A wind, lightning and rainstorm put the brakes on a COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinic Sunday in Yachats, but organizers say they’ll be back starting at 11 a.m. Monday […]
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Seal Rock couple open art gallery and creative space in Yachats
A new art space opens Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Yachats, offering opportunities for creating art as well as selling and buying works. Peephole Gallery-Studio is at 502 Hwy. 101 […]
Brothers seeking Agate Point motel OK disappointed by lack of community dialogue
To the editor: My name is Chris Fletcher. My brother Jonathan and I are apparently the greedy profit-at-any-cost developers from California that have been batted around on the Yachats Village […]
New Oregon COVID-19 forecast suggests spike in cases that started in July should end by Christmas
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A deadly spike in COVID-19 infections that began just before Independence Day should near its end around Christmas, a new state forecast said Thursday. […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Oct. 15: 1,218 new cases, 16 in Lincoln County; 20 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,218 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,161, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Oct. 14: 1,237 new cases, 11 in Lincoln County; 24 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,237 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 4,141, […]
In Oregon agriculture, 2020 was a banner year for nurseries but the value of wine grapes plummeted
2020 was a banner year for nurseries but the value of wine grapes plummeted Cherry and hazelnut growers also enjoyed banner years but the smoke from fires hammered the wine […]
With less than three weeks until Nov. 2, campaign heats up over ballot measure to phase out vacation rentals in residential areas of unincorporated Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County voters will be inundated with advertising, post cards, phone calls, texts and emails the next two weeks as proponents and opponents of a ballot […]
New Census numbers peg Lincoln County’s 10-year growth rate at 9.5 percent; Yachats gains 304 new residents, Waldport 216
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County, apparently riding the wave of an influx of retirees, exceeded prior population forecasts and far surpassed slower-growing counties farther down the coast, according to […]
Beyond the beach: Waldport’s Beachcomber Days expands its slate of community unity activities to much of the year
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — What do cool cars, Halloween treats, holiday wreaths and scholarships have in common? That would be Waldport’s Beachcomber Days, which is expanding its calendar […]