By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com TIDEWATER — Shelby Johnson fit perfectly the type of person the Lincoln County Public Health staff was looking for Thursday to get a COVID-19 shot – […]
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Administrative changes looming for Lincoln County as its top lawyer and “de facto administrator” retires on Friday
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Wayne Belmont’s last official day as the top lawyer and de facto administrator for Lincoln County is Friday and his departure – delayed for a year because […]
With gallery space on the market, owners of Laughing Crab in Yachats are moving to bayfront in downtown Florence
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The Laughing Crab art gallery is leaving downtown Yachats for a bigger space on the Florence bayfront. “We’re sorry to be leaving our friends in Yachats, but […]
Nine months after $1 building purchase, city of Waldport and chamber partnership opens new welcome center along Highway 101
CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Nine months after the city of Waldport acquired a state interpretive center and one day after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown lifted coronavirus restrictions, the Waldport […]
Colorful banners now hanging from downtown Waldport lamp posts are first project for fledgling Alsea Bay Center for the Arts
By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — A few years ago, artist Amy Anderson responded to art collector Greg Holland’s social media request seeking people interested in forming a Waldport community […]
After a year away, the 65th edition of Waldport’s Beachcomber Days returns for two days starting Friday night
By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — After being forced to skip a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 65th version of Waldport’s Beachcomber Days are back – with a […]
Fireworks this weekend? Lincoln County and most jurisdictions turn to education and pleas for safe practices, not necessarily citations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Worried about parched landscapes and precious water supplies, jurisdictions around Lincoln County hope an education campaign – and enforcement in only the most life-threatening situations – […]
Yachats fire board asks voters in November to help pull district out of financial spiral with $1.59 per $1,000 tax levy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Voters in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District will have a substantial financial decision to make in November. The fire district’s board voted unanimously – but not […]
Coastal lawmakers and Oregon Legislature allocates more than $50 million to 15 infrastructure projects in Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When the 2021 Legislature adjourned Saturday it dropped more than $50 million into Lincoln County to help pay for 15 infrastructure projects or disruptions caused by […]
Waldport’s do everything “Gary The Bearded Woodworker” reaches prime time Thursday night on NBC’s “Making It”
By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Gary Herd paints murals. He acts in local theater. He can weld, do home repairs and make things out of wood. And for […]