A large fifth-wheel trailer that erupted into flames about 5 p.m. Friday, May 7 just north of Yachats was being towed by a 61-year-old man from Hayward, Wis., Oregon State […]
Archives for May 2021
Mid-coast cities and service districts now collaborating on how to best plan future regional water sources, supplies, protections
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com An effort to address long-term water planning on Oregon’s central coast – one as ambitious as it is novel – is once again gaining momentum. Four […]
Local governments in Lincoln County suddenly have an interesting problem — how to spend millions in new federal relief funds
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The money could mean a custodian for the city of Waldport, or the start of a 7-acre park downtown. For Lincoln County it means balancing a budget […]
Yachats council agrees Wednesday to hire Guenther as next interim manager, and will do its own recruiting for permanent position
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Faced with the impeding departure of its interim city manager, the Yachats City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to offer the job to longtime resident Katherine Guenther, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, May 13: Governor announces no masks for fully the vaccinated; 733 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 30,037 vaccinations, 14 new deaths, including elderly Lincoln County woman
Oregon mask guidance updated for fully vaccinated Following new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor Kate Brown announced today that Oregon will be following […]
Samaritan clinics Friday and Saturday have Pfizer vaccine available for children
Want to get your child vaccinated? There are at least three opportunities Friday and Saturday for children as young as 12 to get a COVID-19 vaccine at three clinics offered […]
Oregon’s only Republican congressman supports ouster of Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership role
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s lone Republican in Congress said his party’s House caucus will be better focused now that it has removed an outspoken critic of former […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 12: 616 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 34,415 vaccinations, 9 more deaths
Oregon reports 616 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,558, […]
San Diego authorities increase charges, bail on man accused of assaulting former Yachats resident
The case against the man being held in the February assault on former Yachats resident Martin Baker is proceeding through the San Diego County legal system. Baker, a formerly homeless […]
Candidates for Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Board answer questions about the district, the board, the issues and themselves
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Election contests for a seat on the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board are usually no contest at all. In the past 10 years, only […]