Ports in Newport, Astoria and North Bend are getting a total of $36.5 million as part of a national distribution of $662 million from a port infrastructure program managed by […]
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A ride-a-long with a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy in Waldport illustrates why no day is a typical day
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The phone calls to 9-1-1 reporting a man walking around with a rifle and stopping to aim at people’s houses came in while Lincoln County Sheriff’s […]
Soil tests for Yachats library project throw a monkey wrench into $1 million expansion plans
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The plan all along had been to renovate and expand the 50-year-old Yachats Library on West Seventh Street with a $1.09 million makeover. But […]
Yachats council asks staff to develop homeless camping ordinance so it can begin some type of enforcement
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Getting an ordinance on the books to addresses homeless camping in Yachats moved forward Thursday with a request by the city council that staff […]
Five hour standoff in Lincoln City ends peacefully Wednesday
SUSPECT SURRENDERS PEACEFULLY AFTER HOURS-LONG STANDOFF News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: November 2nd, 2023 11:47 AM On Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at about 11:57 AM, Lincoln City […]
Low rainfall amounts in October continues Yachats-area drying trend
The month of October saw below-normal rainfall in the Yachats area — but two storms this week are expected to get November off to a very wet start. Weather watchers […]
Thousands of Oregonians can now shop and enroll in individual health insurance plans through mid-January
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The tens of thousands of Oregonians who buy their own health insurance can now start shopping for the best plan for next year. Open enrollment […]
Waldport orders massive playground structure for new Southworth Park, but will need volunteers to prepare and erect it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Thirteen months after winning a $750,000 grant to help develop a 12-acre park in the middle of downtown, the city of Waldport is ordering […]
Lincoln County voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return ballots in November special election
Still have that Lincoln County ballot hanging around the house? Registered voters — there are more than 40,000 in the county — have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to get […]
County commissioners urge displaying green lights for veterans
Lincoln County plans to illuminate county buildings green from Monday through Nov. 12 as part of Operation Green Light for Veterans, a nationwide effort uniting counties to support military veterans. […]