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. […]
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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 […]
Lincoln County coronavirus cases triple to 30 since Memorial Day reopening; outbreak closes Newport seafood processor for two days
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The number of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County has tripled in the past week, jumping from 10 to 30 by Friday. Lincoln County Public Health announced […]
Yachats budget committee sends 2020-21 plan to City Council, but not without concerns over revenue and spending
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It took more than seven hours over two days of online meetings, but the Yachats Budget Committee last week finished work on the city’s proposed spending […]
Two Yachats commissions debate, then recommend $158,000 street and parking project near Commons
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two city of Yachats commissions gave their approval Wednesday to a $158,000 street and parking project for a 100-yard length of road between the Yachats Commons […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate jumps to 26.2 percent in April, highest in Oregon
Lincoln County’s estimated unemployment rate skyrocketed to a record 26.2 percent in April, the Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday, in the agency’s first county-by-county look at how the coronavirus […]