By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Oregon State University is expanding its groundbreaking COVID-19 sampling and research project into Newport this weekend to see how far the coronavirus has spread into the […]
Other Yachats Community News
The great coronavirus mask debate: Should local governments or businesses require them? How could it be enforced?
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews It’s easy to glimpse the debate over wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Just take a quick walk through downtown Yachats on a sunny Thursday. […]
Oregon Health Authority reports 8 more Lincoln County COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total for the week to 51 and 206 total
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported another eight COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County as of midnight Saturday, bringing to 51 the number of new cases in […]
Pacific Seafood begins slowly reopening its Newport processing plants 6 days after massive COVID-19 outbreak
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Pacific Seafood started reopening two of its five Newport processing plants Wednesday after inspections by state food safety and health officials. The plants have been closed […]
Lincoln County commissioners drop idea of applying for Phase 2 of Oregon’s reopening plan after big Pacific Seafood outbreak
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Unsettled by a large outbreak in Lincoln County COVID-19 cases, county commissioners have again decided against asking the state to enter Phase 2 of Oregon’s reopening plan. […]
Lincoln County designer’s idea for creating face shields takes off and keeps on spreading through community
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Lindsey Johnson, like so many others, had been reading all about the critical shortage of personal protective equipment facing first responders and other front-line workers helping […]
After another contentious discussion, Yachats council votes 3-2 to proceed with $158,000 street project
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats is moving ahead with a $158,000 project to rebuild a crumbling street between the 501 Building and large, grass field but not without another contentious discussion […]
Coronavirus changes their world, but Waldport High School staff and parents find new ways to honor graduating seniors
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — When the coronavirus pandemic closed Waldport High School nearly three months ago, no one had a clue what the future held for anything close […]
Worried about sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, Lincoln County commissioners decline Friday to apply to enter Phase 2 reopening
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Despite increasing pressure from the lodging industry and other businesses, Lincoln County commissioners Friday said they will wait until at least Wednesday to seek entry into […]
After initial resistance, city of Yachats agrees to begin collecting sewer samples for COVID-19 study
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Ken Williamson wants to study Yachats’ poop for traces of coronavirus. Until Thursday the city of Yachats was reluctant to cooperate, questioning aspects of Williamson’s study […]