By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County staff expects to complete detailed recommendations on regulations governing short-term rentals and present them to commissioners at its Monday meeting. After outlining the proposals […]
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More than 200 Waldport-area residents get their first COVID-19 vaccination Thursday as Lincoln County clinics move south
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After two months of mass clinics in Newport and Lincoln City, the COVID-19 vaccine came to Waldport on Thursday. Some 215 south Lincoln County residents got […]
With increase in COVID-19 cases, Lincoln County moves from “low” to “moderate” risk category on Friday, tightening some restrictions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A small increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County will mean slightly tighter restrictions on some businesses and […]
Once leery of federal health initiatives, Native Americans embrace COVID-19 vaccines as way to protect communities and families
By BRIAN BULL/ Underscore.news While the United States as a whole is just finding its stride administering the COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens, many Native American tribes – including the […]
As Lincoln County gets more vaccines and adds clinics, state allows it to offer shots to new groups of residents beginning Monday
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines beginning Monday to many adults with underlying health conditions and seafood processing workers as part of an accelerated schedule […]
Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue looking to buy Waldport property for main station, but needs study first, then community comments
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue needs its own home in Waldport. Now that the city of Waldport has moved its offices to the former Umpqua […]
More than 100 people file for school, college, fire and other special service district boards; several positions draw multiple challengers
More than 100 candidates filed for seats on 45 local government boards or special service districts in Lincoln County as of the 5 p.m. deadline Thursday, with a couple of […]
Yachats Trails Committee members design and city installs four new interpretive signs at key points around town
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats’ scenic walking trails are favorites with locals and visitors, and new signs are adding interesting details — plus alerts to other places to stroll and […]
Celebrate Spring on Saturday by strolling around downtown Yachats to exchange bulbs, plants and listen to music
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If anyone needed an excuse to meander around downtown Yachats on the first day of spring, Polly Plumb Productions has come up with a great one — […]
As local COVID-19 vaccine supplies increase, Lincoln County health care providers offer more clinics to an eager public
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Barbara Kimmel moved from Vermont to Yachats in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Since July, Kimmel and her husband, Peter, have been settling into […]