By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon State Police wildlife troopers hadn’t finished setting up “Scruffy” their decoy deer when a hunter prowling a mountain road in Lincoln County spotted it. […]
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Residents of fire-ravaged Otis will have to wait 1-2 more months to see if school board or legislators will waive tax on replacing their homes
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Residents of the fire-charred community of Otis will have to wait awhile longer – December or maybe January – to learn if more relief is on […]
Waldport City Council OKs moving city offices to former Umpqua Bank site, absorbing historical museum, and seeking proposals for building use
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Waldport made decisions Thursday to resolve its building “musical chairs.” The City Council agreed to move City Hall from its current location to […]
Yachats Arts Guild online show and sale gives community chance to support local artists for holidays
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Just in time for the holidays, the Yachats Arts Guild is unwrapping an online art show and sale featuring “local arts and imaginative gifts.” Beginning Sunday […]
Consortium of public and nonprofit groups finish $425,000 habitat restoration project near mouth of Big Creek, south of Yachats
Just in time for winter storms, a consortium of public and nonprofit agencies have just completed a $425,000 habitat restoration project near the mouth of Big Creek, 10 miles […]
High schools in Lincoln County pair up with five local golf courses to get any and all students out to play
By JERRY ULMER/OSAAtoday The Lincoln County School District is going beyond its athletic programs to provide some much-needed activity for its students. While athletes at the district’s five high […]
Starting Tuesday in Waldport, Lincoln County and OHA offering free, no-symptom COVID-19 tests throughout county this week
Lincoln County health officials are offering drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 tests this week, hoping to draw hundreds of residents to take advantage of the free, self-administered tests. Unlike other testing […]
Two days after Yachats voters decide to change mayor and two council members, issues bubble up in City Council meeting
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It only took two days for the impact of Tuesday’s election for Yachats mayor and two City Council positions to have an effect. On Tuesday, Yachats […]
Lincoln County School District lays out plans to bring all its 5,000 students back for “hybrid” classes by early December
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com More than 5,000 Lincoln County students are going back to school soon. Well, at least two days a week, and by early December. The Lincoln County […]
Appointed incumbent Marcia Buckley defeats Amanda Benjamin for Lincoln County court by 143 votes; Hall wins fifth term on county commission
A lawyer appointed by the governor to a Lincoln County judgeship won election to a six-year term on the bench Tuesday, narrowly beating a courthouse challenger for the position. […]