By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The two hospitals in Lincoln County have resumed some elective medical procedures that were ordered stopped by Gov. Kate Brown at the start of Oregon’s response […]
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Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea helps contribute to new groundbreaking study on how salmon find their way home
Oregon State University researchers, including the director of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea, are a step closer to solving one of nature’s most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, […]
Governor and health officials outline initial details for reopening Oregon; Lincoln County releases guidelines for local businesses and recreation
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown hopes that some rural areas with few or no COVID-19 cases could start reopening for business and other activities as soon as […]
City of Yachats news: Visitor center contract goes out for bid; next council meeting in late May; loan applications now online
The city of Yachats is seeking proposals by people or groups to run the city’s visitor center and marketing programs for the next two to six years. The […]
The number of new jobless claims slow in Lincoln County, but totals remain at historic level
The number of unemployed workers in Lincoln County continues to pile up with another 408 people filing jobless claims for the week ending April 25, the Oregon Employment Department […]
Lincoln County and six cities agree to extend ban on recreational visits to motels, rentals, RV parks and campgrounds
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Unless the state of Oregon, Lincoln County and its seven cities come up with a plan for the gradual reopening of businesses, all motels, vacation rentals, campgrounds […]
Three-year study of Oregon resident gray whales show ocean conditions have big effect on their condition
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT — Three years of “health check-ups” on Oregon’s summer resident gray whales shows a compelling relationship between whales’ overall body condition and changing […]
Yachats council OKs $100,000 loan program for struggling businesses, rejects direct aid to church relief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Thursday approved funding a loan program for small businesses to help them survive the state-imposed COVID-19 shutdown. The $100,000 program would be […]
New jobless claims continue to pile up in Lincoln County, go past highest point during 2009 recession
Another 430 Lincoln County residents filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the total to 3,246 since statewide COVID-19 restrictions went into place in mid-March. The number of initial claims in […]
Yachats church raises $60,000 in four days for business relief fund, quickly awards $20,000 in grants
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats church on Tuesday handed out $20,227 worth of aid to 15 small, local businesses as part of a growing community effort to help […]