By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Martin Baker was homeless when he arrived in Yachats on his bike four years ago. He found a place to sleep in the entryway of Yachats […]
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Waldport-area fire district board votes to offer fire chief’s job to interim chief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board voted this week to offer its chief’s job to Jamie Mason, who has been serving as interim […]
Dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases the past month means Lincoln County moves into “low risk” category for social and business activity
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County has dropped so dramatically the past month that it will be one of three Oregon counties Friday that will relax heavy […]
Delayed doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday, so Lincoln County moves ahead with mass vaccination clinics this week
Five mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled this week in Lincoln County will be held after health organizations Monday received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine delayed in the Midwest because […]
U.S. 101 between Yachats and Florence opens for the rest of the day Friday; closes at 7 a.m. Saturday to retrieve equipment
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A four-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence was reopened with flaggers mid-morning Friday as crews prepare to haul a large piece of […]
Director of Waldport Chamber of Commerce leaving for position with new program to help develop the coast’s maritime economy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The director of the Waldport Chamber of Commerce is leaving that position at the end of the month to work for a new marine economy program […]
Group opposed to vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County neighborhoods will hold off filing initiative signatures
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coalition of neighborhood groups which wants to ban short-term rentals in parts Lincoln County said Tuesday it will hold off filing petition signatures to put […]
After new guidelines from state, Lincoln County schools will begin most high school sports — but likely not football — on Monday, Feb. 22
The Lincoln County School District has announced it would begin four high school sports – volleyball, cross country, soccer and non-contact football – on Monday, Feb. 22. The re-start […]
U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence closes Wednesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for up to a week for emergency repairs to road that gave away
The Oregon Department of Transportation has closed a four-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for up to a week […]
Lincoln County cancels two COVID-19 vaccine clinics next week because it is getting 400 fewer doses than expected
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Public Health is being forced to cancel two COVID-19 vaccine clinics Tuesday because it is getting a much smaller allocation of first doses than […]