To the editor: While at the Yachats Post Office on Saturday I observed a customer at the pickup window being told by the postal person that his package was returned […]
Archives for January 2024
Monroe lumber company donates Alsea-area park to Benton County
By KEZI-TV News ALSEA – A Monroe sawmill has donated a campground located near Alsea Falls to Benton County and the Alliance for Recreation and Natural Areas. Hull-Oakes Lumber donated […]
Local unemployment rate drops from 5.8 to 4.1 percent in 2023
What a difference a year makes. At the end of 2022 the unemployment rate in Lincoln County was 5.8 percent. Last week, the Oregon Employment Department said the December 2023 […]
Waldport driver who landed in Alsea Bay due in court Feb. 20
WALDPORT – A Waldport woman who drove her car off U.S. Highway 101 and into Alsea Bay just south of town Jan. 12 is scheduled to appear in Lincoln County […]
New data shows overdose deaths continue to skyrocket in Oregon
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle As lawmakers prepare to tackle the state’s addiction crisis, new data from the Oregon Health Authority shows how dire the addiction crisis has become. In […]
Eugene Weekly recovering from embezzlement loss, plans Feb. 8 print edition
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC EUGENE — The Eugene Weekly is planning to return to print Feb. 8, as it continues its recovery following an alleged embezzlement. In December, the newspaper announced that […]
Florence man in middle of Highway 101 killed by truck
FLORENCE – A 36-year-old Florence man standing in the middle of the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 101 near Honeyman State Park was killed when hit by a truck early […]
Canadian company specializing in dinosaurs prepares massive blue whale skeleton for final migration to Newport
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Discovery nearly a decade ago of a dead blue whale on the southern Oregon coast drew flocks of sightseers and scientists, all curious to gape at […]
Mother of Waldport woman killed in Jan. 11 collision with Yachats ambulance plans wrongful death lawsuit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The mother of a young Waldport woman killed Jan. 11 in a collision with a Yachats ambulance has gone to court asking to be named as […]
Sheriff’s office schedules coffee with public Wednesday in Waldport
WALDPORT – Have questions about the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office? How and when do deputies respond? And, what do they respond to? Sheriff Curtis Landers, some administrators and a few […]