To the editor: As this week’s article on the Yachats City Council/Planning Commission discussion of a city planner states, yes, I am the only commission member who believes Yachats deserves […]
Archives for 2021
Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Feb. 6: 624 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 22,871 vaccinations, 17 more deaths
Oregon reports 624 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 17 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,019, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday. Feb. 5: News conference announcements; 846 new cases, 9 in Lincoln County; 22,724 vaccinations, 5 more deaths
Vaccine updates from Friday’s news conference Friday, Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen and Governor Kate Brown provided an update on COVID-19 in Oregon. There’s a lot to report: We […]
Oregon health officials Friday say they will speed up vaccine timeline as they grow more confident of federal supply
By ERIN ROSS/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon officials, increasingly confident about COVID-19 vaccine supply, are speeding up their vaccination timeline. Officials say the increased supply will help them give a first […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Jan. 2-4
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21026651 02/02/2021 07:24 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY DUII – Controlled Substance Location Narrative Summary I responded to the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital to investigate a single vehicle […]
Owner of thriving Luna Sea in Yachats buys former Yuzen restaurant in Seal Rock to open second outlet, even in these crazy times
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Other restaurant owners tell Robert Anthony he’s nuts to be opening a second outlet during a pandemic. He shrugs that he might be. But after […]
What kind of city planner does Yachats need? Lots of questions by City Council and opinions from planning commission, but direction unclear
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats is looking for its fourth city planner in 18 months – but who should it be and what qualifications should they have? How much should they […]
Decision by owners of Waldport KOA to annex to city will nearly double Waldport’s lodging taxes for tourism promotion
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A decision by the owners of the Waldport KOA campground on the north side of Alsea Bay to annex into the city of Waldport will fuel […]
Vaccines are back! Lincoln County told supply is resuming with 900 doses scheduled for next week; 3 clinics planned
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Vaccines are back. Following a week when the state diverted all first-dose vaccines from Lincoln County to other area behind schedule, health officials were told Thursday that […]
A 2-year update from and about YachatsNews: what worked, what didn’t, plans for this year and maybe beyond
To readers of YachatsNews: It’s been two years since the launch of YachatsNews.com and one year since the last update on how everything has been going on the site and […]