MAN ARRESTED AFTER TRYING TO FLEE WITH TWO JUVENILES LISTED AS MISSING (PHOTO) News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: September 15th, 2021 6:02 PM Downloadable file: LCPD_Elude_Arrest_091321.JPG On Monday […]
Archives for September 2021
South “chute” from Aqua Vista to 804 Trail gets makeover Friday-Saturday
The hardworking Yachats Trails Committee hits the dirt again this weekend to improve a pathway to the popular 804 Trail. On Friday and Saturday, an all-volunteer squad will lay […]
What can a rural, coastal community do when a naked man or transients in distress need help? Officially, not a lot
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Laura Mulroney’s first encounter with William Minkema occurred Sept. 3 at the front door of the C&K Market she manages in downtown Yachats. Minkema was not […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Sept. 13: 4,700 new cases over the weekend, 56 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 4,700 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths, surpasses 300,000 cases PORTLAND — There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death […]
Coast Guard rescues three people and dog Sunday after their vessel sinks west of Lincoln City
NEWPORT — The Coast Guard rescued two men, a woman and a dog found adrift in a life raft after their vessel sank Sunday afternoon approximately 45 miles off Lincoln […]
New Waldport 6-day a week city bus system needs two things to launch — suggestions on routes and hiring drivers
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Getting around the city without a car will get easier sometime (hopefully) soon with a planned new bus service that will run a loop […]
State police ask for help locating elk poachers in Logsden area
Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the person or persons responsible for the unlawful taking and wasting of spike elk in the Logsden area of Lincoln […]
Neighborhoods benefit by having neighbors, not tourists, living next door
To the editor: When too much emphasis is put on tourist accommodations by welcoming the loss of single-family homes to short-term rental investments the consequence is high. For Lincoln County […]
Ocean oxygen levels off Oregon coast are not improving this month as scientists worry about worsening “hypoxia season”
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oxygen levels in the ocean off the Oregon and Washington coasts are not improving as they usually do this time of year and are […]
College offers four-part workshop to help launch new childcare businesses
NEWPORT – In an effort to increase the number of child care operations in Lincoln County, Oregon Coast Community College – with financial support from Northwest Oregon Works – is […]