By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Hall may be in turmoil, but the city’s finances are strong, propelled by surprisingly robust lodging taxes and reduced spending on major projects the […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, May 30: 257 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 17,982 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 257 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,668 […]
Yachats Youth & Family program hires two staffers and makes plans for three kids’ summer camps
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The new head of Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program has wasted no time gearing up for a return to semi-normal operations as COVID-19 restrictions ease. Patricia […]
Prepare for delays on Highway 34 near Tidewater for road work
TIDEWATER – Drivers using Oregon Highway 34 east of Waldport need to be prepared for delays through mid-June as a state contractor grinds, re-paves and stripes three miles of the […]
OSU scientists say two species of coastal beach grass have hybridized, raising issues with its impact on dune building and native plants
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News service NEWPORT – Two species of sand-stabilizing beach grasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the early 1900s are hybridizing, raising new questions about […]
Community health organization challenges businesses to send essential workers to vaccination clinic Friday
A Lincoln County community health organization is challenging business owners and managers to send their essential, agricultural and food processing workers to a special vaccination clinic from 4-8 p.m. Friday […]
Sudden departure of two Yachats City Hall staffers stalls re-opening plans for Commons, throws administration into turmoil
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats’ slow re-opening of the Commons this week has come to an abrupt halt after the community services coordinator resigned and the city […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, May 27: 433 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 29,611 vaccinations, 21 new deaths
Oregon reports 433 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 2,660, […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate in April is 8.3 percent — highest in Oregon
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County ticked up slightly in April to 8.3 percent, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The unemployment rate in March was 8.1 percent. The county’s […]
As they rehabilitate their Yachats River property, Emily and Paul O’Neill also want to bring modern farm stand idea to town
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A couple rehabilitating a 52-acre farm in the Yachats River valley wants to turn the former Beulah’s and Landmark restaurant property in downtown Yachats into a […]