By JIM REDDEN/Pamplin Media Group Most voters in Oregon and the three-county Portland area have negative views of the ongoing political protests in Portland and its related violence, according to […]
Archives for September 2020
Start of online school in Lincoln County delayed for a week; meals to be delivered on schedule starting Monday
The Lincoln County School District has delayed the start of its fall online classes for a week until Monday, Sept. 21 because of the forest fires burning in Otis and […]
Port of Alsea’s marina limping along at busiest time of year, but looking ahead to $3 million boat launch and dock replacement
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea’s facilities – and a key service — are all falling apart at exactly the wrong time. But crabbers, shrimpers and […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Sept. 12; state hits 500 deaths; Lincoln County has 1 more case
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 505, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. “Today’s 500th death marks […]
Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission adopts new regulations to lessen impact of crab fishery on migrating whales
SALEM — The Commission adopted measures to reduce the risk of whale entanglement in commercial Dungeness crab gear, while balancing economic impacts to this important fishery during their meeting Friday. […]
Lincoln City police arrest transient after he breaks into grocery store to drink beer and listen to music
On September 10, 2020, Christian Martin Berry was arrested for Criminal Trespass II, Criminal Mischief II, Burglary II, Interfering with a Peace Officer and Theft I (for theft committed during […]
Oregon fire officials say Friday there could be many killed in fires consuming 1 million acres of forestland and homes
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Dozens of people are missing as state officials look for those who may have stayed behind in the over 1 million acres that have […]
Weekly protests in downtown Yachats bring out dozens of demonstrators with differing motivations — but personal stories
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It’s 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning and for the 15th week in a row the protestors begin to quietly appear. Holding signs, they take up […]
Firefighters gaining on Otis-area blazes, Lincoln City residents allowed to return and communities pitch in everywhere to help
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Evacuation orders for the north end of Lincoln City were dropped Saturday as cooler weather helped firefighters keep the 2,400-acre Echo Mountain fire […]
Homeowners fleeing fire east of Lincoln City tell harrowing tale of their escape Wednesday as blaze doubled to 2,400 acres
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Dale Voris was sleeping at his parents’ home along Oregon Highway 18 in Otis when he heard the loud knock on the door at 4:30 a.m. […]