The Yachats area received the most rain in October in at least four years, but it is still has a long way to go to reach the average rainfall for […]
News Briefs
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate continues decline, but remains far above statewide rate
The unemployment rate in Lincoln County continues to tick downward, but remains significantly higher than Oregon’s overall rate. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday that Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment […]
Internet outage Monday moves city manager candidate online forum to Thursday
An online meeting for the public to question two Yachats city manager candidates has been moved to Thursday evening because of a widespread outage of Spectrum’s internet service Monday. The […]
Firefighters from three departments respond to re-ignited slash burn in Waldport late Sunday
WALDPORT – Firefighters from Waldport, Yachats and Newport stopped a slash burn that re-ignited during a wind and rainstorm late Sunday night from getting into trees near the Dahl Industrial […]
USGS reports 4.7 magnitude earthquake Sunday 110 miles west of Coos Bay
A light earthquake of 4.7-magnitude hit off the coast of southern Oregon Sunday morning. The temblor struck just after 4 a.m., with the epicenter about 110 miles west of Coos […]
Yachats council OKs up to $25,000 for two “pocket parks” along Ocean View Drive
The city of Yachats could have two new parks by next spring. The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a Parks and Commons Commission recommendation to allocate up to $25,000 […]
OSU institute in Newport wins $2 million grant for wind energy project
NEWPORT – The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute a $2 million grant to collect data about distribution and density of marine mammals and […]
Seal Rock couple open art gallery and creative space in Yachats
A new art space opens Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Yachats, offering opportunities for creating art as well as selling and buying works. Peephole Gallery-Studio is at 502 Hwy. 101 […]
Work starts on new suspension bridge on Amanda Trail, closing lower section
Construction is beginning this week on a suspension bridge spanning a creek on a popular mid-coast hiking trail just south of Yachats. Crews have begun building an auxiliary road that […]
Long bus ride? All Lincoln County school buses now have WiFi connections
If you have a child who rides the bus to school, there’s no excuse now for not doing homework on those long trips – or using their cell phone for […]