By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT — A 443-acre tidal wetland habitat restoration project in Tillamook Bay designed to reduce flooding and improve salmon habitat also brought a host […]
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First of free monthly Lincoln County vaccination (and testing) clinics is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in Yachats
YACHATS – Lincoln County Public Health and medical volunteers are bringing a Covid-19 vaccine clinic to the Yachats pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Yachats clinic […]
After its own city manager search implodes, Yachats council votes to seek professional help — and hears rebuke of mayor
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After failing to land a new city manager in a protracted and painful 10-month homemade search process, the Yachats City Council voted Thursday to seek outside, […]
2021 was a very wet year where the rain counts most — in the Coast range foothills that feed municipal water supplies
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jim Adler began building his house and metal shop on a steep hillside three miles up the Yachats River 46 years ago and for the last […]
Number of Covid-19 cases in Lincoln County quadrupled last week as health officials urge more caution and booster shots
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County health officials are urging residents to take more precautions to slow the surge of local omicron Covid-19 cases, which have quadrupled the past week. By […]
Owner of three commercially-zoned lots in downtown Yachats clears them of trees, but uncertain of plans
YACHATS – The owner of three commercially-zoned lots in downtown Yachats has cleared the land of trees in preparation of eventually doing something with the property – but there […]
Cape Perpetua Collaborative announces eight weeks of online presentations for its winter speaker’s series
YACHATS – The Cape Perpetua Collaborative has announced eight weeks of online presentations for its winter 2022 speaker’s series. Presentations will include a special focus on ocean acidification, transient […]
Four days after wind storm knocks power out to 10,000 Central Lincoln customers, all but 300 have electricity restored
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Four days after a major storm blasted the central and southern Oregon coasts knocking out power to 10,000 customers, Central Lincoln People’s Utility District said Thursday […]
As classes resume this winter, Lincoln County School District will struggle to provide some services amidst persistent staffing shortages
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com When classes resumed this week, Lincoln County school administrators faced the unprecedented situation of hoping they have enough employees to keep the operation running. That’s primarily […]
USPS names new, local postmaster for Yachats, who says more help is on the way so office can be fully staffed
YACHATS – After six months of substitutes and occasional closures, the Yachats Post Office has a new postmaster – and more help is on the way. Chanda Kowitz of […]