By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District began gingerly discussing Monday how to approach a second attempt at a levy request in […]
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Waldport will use $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create food cart pod at community center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has won a $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create a food cart pod in the parking lot of […]
First of free monthly Lincoln County vaccination (and testing) clinics is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in Yachats
YACHATS – Lincoln County Public Health and medical volunteers are bringing a Covid-19 vaccine clinic to the Yachats pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Yachats clinic […]
Number of Covid-19 cases in Lincoln County quadrupled last week as health officials urge more caution and booster shots
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County health officials are urging residents to take more precautions to slow the surge of local omicron Covid-19 cases, which have quadrupled the past week. By […]
Owner of three commercially-zoned lots in downtown Yachats clears them of trees, but uncertain of plans
YACHATS – The owner of three commercially-zoned lots in downtown Yachats has cleared the land of trees in preparation of eventually doing something with the property – but there […]
Four days after wind storm knocks power out to 10,000 Central Lincoln customers, all but 300 have electricity restored
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Four days after a major storm blasted the central and southern Oregon coasts knocking out power to 10,000 customers, Central Lincoln People’s Utility District said Thursday […]
As classes resume this winter, Lincoln County School District will struggle to provide some services amidst persistent staffing shortages
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com When classes resumed this week, Lincoln County school administrators faced the unprecedented situation of hoping they have enough employees to keep the operation running. That’s primarily […]
USPS names new, local postmaster for Yachats, who says more help is on the way so office can be fully staffed
YACHATS – After six months of substitutes and occasional closures, the Yachats Post Office has a new postmaster – and more help is on the way. Chanda Kowitz of […]
Study of commercial fishing’s economic impact in Lincoln County shows it contributes 14 percent to area’s income
A new comprehensive look at fishing’s place in Lincoln County’s economy shows a growing impact on income in the county. The Resource Group of Corvallis looked at the financial […]
Daily Covid-19 cases double this week in Lincoln County, bringing new warnings from health officials about New Years gatherings
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Lincoln County have doubled in the past two days and public health officials believe it is due to holiday gatherings and […]