By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday extended a years-old moratorium on new vacation rental licenses for another three months, but also said it was time to examine how […]
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Grand jury rules deputy justified in using deadly force in November shooting of violent Waldport woman
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A Lincoln County grand jury has found a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy justified in using deadly force last month when he shot and killed a 38-year-old […]
Financial review finds no Beachcomber fraud, but Waldport will give documents to state, deny grant
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – When Waldport Beachcomber Days volunteers and supporters showed up at the city council meeting Thursday with a clean bill of health from an independent […]
Last wooden lighthouse on the Oregon coast will close in January for $1.6 million restoration
By TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC News NEWPORT — Sitting atop the northern bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina Bay is a small wooden 153-year-old lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, […]
$1 million grant will help 10 Lincoln County programs deal with surprising number of homeless children
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews After extensive behind-the-scenes planning, money is now ready to roll out to help Lincoln County homeless youth and their families find suitable shelter. Nearly $1 million […]
ODOT may be open to allowing lighted warning sign near Yachats fire station — but who pays for it?
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District wants to make another run at getting permission from the Oregon Department of Transportation […]
After more than two years, Lincoln County commissioners struggling to evaluate their first administrator
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT — An attempt by Lincoln County commissioners to conduct their first evaluation of administrator Tim Johnson in 2½ years went awry Wednesday when Johnson didn’t […]
Port of Alsea hopes third time is the charm with newest port manager hire
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board selected Dean O’byrne as the probationary candidate for port manager during a special meeting Dec. 3. O’byrne is currently […]
Congress names U.S. Highway 20 from Newport to Boston as “National Medal of Honor Highway”
From wire and YachatsNews reports U.S. Highway 20, the nation’s longest road whose western end is in Newport, will be designated the “National Medal of Honor Highway” under legislation approved […]
OPB study: Oregon’s shrinking news industry making it harder to find reliable information
By TONY SCHICK and RYAN HAAS/Oregon Public Broadcasting The amount of reporting produced in Oregon has been declining for decades — a fact that is likely unsurprising to Oregonians […]