By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The record wave of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and Lincoln County appears to have crested, but the long recovery will […]
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Oregon governor calls special session of the Legislature for Monday to discuss House and Senate redistricting
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The shape of the 2022 election could take a step forward next Monday with a special session of the Legislature called by Gov. Kate […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Sept. 16: 2,069 new cases, 34 in Lincoln County; 46 more deaths
Oregon reports 2,069 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 46 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 46 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,536, […]
Oops. Just days after assurances from officials, Yachats Post Office closed again Monday because of staffing issues
Update Monday, Sept. 20: Despite assurances from Postal Service officials last week that staffing issues had been resolved, the lobby and transaction counter at the Yachats Post Office was closed […]
After repairing mechanical issues, Newport-based researchers set sail again Thursday in search of rare beaked whales
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT — In the inky darkness a couple hundred miles off the Oregon coast, Lisa Ballance slept soundly as the research expedition she led sailed toward […]
Lincoln City police arrest Oregon City man Monday with two missing children
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 […]
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 […]