The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office said it is investigating the suspicious death of a 36-year-old Logsden man found dead early Saturday alongside Government Hill Road in Siletz. In a news release Saturday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said Richard A. Mann of Logsden was found unconscious and laying alongside the road. Deputies said there was evidence […]
Archives for February 2021
U.S. 101 between Yachats and Florence opens for the rest of the day Friday; closes at 7 a.m. Saturday to retrieve equipment
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A four-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence was reopened with flaggers mid-morning Friday as crews prepare to haul a large piece of equipment that fell onto ocean’s edge early Saturday. But the highway at Bray’s Point will close again at 7 a.m. Saturday when two massive wreckers […]
YachatsNews is now offering classified advertising
In response to several requests the past year, YachatsNews has expanded its advertising options to begin offering classified ads. This is an alternative to the larger, longer running and more expensive “display” advertising already found on the site. The new classified ads are designed to help local businesses to get the word out on job […]
Bayshore resident says number of vacation rentals overwhelming the neighborhood
To the editor: Cities have put caps on vacation rentals to protect neighborhoods, but in unincorporated Lincoln County we have been thrown to the wolves. What has happened in Bayshore north of Waldport is the equivalent of a 447-bed hotel being put smack in the middle of our neighborhood. Yes, 447, is the number of bedrooms […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Feb. 19: 492 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 25,866 vaccinations, no deaths
PORTLAND — There are zero new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 492 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 152,190. Vaccinations in Oregon Friday, OHA […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for Feb. 12-17
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21036053 02/12/2021 14:31 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 34, Mile post 25 25, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary eCrash – On 2/12/21 at approximately 230PM an eastbound vehicle left the roadway near milepost 25 of Highway 34 and collided head-on with a tree. Vehicle was totaled. Driver suffered cuts and bruises […]
Following two hours of interviews Tuesday, Yachats councilors vote 4-0 Wednesday to appoint Adobe general manager to council vacancy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anthony Muirhead, the general manager of the Adobe Motel, is the newest member of the Yachats City Council. On their first ballot Wednesday, the four members of the City Council voted unanimously to appoint Muirhead to fill the remaining two years of a vacancy created when Leslie Vaaler was elected mayor […]
Director of Waldport Chamber of Commerce leaving for position with new program to help develop the coast’s maritime economy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The director of the Waldport Chamber of Commerce is leaving that position at the end of the month to work for a new marine economy program based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Laura Furgurson has been splitting time between the Waldport and Depoe Bay chambers for the past […]
Acting director of Oregon Employment Department says agency is gearing up to fight fraudulent claims
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The acting director says the Oregon Employment Department is devoting more attention to preventing and fighting fraud, by hiring more people and training others, as the agency pays out a record amount of unemployment benefits. David Gerstenfeld says people are being added to the unit that works with police and […]
New statewide poll: Oregonians eager for self-service gas, grocery liquor sales
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Hands off that gas pump! The quirks of life in the Beaver State might bemuse outsiders, but surely true-blue Oregonians cherish our time-honored idiosyncrasies, right? It’s just not so, according to a new survey. A poll by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, a project of DHM Research, found that […]