By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Sometime Friday, for the first time in 72 years, Lincoln County residents can drive into a service station, jump out and pump their own gasoline. Or […]
Archives for August 2023
Siletz tribe’s new cultural center and museum will open doors to all about its history, culture and language
By OREGON ARTSWATCH It was a moment long overdue when the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians broke ground this year for the Cultural Center and Museum. While a formal […]
Judge orders forfeiture and sale of Yaquina Bay Communications property in Newport to satisfy bank debts
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A Lincoln County judge has ordered the forfeiture and sheriff’s sale of the Newport headquarters and property of six local radio stations to satisfy unpaid bank […]
Nearly 300 traditional to modern quilts will be on display this weekend during Guild’s annual show
By LINDA TURNER GRIEPENTROG/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Gone are the days when quilting was done only by our grandmothers using old clothing for piecing. Today, it’s a multi-million-dollar […]
Could a tourist trolley work in Yachats? Chamber — and then maybe city — pursuing feedback on the idea
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A lightbulb went on for Bobbi Price when she was visiting Pacific City and saw a free and quaint trolley shuttling people around town. […]
Toledo’s “First Weekend” takes a moment to dedicate new mural of local artist Michael Gibbons
By Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — Spend even a moment in the mill town of Toledo and it becomes obvious why it is regarded as the place where art […]
Motorists need signs to protect them from “Darwin Tree” on Highway 101
To the editor: ODOT has long refused to acknowledge and remedy a dangerous U.S. Highway 101 road hazard just south of Seal Rock, a few miles north of me, seeming […]
New data breach affects 1.7 million Oregonians, mostly current or past members of the Oregon Health Plan
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Hackers have gained access to the personal information of 1.7 million current and former Medicaid members in Oregon. The breach dates to May […]
Oregon governor signs measures to increase funding for schools, including $140 million to improve literacy
Gov. Tina Kotek was joined by members of the Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition when she signed House Bill 3144 on Wednesday. The bill directs $2 million to creating a student […]
With months of little rain and none on horizon, Lincoln County asks governor to declare drought emergency
By QUINTON SMITH and GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews After three months of almost no rain and the likelihood of little more until October, Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday asked Gov. Tina Kotek […]