By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Getting around the city without a car will get easier sometime (hopefully) soon with a planned new bus service that will run a loop […]
Archives for 2021
State police ask for help locating elk poachers in Logsden area
Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the person or persons responsible for the unlawful taking and wasting of spike elk in the Logsden area of Lincoln […]
Neighborhoods benefit by having neighbors, not tourists, living next door
To the editor: When too much emphasis is put on tourist accommodations by welcoming the loss of single-family homes to short-term rental investments the consequence is high. For Lincoln County […]
Ocean oxygen levels off Oregon coast are not improving this month as scientists worry about worsening “hypoxia season”
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oxygen levels in the ocean off the Oregon and Washington coasts are not improving as they usually do this time of year and are […]
College offers four-part workshop to help launch new childcare businesses
NEWPORT – In an effort to increase the number of child care operations in Lincoln County, Oregon Coast Community College – with financial support from Northwest Oregon Works – is […]
Bystanders describe desperate attempt to rescue California man who drowned Thursday at Devils Churn on Cape Perpetua
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Bystanders trying to rescue a California man Thursday from the depths of Devils Churn had him briefly on a makeshift line and then a life ring […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Sept. 3-9
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21252198 09/03/2021 17:12 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20 and PIONEER TRAIL, OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: A Toyota Tundra was stopped WB on US-20 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 9: 2,437 new cases, 18 in Lincoln County as numbers level off
Oregon reports 2,437 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,394, […]
Window to run for Oregon elective offices in 2022 opens, but few jump in on first day of official filings
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Thursday was the official political opening day in Oregon. After months of rumors and announcements, the secretary of state officially opened the window for […]
There’s a COVID-19 vaccine clinic — and free testing — Monday at Sea Note in Yachats
The Lincoln County Health Department is returning to Yachats on Monday with COVID-19 vaccines to give shots to anyone over the age of 12 still desiring them. The agency also […]