Oregon reports 1,116 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,358, […]
BY QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Calling it a “giant step” toward addressing issues with vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of Lincoln County, commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday on a wide-ranging set of […]
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle State officials are gearing up for the next round of Covid-19 vaccinations, this time for younger children. About 330,000 children aged 5 to 11 in […]
A 55-year-old Yachats man is in the Lincoln County jail with bail of $750,000 on 11 charges related to a road rage incident Oct. 7 that badly injured three motorcyclists […]
JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Longtime New York Times columnist Nick Kristof officially launched his campaign for Oregon governor on Wednesday, joining a crowded Democratic primary. Kristof, who grew up in […]
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues to tick downward, but remains significantly higher than Oregon’s overall rate. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday that Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment […]
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Ghoulies and ghosties and even long-legged beasties may be spotted in the area this week, but their presence is no cause for alarm. They’ll be afoot […]
An online meeting for the public to question two Yachats city manager candidates has been moved to Thursday evening because of a widespread outage of Spectrum’s internet service Monday. The […]
To the editor: I’d like to share my perspective on Ballot Measure 21-303, the effort to restrict and eliminate short-term rentals in Lincoln County. I live in Eugene, so you […]
WALDPORT – Firefighters from Waldport, Yachats and Newport stopped a slash burn that re-ignited during a wind and rainstorm late Sunday night from getting into trees near the Dahl Industrial […]
