By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — In addition to running for mayor, the two candidates for the Waldport post have something in common — they both see city finances as […]
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Campaign to be Lincoln County’s third circuit judge pits governor’s appointee versus temporary judge not selected for the job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Another hotly-contested campaign involving Lincoln County’s legal community is again roiling the county courthouse in a general election […]
Oregon senate race covering Lincoln County and the coast draws two widely different candidates into expensive, high-profile contest
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The only Oregon State Senate district that encompasses solely the coast has burst into prominence as one of the […]
Waldport acquires the Alsea Bay interpretive center from the state, hoping it will lead to increased use of all its buildings
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The City of Waldport has a fortunate dilemma. Fortunate because it has acquired two highly visible buildings for a total price of $1. The dilemma comes […]
General election ballots coming soon to your mail box; elections and postal officials say after 20 years Oregon’s voting system is fine
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and JAKE THOMAS/The Salem Reporter Lincoln County has mailed out a record 39,065 ballots for the Nov. 3 election and voters should be receiving them Friday […]
Lincoln County sheriff, three police agencies and counseling center win grant to try a different approach to low-level offenders
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com For the fourth time in a year, police come across a troubled, occasionally homeless woman with a small amount of drugs. Should police cite her for possession […]
After more than a year of work, Yachats Planning Commission schedules public hearing on new outdoor lighting rules
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Does your neighbor’s security light shine in your bedroom window? Is your own motion sensor light so bright it actually hides a night-time trespasser? Lighting issues […]
YachatsNews is sponsoring an in-person city/county candidate’s fair Sunday, Oct. 18 at Yachats pavilion
YachatsNews is sponsoring a forum for candidates for Yachats mayor, city council and Lincoln County commission. Because it might be the only live, in-person candidate’s forum in Lincoln County this […]
Democrat Jeff Merkley faces only token, conservative Republican opposition as he seeks third term in U.S. Senate
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is seeking to sew up his seat for another six years, hoping Democrats can snatch the Senate majority […]
Lincoln County schools — at least for kindergarteners, technical and special education — reopens for students Monday
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County’s incoming kindergarteners, aided by dropping cases countywide of new virus infections, will begin limited in-person instruction starting Monday and Tuesday. Limited numbers of students […]