A 55-year-old Yachats man is in the Lincoln County jail with bail of $750,000 on 11 charges related to a road rage incident Oct. 7 that badly injured three motorcyclists […]
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Trick-or-treat Halloween activities for kids scheduled Friday night in Waldport and Saturday afternoon in Yachats
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Ghoulies and ghosties and even long-legged beasties may be spotted in the area this week, but their presence is no cause for alarm. They’ll be afoot […]
After 7 weeks in Oregon’s COVID-19 hot spots, FEMA’s “big yellow bus” and 23 staffers now delivering vaccines in Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMIth/YachantsNews.com Over the past seven weeks Timothy Hall has seen all the COVID-19 hotspots in Oregon – Malheur County, Grant County, Douglas County – while tooling around with […]
Three new Central Oregon Coast fire board members promise new tone after outpouring of criticism of their actions and support for chief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Three new members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board got a tongue-lashing from the public, firefighters and even their chaplain […]
Be on the watch for Lincoln County 2020-21 property tax statements in the mail — first payments are due Nov. 15
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com One week after Lincoln County voters got their Nov. 2 ballot in the mail, there’s another important envelope arriving this weekend – your 2021 property tax […]
“Great Oregon Shakeout” event Thursday coincided with ominous state report on thousands of coastal fatalities from large tsunami
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com At 10:21 a.m. Thursday, pre-school instructor Jodie Dalby noisily shook a rattle to indicate an earthquake was hitting the Yachats Commons. Immediately the seven children in the […]
Financially troubled Yachats Fire District asking voters to approve large, five-year levy Nov. 2 to hire firefighters, replace equipment and end borrowing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is a financial mess. So after years of financial missteps and inattention, it’s asking voters to help solve the problem […]
A walk with a mission: Cultural center employee hikes first leg of Oregon Coast Trail to raise money for plaza and awareness of public art
By OREGON ARTSWATCH Life threw a few challenges her way, but Niki Price finally got her Oregon Coast trek underway in September — and the first leg was every […]
Sunday wind, lighting and rain storm delays first day of FEMA’s mobile vaccination clinic in Yachats; opens at 11 a.m. Monday
A wind, lightning and rainstorm put the brakes on a COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinic Sunday in Yachats, but organizers say they’ll be back starting at 11 a.m. Monday […]
With less than three weeks until Nov. 2, campaign heats up over ballot measure to phase out vacation rentals in residential areas of unincorporated Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County voters will be inundated with advertising, post cards, phone calls, texts and emails the next two weeks as proponents and opponents of a ballot […]