NEWPORT – The Lincoln County commission’s discussion Wednesday on vacation rental rules will focus entirely on the question of license caps in unincorporated areas. As commissioners enter their fourth year […]
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Watch your mail box! Oregon Treasurer will begin sending checks to people with unclaimed funds
The state Treasury will begin sending checks to current and former Oregonians with unclaimed property. (Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Keep an eye on your mailbox, […]
Yachats city council holds first in-person meeting in two years, swears in mayor and councilor and hears from attorney
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – In its first meetings of the new year — and the last return to in-person meetings for any public agency in Lincoln County — […]
Oregon finally announces Jan. 15 opening of Dungeness crab season, but many commercial fishers say the damage has already been done
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery, after passing a new round of testing, will open Sunday, Jan. 15 from Manzanita to south of Coos Bay, state regulators […]
Newport enacts one of state’s toughest ordinances on “to-go” food containers, but many restaurants have already adjusted
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews To-go food is changing in Newport. Taking home that leftover salad from the cafe or burrito from the drive-through could look a lot different now for […]
Man and woman rescued from Alsea Bay during storm Thursday
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. […]
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, […]