By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Anthony Gainer was born and raised in Waldport, left for 15 years to explore the world and returned in 2021 to start his photography/videography company, Oh […]
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Coastal choir seeking new members for spring performances
Coastal Voices, the central coast’s 52-voice choir, is welcoming potential new singers to “vocal introductions” on two different days in Newport. Singers interested in joining the group should come to […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate stays at 4 percent in November
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4 percent in November, the Oregon Employment Department announced this week, unchanged from the 4 percent rate in October. But the rate was […]
Five longtime Lincoln County radio stations sign off Dec. 31 as owner closes shop, lays off employees
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Silence greeted some Lincoln County radio listeners on New Year’s Day after a longtime broadcast institution folds under financial failure. After 75 years of operation, Yaquina […]
Lincoln County judge rules that county can enforce most of its vacation rental regulations in unincorporated areas
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews After more than a year of legal wrangling, a Lincoln County judge Friday ruled against vacation rental owners trying to stop a county ordinance regulating their […]
Land trust, watershed council and Coos tribe unite to restore Siuslaw wetlands on former 200-acre dairy farm
By BRIAN BULL/Underscore News FLORENCE — Standing in the midst of an uneven, muddy expanse where excavators and trucks chug back and forth like giant doodlebugs, Jesse Beers doesn’t […]