Regular users of the upper three miles of Yachats River Road need to prepare for some traffic interruptions beginning Tuesday, Sept. 14. Road & Driveway of Newport, under a $532,000 […]
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A small army of volunteers helps keep watch over embattled but determined snowy plovers in Lincoln County
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — The nesting season for snowy plovers in Lincoln County is just about over, with the long-endangered birds just now transitioning to their wintering period. […]
Enthusiasm — and coronavirus caution — run high as students and staff return to school at Crestview Heights and Waldport Middle/High schools
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Thursday evening was the chance for grade-schoolers to meet their teachers and pick their desks. For middle and high school students, Thursday night was […]
14 apply for Yachats city manager job, but not interim administrator as council outlines process for selection in long, testy meeting
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There are 14 applicants for the Yachats city manager job, but not interim city manager Katherine Guenther who has held dual roles as manager and city […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 2: 2,449 new cases, 51 in Lincoln County and 27 more deaths
Oregon reports 2,449 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,248, […]
Eugene police arrest Waldport woman on accusations of selling fake gold bars
EUGENE — Police detectives arrested a Waldport woman on charges of first-degree aggravated theft Thursday for trying to sell fake gold bars to a Eugene man. Amanda L. Bryant, 37, […]
Lincoln County Oregon Building Permits – August 2021
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COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County spike to 786 in August, straining hospital capacity and staff; commissioners OK $500 bonus for inoculated employees
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County recorded its first COVID-19 case on March 24, 2020 – a local woman who came down with the illness while traveling out of state. […]
First year of Yachats swallow nesting boxes project gets “encouraging” results despite hot weather’s toll on young ones
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Two types of swallows enjoyed more housing options in Yachats this year, thanks to the work of residents Jim Welch and Wally Orchard. In early spring, […]
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed person Wednesday near South Beach
NEWPORT – A person who threatened Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies with a rifle in the South Beach area was shot and wounded Wednesday and was flown to Good Samaritan Regional […]