WALDPORT – A man and woman were rescued from Alsea Bay by Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue crews Thursday afternoon after their foot-powered paddle craft capsized about 3:30 p.m. […]
Archives for January 2023
Miller sworn in Tuesday as new Lincoln County commissioner
NEWPORT — Casey Miller, Lincoln County’s former public information officer, was sworn in Tuesday as the county’s newest commissioner. Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Sheryl Bachart administered the oath […]
Oregon faces sustained and novel risks and opportunities as climate changes, new assessment shows
BY MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – Oregon continues to face new and enduring hazards related to climate change, but opportunities for adaptation and mitigation are also expanding, the latest […]
Trial for man accused of killing former Yachats resident scheduled Jan. 23
The man charged in the beating death of former Yachats resident Martin Baker is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 23 in California. Eugene Focarelli, 39, is facing first-degree murder […]
Two Lincoln County lawmakers receive assignments for 2023 Legislature
SALEM – The two lawmakers who represent Lincoln County in the Oregon Legislature have received their committee assignments for the 2023 session, which begins Monday. Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City, […]
Owner of south county’s only public laundromat says repairs are almost done and should reopen within weeks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – After weeks of frustration and months of waiting for repairs, the only public laundromat in south Lincoln County should reopen by the end of […]
Wyden schedules in-person “town hall” meeting Monday in Newport
NEWPORT – Lincoln County is on the stop-over list for Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. during town halls he has scheduled between Saturday and Jan. 20. Wyden on Wednesday announced the […]
With more help on the way, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies return to 4-day, 10-hour patrol shifts
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews With nine new deputies in training or at the state police academy, Lincoln County patrol deputies returned to their old shift schedule this week after a […]
After some cold and hot, some wet and dry, weather on central Oregon coast in 2022 turned out to be fairly normal
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – A cold spring, a rainy June and December, and a warm, dry September and October all ended up combining to make 2022 a very […]
Lighting the way for 150 years: Yaquina Head Lighthouse spruced up in preparation for sesquicentennial
By TOM BANSE/Northwest News Network/OPB NEWPORT — The stewards of Oregon’s tallest lighthouse are sprucing up the popular landmark on Oregon’s central coast for its 150th anniversary this year. The […]