Yachats Community Presbyterian Church gave out $1,000 Friday to laid-off hospitality workers, the first day of its growing effort to help those in need. Earlier in the week the church […]
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Lincoln County schools scrambling to adapt to impact of closing schools for six weeks
Lincoln County School District administrators and staffers are scrambling to adjust to the state-ordered six-week shutdown of all schools – including how to figure out credits for graduating seniors […]
Yachats council votes 3-2 to seek general contractor for 501 Building remodel
By CHERYL ROMANO and QUINTON SMITH/YachtsNews.com The Yachats City Council is moving ahead to seek a general contractor to provide estimates to renovate the vacant 501 Building for […]
Yachats closes Commons building, city offices, library and Little Log Church
The city of Yachats, which had attempted to keep its buildings open in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, announced Monday it was closing city offices, the library and the […]
Oregon records its first coronavirus death Saturday as shutdowns spread across state
By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Bureau A 70-year-old veteran died Saturday at a Portland hospital from COVID-19, the first known fatality in Oregon as the number of people testing positive for […]
Political hopefuls line up for May 19 primary races in Lincoln County and Oregon legislature
It could be an interesting two months for Lincoln County and Oregon coast politics. Oregon’s primary election is May 19. The filing deadline for county and state elections was Tuesday. […]
Funding for coastal early-warning earthquake system once again dies in last days of Legislature
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com For the second legislative session in a row, a bill with money to complete an early warning earthquake-alert system along the Oregon coast has failed. The failure […]
Yachats library commission selects consultant for community study, expansion plan
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission has found the consultant to help it find out what the community wants, what an expanded library might look like, how its various […]
Oregon officials ban visits to long-term care facilities to help stop spread of coronavirus
By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — State officials on Tuesday mandated a stop to visits to the 30,000 Oregonians in long- term care facilities to prevent the spread of the […]
Wednesday coronavirus update: Six more cases bring total to 21 statewide
The Oregon Capital Bureau The number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Oregon increased to 21 after the Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday announced six new cases in scattered parts of the […]