By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The new owner of the Adobe motel has big plans. A full remodel of 110 rooms. A full remodel of the lobby. Sprucing up […]
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Does anyone have an octopus? The visitors center at the Hatfield Marine Science Center needs a new one and is asking the public – […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the 2023 Legislature to quickly allocate $130 million to build 600 shelter beds, keep 9,000 families housed […]
WALDPORT – A Waldport resident can start circulating petitions to see if he can gather enough signatures to force a recall election of four Port of Alsea commissioners. A […]
By NATALIE PATE/Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews Oregon’s high school graduation rate edged up slightly last year to the second highest in state history. The main high schools in […]
YACHATS — The five small homeless shelters in a local church’s parking lot aren’t yet fully operational, but organizers hope to have them open soon. A Eugene electrician who […]
YACHATS — A 78-year-old Yachats resident is suing the city for more than $250,000 over injuries she received last year stepping into a hole in a steel sidewalk grate. The […]
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews After seven years of workshops, public comment, deliberations, ballot measures and lawsuits, Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday established drastically lower limits for the number of vacation rentals […]
Local government officials participate in the League of Oregon Cities’ City Day at the Capitol event at the Salem Convention Center. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Hundreds of […]
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to rise, reaching 5.8 percent in December – up more than a full percentage point since July. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday […]
