YACHATS — Popular party band Weird Science will be the live-music performers at a free — and alcohol-free — dance party at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the […]
News Briefs
Weather delays opening of new Waldport playground until spring
WALDPORT – Opening of the new playground at the 14-acre Louis Southworth Park in Waldport is delayed indefinitely because of weather conditions that prevent its surfacing from being installed. […]
League of Women Voters hosting in-person/online candidate fair Thursday
The Lincoln County League of Women Voters and Oregon Coast Community College are co-sponsoring a local candidate forum from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the college’s campus in Newport. […]
Trail runners racing around Yachats, Cape Perpetua this weekend
YACHATS – Prepare and watch out for lots of long-distance runners hitting the trails around Yachats and Cape Perpetua this weekend. Hundreds of runners are in Yachats Saturday and […]
County OKs new legal description of road it wants to give to Yachats
Lincoln County’s years-long attempt to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats cleared a small but key hurdle Wednesday when county commissioners held a brief hearing to […]
Lincoln County opens applications for $130,000 in economic development grants
Lincoln County has opened applications for $130,000 as part of its 2024-25 community and economic development grant program. With a variety of conditions, applications are open from local governments and […]
September was another dry summer month in Yachats, but get ready for rain
Rainfall in the Yachats area was substantially below average in September. But if 17 years of weather watching mean anything, get ready for the start of the central Oregon coast’s […]
Firewood permits for Siuslaw forest now available in Waldport
WALDPORT — Firewood cutting permits for commercial and personal use are now available for the Siuslaw National Forest’s central coast ranger district. Commercial and personal use permits are required and […]
Newport student taken into custody Tuesday after school shooting threat
NEWPORT – Police took a 14-year-old Newport High School student into custody on an accusation of disorderly conduct Tuesday night after he posted on social media an implication there would […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate stays at 4.7 percent in August
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lincoln County leveled off in August, but is still significantly higher than the Oregon or national rates, according to the latest report Tuesday from […]