Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, one of the state’s oldest environmental advocacy organizations, is making plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The group, founded on July 29, 1971, will mark its […]
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SAVING THE OREGON SILVERSPOT: Researchers focus on meadows south of Yachats trying to unravel mysteries of threatened butterfly and its habitat
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Erica Henry carefully lifts the netting from the side of the small, improvised tent and squirms underneath. Once partly inside, she begins to poke among the […]
40 Lincoln County restaurants get $9.36 million in relief grants to help make up for business lost to pandemic restrictions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A $28.6 billion federal relief program designed to make up restaurant losses during the coronavirus pandemic has dropped $9.36 million into the bank accounts of 40 […]
Seal Rock Post Office is closing in October, sending postal officials and residents scrambling for delivery solutions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Unless someone steps up to rent building space and lease mailboxes to locals, Seal Rock residents will have to set up neighborhood sites […]
New statewide poll indicates Oregonians evenly split on the Black Lives Matter movement
By ZANE SPARLING/Pamplin Media Group The Black Lives Matter movement has won supporters and detractors in equal measure, according to a new poll, but many on both sides agree: it […]
Yachats Lions Club distributes $25,000 to 13 groups and one scholarship winner during annual awards dinner Tuesday
The Yachats Lions Club distributed $25,081 in charitable gifts and scholarships Tuesday night to 13 organizations and one person during its annual awards dinner. The award amount – the group’s […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 13: 340 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 3 more deaths
Oregon reports 340 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,800, […]
Lincoln County Sheriff’s news release on missing Dundee man found dead near Toledo
MISSING PERSON FOUND DECEASED News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: July 13th, 2021 3:16 PM On July 1, 2021 deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received […]
Three new members take seats on Seal Rock fire board, promising a different direction and focus for struggling district
By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK — It was clear there was a change in the focus and direction for the Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection board as soon as […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, July 12: 506 new cases in last three days, 5 more deaths
Oregon reports 506 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases over the past 3 days, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the […]