By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Roy Lowe wasn’t sure what to expect as the state-chartered fishing boat he was aboard recently hovered over a rocky reef 160 feet below the surface […]
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One dollar at a time, guests at two Yachats motels are contributing to collaborative’s work and 804 Trail projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Almost every time a visitor checks out of the Overleaf Lodge or Fireside Motel, they leave a little behind. Not only the views of […]
Growing economic development nonprofit moving from Newport to community college building in Waldport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – As it begins implementing a $1 million federal grant, the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County is moving from a tiny space in Newport […]
Eight social service agencies in Lincoln County will be getting $4.65 million to launch treatment programs funded by Measure 110
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Millions of dollars generated by a controversial, first-of-its-kind Oregon ballot measure will soon be heading to Lincoln County service providers to help cope with substance abuse, […]
Disturbance at Waldport gas station Wednesday lands Yachats man in jail
WALDPORT – A 48-year-old Yachats man is in the Lincoln County jail on $100,000 bond after disturbance Wednesday at the Waldport Shell station and a “high-risk” stop later in a […]
Oregon’s novel approach to drug and mental health treatment hits milestone with funding of county-based service networks
Oregon has one of the highest rates of people suffering from an addiction to heroin and other opioids, methamphetamine and alcohol. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Director of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality abruptly resigns three months before scheduled retirement
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The head of Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality resigned from the job this week, three months before his scheduled retirement. Richard Whitman, who has led […]
Electric and hybrid vehicles on display during Saturday event in Florence
FLORENCE – Plug-in electric vehicles from at least 11 manufacturers will be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during an electric vehicle show sponsored by Central Lincoln […]
Three governor candidates will hold live, televised debate Tuesday in Bend
BEND — Oregon’s candidates for governor will participate in a televised debate from the Oregon State University-Cascades campus on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The debate among Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine […]
Experts tell Oregon lawmakers the state’s novel approach to drug addiction has holes, needs stronger law enforcement element
The state Senate Interim Committee On Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation held an informational hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A day after the […]