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 […]
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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 […]
Public begins weighing in on Oregon’s legislative and congressional redistricting — but will it matter?
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A video diaspora of lawmakers, an alphabet soup of proposals, echoing audio, dead air and a buzzer that cut off testimony at three minutes […]