By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Desperate to attract staff to handle motel chores for the summer and fall, the operator of the Overleaf Lodge and Fireside Motel is asking the city […]
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Waldport Middle/High School principal wins top Oregon honor for her work leading staff and developing school culture
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com In a year that tested schools, teachers, students and parents unlike any other, the leader of Waldport Middle/High School has been chosen Oregon’s middle school principal […]
Five-year-old quilters guild endeavor says “Thank you” to 300 Lincoln County veterans, one star-spangled project at a time
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Some 300 military veterans in Lincoln County own a piece of textile art that has the power to bring tears. It measures about 60 by 80 […]
Oregon agency seeks public comment on which coastal beaches it should monitor for pollution issues this summer
The public has until early next week to weigh in on the 18 stretches of beach that the state of Oregon is proposing to monitor this summer for high […]
As COVID-19 numbers rise and vaccinations go begging, Lincoln County opens three clinics to walk-ins without appointments
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com On the day that anyone 16 and over became eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Lincoln County threw open clinic doors to people who can get […]
Yachats suffers wave of car prowls over the weekend, but new resident recovering from cancer treatments was hardest hit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Since moving to a new home in Yachats almost two years ago Karen Bertenthal has undergone two cancer treatments and six surgeries. But a car prowl […]
Yachats’ interim city manager settles in, talking to staff and councilors — and reminding residents they live in a great community
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lee Elliott is a positive guy. You can hear it in his voice. You can see it as he waves his hands around as he […]
Worried about finances, Yachats Fire board turns down requests to buy used engine and give longevity contributions to two volunteers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Money issues again roiled a meeting of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board this week, as members rejected a request to buy – sight unseen […]
An army of more than 300 volunteers helps push Lincoln County to the top in getting vaccines into arms of 23,000 residents
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two or three days a week Megan Schain drops what she’s doing at her photography studio in Newport and heads to the Lincoln County fairgrounds. There, […]
“Up from the Ashes” exhibit in Lincoln City displays photos and other objects pulled from devastating wildfire in Otis
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon Arts Watch Photographer Bruce MacGregor waited out wildfire evacuation warnings near his home in Clackamas County for weeks last fall before it felt safe to head […]