Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in September, unchanged from the August rate, the Oregon Employment Department reported this week. Although flat for the two months, the […]
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OSU student from Newport arrested in robot bomb threat
CORVALLIS – Police arrested an Oregon State University freshman from Newport on Tuesday after a threat allegedly was made that a food-delivery robot on campus had a bomb in it. […]
Acreage burned in Oregon wildfires declined this year, but homes lost and firefighting costs rose substantially
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal By the numbers, the 2023 wildfire season in Oregon was a quiet one — with the smallest number of acres burned since 2019 and well […]
Oregon and Washington now directing millions into derelict vessel removal on region’s waterways
The Tiffany, a fishing vessel, was pulled onto shore in Astoria for demolition in mid-October. The fishing boat started its life in 1939 as a Coast Guard buoy tender. By […]
Badly needed infant and toddler care investments aren’t reaching Oregon’s central and north coasts
By KAYLEE TORNAY/ InvestigateWest Jess Sollaccio never expected it would be so difficult to find child care. A tech worker living near Astoria, Jess was making a good wage […]
40,000 voters in Lincoln County being asked to raise lodging taxes on visitors to 530 properties to support parks
By Yachats News staff More than 40,000 voters in Lincoln County have an interesting choice in front of them – do they raise taxes on folks other than themselves? […]
Advocacy groups warn that clear-cutting near coastal watersheds threatens summertime supply to cities
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle By August, residents of Newport were put on mandatory water curtailment due to low stream flows. That same month, the city of Yamhill, 30 […]
Lincoln County residents, commissioners should oppose timber spraying
To the editor: Judging by the positive response from motorists to our protests along U.S. Highway 101 in Seal Rock in opposition to the spraying of Beaver Creek watershed, I […]
Forest Service seeks concessionaire for Devils Churn
YACHATS – Siuslaw National Forest officials are seeking someone interested in operating a concession stand at Devils Churn south of Yachats. The vacant space near the information window will be […]
A last minute stop. A walk on the beach. A sneaker wave. A dramatic rescue all unfold on Yachats beach
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A woman’s stop at the beach to run her dog before hitting the road to the Bay Area turned harrowing Thursday, Oct. 19 when […]