By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Drought conditions led to the Yachats city council declaring a phase 1 water-shortage emergency Wednesday, which means water customers will need to moderately curtail […]
Archives for September 2023
November trial set for Yachats man charged with encouraging child sex abuse
A three-day trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 29 in Lincoln County circuit court for a 37-year-old Yachats man arrested in May after being indicted by a grand jury on […]
Oregon’s attorney general sues Fox Corp. saying its false elections claims led to retirement fund losses
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is suing Fox Corp., alleging that false claims about the 2020 election broadcast on Fox News caused losses […]
Want to help central coast beaches? SOLVE’s annual cleanup is Saturday at locations all along Lincoln County
From grabbing a few pieces of litter to drop into a public waste bin after a solo beach walk to participating in the large SOLVE cleanups held every year, […]
Chinook Winds Casino hosting annual event Friday and Saturday honoring active duty military and veterans
LINCOLN CITY — For the past 20 years, Chinook Winds Casino Resort has spearheaded the Annual Celebration of Honor, a public event that honors active duty personnel, military veterans […]
Final trek of 33-year-old Cycle Oregon “classic” brings 1,000 riders through Toledo, Newport, Waldport and Tidewater this week
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews More than 1,000 cyclists will sweep into Toledo, Newport and through Waldport on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as the week-long “classic” edition of Cycle Oregon pedals […]
Timber company owner says it will not spray herbicides by helicopter in South Beaver Creek, but use ground crews instead
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews There will be no aerial spraying of herbicides on 473-acres of clear-cut timberlands in the South Beaver Creek watershed northeast of Seal Rock. The 86-year-old landowner, […]
Pressure on PeaceHealth to keep Eugene hospital open grows, but state may not be able to help
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/TheLundReport EUGENE — Lane County community leaders, health care workers and residents on Monday called on PeaceHealth to reverse its plan to largely shutter its money-losing University District […]
“Hands Across the Bridge” recovery event is Saturday in Waldport
WALDPORT – Lincoln County’s health department is organizing the annual 15th annual “Hands Across the Bridge” event on the Alsea Bay Bridge at noon Saturday, Sept. 16 as part of […]
It took awhile and cost a lot, but Yachats motels’ new tiny homes and RV park for employees have their first occupants
By QUINTON SMITH/YachtsNews YACHATS — It took some patience, a lot of education and more than a half million dollars, but a long-awaited housing complex for employees of the […]