By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire District board is facing a series of deadlines and decisions on the potential of turning the main station it […]
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The number of Lincoln County COVID-19 cases in August jumps to 551, double the number of the worst month in all of last year
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The number of COVID-19 cases this month in Lincoln County has skyrocketed to 551 as of Wednesday and by the end of August will likely be […]
Surging COVID-19 cases are forcing the cancellation of summer and fall events — including Yachats Celtic Festival for second year
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The COVID-19 Delta variant that is surging through Oregon and Lincoln County has started knocking off entertainment and other events scheduled the next few months. The […]
Study by Newport-based researcher shows 1700 tsunami could have moved 33 feet of water three-quarters of a mile inland
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Core samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees in an area just south of Newport show reduced growth following the […]
Yachats council approves $12,000 to weatherize Little Log Church, but wants community discussion on much bigger cost for repairs
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council has approved up to $12,000 to weatherproof the city’s deteriorating Little Log Church & Museum for the winter. But once that is […]
Repurposed school bus hits the road in Lincoln County hoping to bring art programs to 800 children in rural areas
By Oregon ArtsWatch For kids living in rural areas, an art program only miles away may still be too far. Even shorter drives can be time consuming — assuming there’s […]
Despite departure of popular Chubby’s from downtown Waldport, city hopes to create a pod of 4-6 food carts to expand dining options
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The departure of a popular food cart in downtown Waldport isn’t deterring city officials from trying to establish a “pod” of 4-6 such outlets […]
Yachats’ Post Office is not closing, but struggling with staffing issues like many other coastal and rural post offices
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Post Office, which shut Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday, is not closing but is struggling like most post offices on the Oregon coast with […]
Yachats council authorizes city manager to negotiate higher salary for potential office employee after initial job offer rejected
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council resumed its public thrashing around Wednesday over hiring a former contractor to handle some bookkeeping and administrative functions at City Hall after […]
Surging Delta varient means Lincoln County has more COVID-19 cases — 422 — so far in August than in worst months of 2020
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County has had more COVID-19 cases – 422 – in the first 19 days of August than during the big Newport seafood plant outbreak last […]