By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT – One apartment is occupied by a single mother with a 9-year-old. Another apartment is home to a disabled couple. A married couple with three […]
Archives for March 2023
Oregon Coast CC pulls $32 million bond off May ballot after it discovers $8 million in state match is no longer available
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Coast Community College, which had planned to ask Lincoln County voters in May to approve a $32 million bond to build a trades building, announced […]
Tidewater woman dies Wednesday in head-on crash near Seal Rock
SEAL ROCK — A 32-year-old Tidewater woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when her car collided head on with a truck on U.S. Highway 101 south of Seal Rock. Oregon State […]
Killer of former Yachats man sentenced Thursday to at least 23 years in prison
The man found guilty last month of killing former Yachats resident Martin “Marty” Baker was sentenced Thursday to 23 years, eight months to life in California prison. A judge in […]
Yachats council authorizes city manager to try to acquire 8-acre property near water treatment plant
YACHATS — The Yachats city council has authorized the city manager to pursue acquisition of land next to the water treatment plant. Purchase of the 8-acre parcel on Yachats River […]
California crabber sues Pacific Seafood for what he alleges is price fixing on Dungeness crab harvests
By ERIC BURKETT/Courthouse News SAN FRANCISCO — An Oregon seafood processor, the country’s largest, faces an antitrust class action over what the lead plaintiff says is an egregious case of […]
Road show to commemorate Women’s History Month takes the stage Saturday night in Lincoln City
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY All are welcome to celebrate women in music at “She’s Speaking – LIVE,” hitting the road in March to commemorate Women’s History Month. Eight […]
Artist behind “Portraits in Red” exhibit will discuss the project twice next week
NEWPORT — Both beautiful and impactful, the ongoing exhibit “Portraits in Red: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project” features images of 40 victims and activists created by Nayana […]
DEQ pausing electric vehicle purchase rebates because program is running out of money
By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE A cash rebate program rewarding purchasers of electric vehicles is running out of money and will temporarily be suspended after April 30, the Oregon Department of […]
Oregon House passes $200 million for housing and homelessness Wednesday, calls it a start
Jean Hendron has set up a makeshift tent across the street from the Oregon Capitol, trying to catch the attention of lawmakers to talk about the human toll of […]