YACHATS – Whether the first month of 2023 was “ho hum” or wetter than normal all depends on where you live. Six YachatsNews weather watchers recorded between 9.36 and 18.10 […]
News Briefs
Alaska Airlines adds flights from Eugene; United from North Bend
Alaska Airlines has announced it will offer daily, year-round, nonstop service between Eugene Airport and San Diego International Airport starting June 15. Daily flights will depart Eugene at 11:30 a.m. […]
Waldport laundromat reopens to public after month-long closure
WALDPORT – Get your quarters ready – the only public laundromat in south Lincoln County is reopening Wednesday. Crews for Sweet Homes Vacation Getaways are cleaning up Tuesday from construction […]
Electrician returning this week for final work on Yachats homeless shelter
YACHATS — The five small homeless shelters in a local church’s parking lot aren’t yet fully operational, but organizers hope to have them open soon. A Eugene electrician who […]
Open Yachats sidewalk grate leads to $250,000 lawsuit against city
YACHATS — A 78-year-old Yachats resident is suing the city for more than $250,000 over injuries she received last year stepping into a hole in a steel sidewalk grate. The […]
Unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues to increase
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to rise, reaching 5.8 percent in December – up more than a full percentage point since July. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday […]
Lack of quorum again stymies Yachats fire district board
YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board has been unable to hold its first meeting of the year — and decide how to give firefighters enough of a […]
Fire destroys abandoned house Sunday north of Yachats
YACHATS – U.S. Highway 101 three miles north of Yachats was closed for nearly two hours Sunday night as firefighters from three departments fought a blaze that destroyed an […]
Newport newspaper will go to once-a-week publication Feb. 10
NEWPORT – The Newport News-Times, which has been publishing twice a week since 1993, will cut back to a one day a week on Friday, Feb. 10. The paper announced […]
Lincoln City man killed Thursday in Highway 18 crash
A 71-year-old Lincoln County man was killed Thursday, Jan. 19, when his small SUV collided head on with another vehicle on the Oregon Highway 18 bypass west of Dundee. Oregon […]