By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — State officials on Tuesday mandated a stop to visits to the 30,000 Oregonians in long- term care facilities to prevent the spread of the […]
Archives for March 2020
Wednesday coronavirus update: Six more cases bring total to 21 statewide
The Oregon Capital Bureau The number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Oregon increased to 21 after the Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday announced six new cases in scattered parts of the […]
Award-winning bluegrass musician scheduled for Yachats performance cancels West Coast tour
UPDATE, TUESDAY, MARCH 10 The Missy Raines Quartet on Tuesday, March 10 cancelled its visit to Yachats and its West Coast tour after venues in Portland and Seattle decided […]
Best Bets: Friday, March 6 to Saturday, March 14
Florence: Florence Home & Garden Show More than 40 vendors will be at the Florence Events this weekend for the 2020 Home & Garden Show to answer your questions on […]
Special dental health program expands from Yachats and Waldport to include other services
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Rachel Gazeley and Rhonda Thompson want to help your teeth. And in doing so, they might be able to get you connected to better sources of […]
Yachats council selects O’Shaughnessey for three-year term on 3-1 vote Thursday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council voted 3-1 Thursday to appoint Planning Commission member Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessey to the council, immediately swearing her in to join them for the […]
Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log March 2-4
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20066600 03/02/2020 14:47 Officer #52129 LARSON, ERIC Crash – Non-injury Location 20 and MCNARY LN, OR USA Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On the afternoon of March 2, 2020, the […]
Oregon Democrats call abrupt end Thursday to gridlocked legislative session
By the Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — In an extraordinary move, Democratic legislators Thursday effectively ended the contentious and gridlocked 2020 Legislature, killing key legislation and taking with it the hotly debated […]
Yachats contracts with Newport security company for code enforcement
The city of Yachats has hired a Newport security company to provide code enforcement services, initially working two days a week. The contract, agreed on in late February, will pay […]
Archeologist’s tests gets Ocean View Drive reconstruction project moving again
Lincoln County’s plans to finish work on Ocean View Drive and turn it over to the city of Yachats are finally moving forward again. The reconstruction project has been […]