By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats is looking for its fourth city planner in 18 months – but who should it be and what qualifications should they have? How much should they […]
Archives for February 2021
Decision by owners of Waldport KOA to annex to city will nearly double Waldport’s lodging taxes for tourism promotion
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A decision by the owners of the Waldport KOA campground on the north side of Alsea Bay to annex into the city of Waldport will fuel […]
Vaccines are back! Lincoln County told supply is resuming with 900 doses scheduled for next week; 3 clinics planned
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Vaccines are back. Following a week when the state diverted all first-dose vaccines from Lincoln County to other area behind schedule, health officials were told Thursday that […]
A 2-year update from and about YachatsNews: what worked, what didn’t, plans for this year and maybe beyond
To readers of YachatsNews: It’s been two years since the launch of YachatsNews.com and one year since the last update on how everything has been going on the site and […]
Oregon Health Authority director tells legislators that more vaccine chaos will come as clinics open to senior citizens next week
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen is cautioning that the state will see chaos as it makes COVID-19 vaccines available to senior citizens starting next […]
Debate over Timber Unity leaders and possible connections to extremist groups draws big crowd to Toledo City Council meeting
By TESS RISKI/Willamette Week TOLDEO — Each time Toledo City Councilor Bill Dalbey drives along U.S. Highway 20 — which winds through the tiny timber town he calls home and […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Feb. 4: 730 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 15,173 vaccinations, 7 more deaths
Oregon reports 730 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, seven new deaths PORTLAND — There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,998, […]
Oregon lawmakers and Secretary of State may be heading to showdown over who will control redrawing legislative and congressional boundaries
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Legislature and Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan appear headed for a showdown over who will control redistricting of legislative and congressional maps […]
Oregon OSHA seeks to make COVID-19 workplace rules permanent
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Face masks and social distancing are likely to remain a fixture of the shopping and working experience for some time, according to the state’s employee […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Feb. 3: 649 more COVID-19 cases, 8 in Lincoln County; 17,720 vaccinations, 10 more deaths
Oregon reports 649 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,991, […]