By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — With two votes — one unanimous, one not — the Yachats city council Wednesday approved and funded a $70,000 emergency shelter proposal for the […]
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Will an increase in Lincoln County ambulance staffing help solve Samaritan issues on transporting patients to the valley?
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Four times a day, on average, a patient at one of Samaritan Health System’s two Lincoln County hospitals needs to be moved quickly to a hospital […]
Yachats council gives city manager 5.5% raise and $5,000 bonus after evaluation
YACHATS – Heide Lambert, who has been Yachats’s city manager for nine months, got a small raise and bonus this week from an appreciative city council. When it hired Lambert […]
Oregon Health Authority director Patrick Allen announces he will step down Jan. 9 as new governor takes office
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Health Authority director Patrick Allen told agency employees Thursday that he will step down in early January, when Gov. Kate Brown’s term ends. He […]
Federal agency removes last regulatory hurdle to demolishing four dams on Klamath River
GILLIAN FLACCUS/Associated Press/Oregon Public Broadcasting United States regulators approved a major milestone Thursday in a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles […]
Oregon economists expect a ‘mild’ recession beginning in 2023, but taxpayers getting record “kicker” in 2024
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle After months of record revenue growth, Oregon economists now expect the state to enter a “mild” recession next summer. State economists told a legislative panel […]
Volunteers ready Thanksgiving food baskets for 183 south county families
WALDPORT – Food to at least 183 families in south Lincoln County will be on its way Saturday, thanks to volunteers and donations to South Lincoln Resources. Some 23 volunteers […]
Yachats Planning Commission OKs request by motel owners to put four park model homes for workers on property
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal by the owners of the Fireside and Overleaf motels to put four “park model” […]
Some Oregon colleges, universities recover lost enrollment but others see continued decline
By MEERAH POWELL/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission released fall enrollment data this week for all of Oregon’s public colleges and universities, showing that some schools […]
Lincoln County sheriff doesn’t like new voter-approved gun law, but will enforce it if it survives court challenges
While he doesn’t necessarily like it, Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers said Tuesday he will enforce Oregon’s newly-passed Ballot Measure 114 that institutes new rules on gun permits and possession […]