By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County is expecting a flood of ballots over the next four days as the voting deadline approaches in Tuesday’s general election. As of Friday, the […]
Archives for 2024
Lincoln County grand jury rules police justified in Sept. 5 fatal shootout with Lincoln City man
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A Lincoln County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by state police who fatally shot a 38-year-old man last month after he barricaded himself in a Lincoln […]
After decline of timber, Coos Bay looks to massive container shipping project as its future economic engine
By KYRA BUCKLEY/Oregon Public Broadcasting COOS BAY — For decades, it seemed like Oregon’s south coast city of Coos Bay couldn’t catch a break — at least not […]
Homeless shelter at Yachats church moves to full-time, six month schedule to house five individuals
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After operating just 21 days in its first full season, the emergency cold weather shelter in the parking lot of Yachats Community Presbyterian Church […]
Yachats continues to negotiate to stop clearcut south of city
YACHATS — Yachats’ officials are holding their cards close to the vest as they continue to negotiate to stop a 20-acre clearcut near the base of the Yachats Ridge […]
News release: Grand jury finds four officers justified using deadly force Sept. 5 in Lincoln City
NEWS RELEASE Monday, October 28, 2024 Jenna Wallace, District Attorney Officer Involved Shooting September 5, 2024 On October 22, 2024, a Lincoln County Grand Jury unanimously found that Oregon State […]
Oregon will launch nation’s first Medicaid rental assistance program in November
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority is launching a new rental assistance program through its Medicaid plan that serves low-income Oregonians when medical crises impact their ability […]
Can Oregon coast seaweed help eastern Oregon cattle from producing too much greenhouse gases?
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service Can seaweed grown on the Oregon coast help prevent beef cattle in eastern Oregon from producing too much methane? Oregon State University researchers are […]
Judge denies Yachats businesswoman’s request to keep yurt/travel trailer development in forest zone
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A Lincoln County circuit judge has denied a request by a prominent Yachats businesswoman seeking to keep a development of four yurts and a travel trailer […]
Yachats council OKs $370,000 bid to (finally) renovate city’s Little Log Church Museum
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a bid to begin renovations on the city’s historic Little Log Church Museum despite the higher-than-expected cost. During […]