By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Three new members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board got a tongue-lashing from the public, firefighters and even their chaplain […]
Archives for October 2021
Be on the watch for Lincoln County 2020-21 property tax statements in the mail — first payments are due Nov. 15
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com One week after Lincoln County voters got their Nov. 2 ballot in the mail, there’s another important envelope arriving this weekend – your 2021 property tax […]
Yachats council OKs up to $25,000 for two “pocket parks” along Ocean View Drive
The city of Yachats could have two new parks by next spring. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a Parks and Commons Commission recommendation to allocate up to $25,000 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Oc. 21: 1,407 new cases, 8 in Lincoln County; weekly cases decline
Oregon reports 1,407 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 40 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 40 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,275, […]
Dr. Stephanie A. Bosch
Dr. Stephanie Allison Bosch Sept. 5, 1989 – Oct. 13, 2021 Stephanie Bosch, 32, of Waldport, died Oct. 13, 2021, at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport of a pulmonary […]
Oregon says “drop, cover and hold on” in an earthquake. A prominent OSU earthquake specialist disagrees
Parts of the Oregon Coast could be wiped out by a tsunami caused by a subduction zone earthquake. (MJ Tangonan/Unsplash) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Seismic experts agree that one […]
Auditors find that Oregon state agency handled wildfire cleanup well despite complaints
Wildfire in September 2020 swept through the Santiam Canyon, destroying homes, businesses and vehicles. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A report released Wednesday by state auditors […]
Study by Pacific University historians documents 270 Native student deaths at two Oregon boarding schools
By DILLON MULLAN/Oregon Capital Bureau A new database is shedding light on the dark history of federal boarding schools for Native American students in Oregon. Pacific University Archivist and Associate […]
“Great Oregon Shakeout” event Thursday coincided with ominous state report on thousands of coastal fatalities from large tsunami
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com At 10:21 a.m. Thursday, pre-school instructor Jodie Dalby noisily shook a rattle to indicate an earthquake was hitting the Yachats Commons. Immediately the seven children in the […]
Precipitation outlook for the winter shows Oregon should be getting more rain and snow
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman-Journal Everyone that was complaining about how hot and dry Oregon was over the summer is about have their love for rain put to the test. Northwest […]