The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble has scheduled its annual seasonal celebration concert for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Yachats Commons. Proceeds from the Yachats concert will benefit South […]
News Briefs
“Secret Santas” looking for local senior citizens to visit Christmas Eve
Do you know — or are you — a senior citizen in south Lincoln County who may be lonely this holiday season? If so, you can help someone else or […]
Yachats area keeps falling below yearly averages for rain in November
The low-lying areas of the central Oregon coast continue to fall behind yearly averages for rainfall, based on November’s numbers, but there is still plenty of precipitation falling in the […]
ODOT ends 23 years of U.S. Highway 20 “safety corridor” east of Toledo
After 23 years, Oregon Department of Transportation crews are taking down signs that designated 10 miles of U.S. Highway 20 east of Toledo as a traffic safety corridor. The agency […]
Local gray whale feeding group focus of researcher’s talk Wednesday
NEWPORT — A group of about 230 gray whales that lives and feeds in the waters between northern California and British Columbia – called the Pacific Coast Feeding Group — […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate continues to increase slowly
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to rise slow, hitting 5.2 percent in October – up from 5 percent in September, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The county […]
Siletz tribe’s charitable fund awards $192,000 in third-quarter grants
The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund has awarded $192,000 to 31 nonprofit and other organizations for the third quarter of 2022. Since its inception in 2001, the seven-member charitable fund […]
Christmas tree permits now available for Siuslaw National Forest
WALDPORT — Christmas tree permits are available for purchase from the Siuslaw National Forest through Dec. 31. Tree hunters can go to recreation.gov to purchase a permit online or go […]
Yachats council gives city manager 5.5% raise and $5,000 bonus after evaluation
YACHATS – Heide Lambert, who has been Yachats’s city manager for nine months, got a small raise and bonus this week from an appreciative city council. When it hired Lambert […]
Volunteers ready Thanksgiving food baskets for 183 south county families
WALDPORT – Food to at least 183 families in south Lincoln County will be on its way Saturday, thanks to volunteers and donations to South Lincoln Resources. Some 23 volunteers […]