To readers of YachatsNews: My last update on the news site was eight months ago, so it is time to offer an update on the efforts to bring local […]
Archives for September 2021
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Sept. 23
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21271952 09/23/2021 05:25 Officer #50607 TUCKER, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20 HWY, Mile post 25 25, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 09/23/21 at approximately 3:30 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Sept. 27: 3,606 new cases since Friday, 35 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 3,606 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,709, […]
State Treasurer Tobias Read enters 2022 Democratic primary race for Oregon governor
By KELCIE GREGA/Oregon Capital Bureau State Treasurer Tobias Read has officially entered Oregon’s gubernatorial race. The former Beaverton lawmaker announced his bid in a campaign video Monday highlighting his personal […]
New Oregon poll indicates that 66 percent of residents feel there’s little chance of stopping climate change
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau We’re doomed. That’s the pessimistic point of view espoused by the two-thirds of Oregonians who believe there’s a slight chance, or no chance at all, […]
Florida man spends 10 hours in ravine south of Yachats before rescue early Sunday
A 70-year-old man from Florida spent more than 10 hours trapped in a coastal ravine before rescuers from Yachats and Lincoln County were able to lift him to safety Sunday. […]
Yachats Fire property tax request Nov. 2 too high for people on fixed incomes
To the editor: Recently, I received a mailed correspondence from the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District for its proposed local option tax measure on the Nov. 2 ballot. What a […]
Bystanders who tried to save California man at Devils Churn ask for after-action review
To the editor: We were among a small group of bystanders who attempted to rescue Steve Allen on Thursday, Sept. 9, at Devils Churn, located in Siuslaw National Forest and […]
Appointments being taken for first Lincoln County booster clinic Friday in Newport, with clinics to follow in Yachats and Lincoln City
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County is ready to offer booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next Friday if a federal agency and a consortium of western states follow […]
Waldport cartoonist draws on her unconventional past, views of the world and off-beat ideas to make people laugh
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — There’s a woman in Waldport who sees the world differently than most — a slightly cockeyed view rooted in her funny bone, honed by […]