By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County voters – and Claire Hall or Rick Beasley – will not find out for another two weeks who will hold Position 2 on the […]
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Mental health struggles and Marine Corps celebration end in a tragic hail of bullets in Waldport
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – What began Sunday afternoon as a private celebration to honor the U.S. Marine Corps ended tragically for a Waldport woman with mental health issues […]
No longer worth the time, money and hassle, Waldport looking to end its 28-year-old traffic court
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – A perceived jaw-dropping decrease in the number of traffic citations issued in Waldport looked to be the death knell for the city’s long-standing […]
Since 1985 the Siletz community and its school have set aside one day to honor all veterans
By LORI TOBIAS/The Oregonian/OregonLive It all started at the Siletz Valley School in 1985 as a simple way to say thank you to Lincoln County veterans. On that day, […]
Second year of cell phone ban at Lincoln City middle/high school showing benefits in the classroom, hallways
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews LINCOLN CITY — Sarah Horobin experienced the increasing distraction of students with cell phones in her Taft High School classes over the years. It was hard […]
Corvallis family developers hope to create “cool little wonderland” on three acres in downtown Waldport
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Tee to green is a fair way apart but barring any sand trap trouble, a first-time developer hopes for a-hole-in-one with plans to land […]
Yachats fire board cautiously adopts district goals as it also begins to grapple with $6 million lawsuit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – When the five-member board for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District meets Monday it will be operating under its first goals in a decade […]
With 67-vote margin, Lincoln County commission race won’t likely be determined until Tuesday night
It may take until Tuesday night — a week after the Nov. 5 general election — to determine the winner of the lone race for a seat on the […]
Incumbent Hoyle winning against Republican challenger DeSpain in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle stepped into a divided Congress and big shoes in 2022, when she was elected to her first term to […]
22nd annual Celtic Music Festival will fill Yachats this weekend with hundreds of its devotees
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — When the Yachats Celtic Music Festival sings, strums and stomps its way into town this weekend, it isn’t only music-lovers who’ll be thrilled. Hotels, […]