GLENEDEN BEACH – Three men from Otis were killed Monday when a small SUV collided with a dump truck on U.S. Highway 101 just south of Salishan. Oregon State Police […]
Three Otis men die Monday in Highway 101 crash near Salishan
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Archives for 2022
Lincoln County needs to calculate cost of vacation rentals, not just income
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To the editor: Short term rentals create and destroy value. Those affected include permanent residents, long term tenants, and the county. The accounting is not simple, but the issues are […]
Insurance rates will not rise due to new Oregon wildfire risk map, state regulators now say
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By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Concerns that a new map showing wildfire risks across Oregon will lead to property insurance hikes are unfounded, state financial regulators said Friday. Insurers have […]
With many Oregon hospitals in crisis, state will seek ‘significant’ funds for stopgap measures
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Many emergency rooms, like the one at Oregon Health & Science University, are packed. (Christine Torres Hicks/OHSU) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The hospital crisis in Oregon is playing out […]
Waldport council gives city manager initial OK to pursue ideas to possibly help housing crunch
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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Waldport City Council has given its city manager the OK to begin gathering information on two ideas to potentially help ease the city’s […]
Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson spent $200,000 to help gather signatures for Oregon governor race
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Initiative & Referendum Campaign Management Services used Craigslist to hire petition circulators for Betsy Johnson’s campaign for governor. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Betsy Johnson has counted on her “Betsy […]
Lincoln County should look at other areas to find vacation rental solution
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To the editor: I recently retired as a realtor in Waldport after 54 years. I think the vacation rental phase out under Ballot Measure 21-203 was not only poorly written […]
Solutions to affordable housing crisis in Lincoln County will benefit everyone
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To the editor: It’s been a busy summer in Lincoln County, with lots of visitors returning to the Oregon Coast and supporting so many of our locally owned small businesses while […]
Four authors will sign their works this weekend at Toad Hall in Yachats
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YACHATS — Yachats resident David Rivinus will be among a quartet of Oregonians authors who will be signing books from 1-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21 at the Toad […]
Focus of vacation rental fight returns to Lincoln County courthouse after LUBA overturns voter-approved ballot measure phasing them out
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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A ruling this week by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals that overturned a citizen-approved ballot measure phasing out vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County […]