By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats Commons will be rockin’ this weekend, but don’t look for musicians — the rocks are rolling in with the Yachats Agate Festival […]
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FCC cancels one license of Lincoln County radio station group as bank seeks foreclosure of office and studios for loan default
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews The owner of six radio stations in Lincoln County faces an uncertain future with the cancellation of a key federal broadcast license and an imminent bank […]
Winter storms wash away sea lion docks on Newport’s bayfront
By THE OREGONIAN/OregonLive Winter storms have washed away the sea lion docks on the Newport bayfront, leaving visitors without a popular attraction and sea lions without a familiar place to […]
Big landslide south of Port Orford closes Highway 101
By Oregon Public Broadcasting A section of U.S. Highway 101 is closed in southwest Oregon after a landslide early Monday caused the road to sink. A nearly 200-yard section of […]
Electrician found, five homeless shelters on Yachats church property could open by Sunday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — As high winds, pounding rain and a power outage struck the area Monday, an electrician was at work to get five homeless shelters in […]
A new era starts in the Oregon Legislature as lawmakers re-elect House speaker, choose a new Senate president and welcome legislators
Sen. Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, is the new president of the Oregon Senate. By BEN BOTKINand JULUA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Monday marked the start of a new era […]
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek sworn into office Tuesday with a promise to ‘make things better’
Tina Kotek (center) was sworn in as Oregon governor at the state capitol building in Salem, on Mon., Jan. 9, 2022. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian, pool) BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Owner of embattled wrecking yard sues city of Waldport for $2.35 million, claiming it interfered with his business
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews The owner of a Waldport wrecking yard who has been fighting with the city of Waldport for a year over its operations and cleanup, has filed […]
Wages rose 8.7 percent in Lincoln County during 2021, says new state report
The coronavirus pandemic apparently helped wages in Lincoln County increase much more than the rest of Oregon in 2021, according to a new report from the Oregon Employment Department. That’s […]
Merkley schedules town hall meeting Saturday in Lincoln City
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. has scheduled an in-person town hall for Saturday morning in Lincoln City as part of his first round of community meetings halls in 2023. Merkley plans to hold […]