By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies are no longer responding to nuisance and some lower-level criminal complaints in Yachats and unincorporated areas of the county because of […]
Archives for July 2022
Grass fire along Alsea River in Waldport covers two acres before extinguished Saturday
WALDPORT – Firefighters from Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue and five other agencies snuffed out a two-acre grass fire between the Alsea River and Commercial Street Saturday afternoon. […]
Coastal Quilters resume annual show Friday and Saturday in Newport
NEWPORT — Back after a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild is staging its annual show Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6. Over 300 quilts by […]
On the Road Again: Newport artist (and former mayor) finds her inspiration from the tidal flats of Yaquina Bay Road
By Oregon ArtsWatch Should you be driving along Yaquina Bay Road east of Newport and find yourself tootling along behind a green Subaru, before you hit the horn or […]
Unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues slow decline in June
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued its slow decline in June, but remains a full percentage point above the state and national rates. The county’s unemployment rate in June […]
COCF&R hosts National Night Out event Tuesday in Waldport
WALDPORT – Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue will host that community’s National Night Out gathering from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday. Residents are invited to the free event in the parking […]
Oregon Employment Department believes impact will be small when it transitions to new computer system in September
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon businesses and workers will begin to see the rollout of a new computer system for the Employment Department after more than a decade of […]
Growth in Yachats is not a question of if — but when, where and how, consultants tell city meeting
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — During a public webinar last week on future housing needs for Yachats, one attendee posed a basic question: “Why is it necessary for Yachats […]
Yachats Library Commission re-doing description for part-time employee, interviewing two companies for building expansion
YACHATS – The Yachats Library Commission is considering a change of direction in its quest to hire someone to oversee operations at the city’s all-volunteer operation. The commission […]
Drazan, Johnson, Kotek spar over guns, abortion, homelessness in first Oregon governor debate Friday
Oregon gubernatorial candidates, from left, Christine Drazan, Tina Kotek and Betsy Johnson, participate in a debate hosted by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in Welches. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]