The hardworking Yachats Trails Committee hits the dirt again this weekend to improve a pathway to the popular 804 Trail. On Friday and Saturday, an all-volunteer squad will lay […]
News Briefs
Coast Guard rescues three people and dog Sunday after their vessel sinks west of Lincoln City
NEWPORT — The Coast Guard rescued two men, a woman and a dog found adrift in a life raft after their vessel sank Sunday afternoon approximately 45 miles off Lincoln […]
State police ask for help locating elk poachers in Logsden area
Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the person or persons responsible for the unlawful taking and wasting of spike elk in the Logsden area of Lincoln […]
College offers four-part workshop to help launch new childcare businesses
NEWPORT – In an effort to increase the number of child care operations in Lincoln County, Oregon Coast Community College – with financial support from Northwest Oregon Works – is […]
There’s a COVID-19 vaccine clinic — and free testing — Monday at Sea Note in Yachats
The Lincoln County Health Department is returning to Yachats on Monday with COVID-19 vaccines to give shots to anyone over the age of 12 still desiring them. The agency also […]
Paving of upper three miles of Yachats River Road begins Sept. 14
Regular users of the upper three miles of Yachats River Road need to prepare for some traffic interruptions beginning Tuesday, Sept. 14. Road & Driveway of Newport, under a $532,000 […]
Eugene police arrest Waldport woman on accusations of selling fake gold bars
EUGENE — Police detectives arrested a Waldport woman on charges of first-degree aggravated theft Thursday for trying to sell fake gold bars to a Eugene man. Amanda L. Bryant, 37, […]
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed person Wednesday near South Beach
NEWPORT – A person who threatened Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies with a rifle in the South Beach area was shot and wounded Wednesday and was flown to Good Samaritan Regional […]
There was a bit of rain in August, but still just half of a normally dry month
There’s not much rainfall in the Yachats area in August, of course, but what little there was last month was below even the monthly average for the past 10 years. […]
Rise in COVID-19 cases means cuts again for all-volunteer Yachats library
The new wave of Delta variant COVID cases in Lincoln County has claimed another victim — the expanded “open” hours at the Yachats Public Library. The all-volunteer library will still […]