It’s election day 2020 – and YachatsNews will have results for races in Yachats, Waldport, Lincoln County, and coastal legislative and statewide contests Tuesday night. As of Monday night, almost […]
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As election day arrives tensions and questions arise across Oregon as two of three ballots are already cast
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon was smashing records Monday for early voting even as state officials grappled with how to handle any voter intimidation in the final […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Nov. 2; Lincoln County adds 1 new case
Oregon reports 557 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 692, the […]
October rainfall amount in Yachats is second-lowest in 10 years
October was the second-driest month in Yachats in the past 10 years, with only 2.41 inches of rain falling during the month. The total Yachats rainfall for the 2020 calendar […]
Yachats’ city planner quits regional contract job to become city of Waldport employee
A planner hired this summer by the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments to work part-time for the cities of Yachats and Waldport has quit the organization to become a […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Nov. 1; Lincoln County has 2 new cases
Oregon reports 524 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 691, the […]
Lincoln County Building Permits — October 2020
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Oregon governor changes metrics for reopening schools, Lincoln County doing well enough to have K-6 in classrooms
By JACKSON HOGAN and GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is simplifying the COVID-19 infection standards that schools must meet to get students back in the classroom for the […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Oct. 31; 555 new cases but none in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 555 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 689, the […]
Police arrest Monroe man for manslaughter after Highway 20 fatality Friday near Eddyville
A 27-year-old Monroe man has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence following a fatal crash Friday afternoon on Oregon Highway 20 three miles west of Eddyville. […]