie House youth center will officially open in downtown Toledo with a street party. Homie House will be in an old store front on main street and pro...
kyaq.org
September 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Here's a good news story: kyaq.org/youth-center...