BY MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service A project to build the nation’s first wave energy testing facility seven miles off the coast in Lincoln County has cleared a critical hurdle […]
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Delayed doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived Monday, so Lincoln County moves ahead with mass vaccination clinics this week
Five mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled this week in Lincoln County will be held after health organizations Monday received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine delayed in the Midwest because […]
U.S. 101 between Yachats and Florence opens for the rest of the day Friday; closes at 7 a.m. Saturday to retrieve equipment
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A four-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence was reopened with flaggers mid-morning Friday as crews prepare to haul a large piece of […]
Following two hours of interviews Tuesday, Yachats councilors vote 4-0 Wednesday to appoint Adobe general manager to council vacancy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anthony Muirhead, the general manager of the Adobe Motel, is the newest member of the Yachats City Council. On their first ballot Wednesday, the four members […]
Director of Waldport Chamber of Commerce leaving for position with new program to help develop the coast’s maritime economy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The director of the Waldport Chamber of Commerce is leaving that position at the end of the month to work for a new marine economy program […]
Group opposed to vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County neighborhoods will hold off filing initiative signatures
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coalition of neighborhood groups which wants to ban short-term rentals in parts Lincoln County said Tuesday it will hold off filing petition signatures to put […]
After new guidelines from state, Lincoln County schools will begin most high school sports — but likely not football — on Monday, Feb. 22
The Lincoln County School District has announced it would begin four high school sports – volleyball, cross country, soccer and non-contact football – on Monday, Feb. 22. The re-start […]
Yachats commission proposes much larger expansion of city library, will ask for estimates then seek grants and more gifts to pay for it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission will ask the City Council in March to help it move forward with a much larger expansion of the city’s library than […]
U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence closes Wednesday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for up to a week for emergency repairs to road that gave away
The Oregon Department of Transportation has closed a four-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for up to a week […]
Yachats City Council gets one more applicant for vacant seat, will interview three people Tuesday
The Yachats City Council will interview three applicants for a 2-year council vacancy during a special meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday. A two-week extension to try to recruit more […]