By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com After a decade of near misses and almost collapses, work will finally begin next week just north of Waldport on the country’s first commercial-scale ocean-wave energy […]
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Fireworks and Beachcomber Days are back for the July 2-4 holiday in Waldport, as city helps rescue funding
By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Fireworks are back! Officially. And, after a year disrupted by pandemic restrictions, so are Beachcomber Days. If there is any summer event that brings […]
Police chase Wednesday starts near Grand Ronde and ends up north of Yachats with Colorado woman’s arrest
A slow- and high-speed police chase of a Colorado woman wanted on kidnapping charges started Wednesday near Grande Ronde and ended up two hours and 70 miles later north of […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown gets pushback from Republicans and business groups over plan to require showing vaccination cards
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown is getting blowback from political opponents who are leveraging the actions of her allies in an attempt to derail a new […]
Agencies name 20 Oregon beaches to be monitored this summer for bacteria
Five beaches in Lincoln County are among the 20 to be monitored for bacterial issues by two state agencies this summer and fall. The beaches monitored by the Oregon Health […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 26: 399 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 27,555 vaccinations, 11 more deaths
Oregon reports 399 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,639, […]
Yachats chamber and visitor center once again under the same roof in downtown as they resume working together
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com When visitors want information about Yachats, where should they go — to the Chamber of Commerce or the Visitor Center? “Yes” is the answer, now that […]
Lincoln County commissioners miss June 1 deadline for new short-term rental regulations, extend license moratorium for another 6 months
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A 14-month-old moratorium on issuing new short-term rental licenses in unincorporated areas of Lincoln County has again been extended, this time for six months. Approved by county […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, May 25: 424 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 25,851 vaccinations, 4 more deaths
Oregon reports 424 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,628, […]
Toledo woman dies in Monday morning crash on Highway 20
A 29-year-old Toledo woman headed to work in Newport was killed Monday when a driver lost control of his truck, crossed into the westbound lane and collided with her small […]