By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — It could have been an episode of “House Hunters.” The hunters — the nonprofit Green Bike Co-op of Waldport — needed to leave their […]
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Candidate for Lincoln County commission fails to register with state, report contributions and spending for 5 months
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A candidate for Lincoln County commission touting his education and business experience failed to register his campaign with the Oregon Elections Division for five months until Thursday […]
Yachats woman who lied in 2019 voters pamplet indicted on three fraud charges, scheduled to be sentenced in May
YACHATS – A Yachats woman indicted on three felony charges for violating Oregon election law in 2019 when she was elected to the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board is […]
Lincoln County buys medical building in downtown Waldport to open a public healthcare clinic
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – It’s been a long time coming, but south Lincoln County will be getting a new public healthcare clinic. Lincoln County has purchased a former […]
Lincoln County School District using federal relief funds to build gym, grandstand and replenish technology
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT – Yaquina View Elementary principal Kristin Tocano Becker never thought she’d see the day her school would get a new gym. “It’s not […]
Commissioners in Clatsop County will discuss stronger, wider limits on vacation rentals this week
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHMAN/The Oregonian/OregonLive ASTORIA — The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners will consider two competing proposals this week, one of which would impose strict limits on where to allow […]
Clash between Lincoln County DA and commissioners over detective position fueled by mistrust, social media posts and allegations over most everything
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT – A nasty dispute between the Lincoln County district attorney and county commissioners and its staff over hiring a DA’s detective may resolve itself in […]
City of Yachats is getting rid of some worn out equipment, including “Officer Creepy’s” longtime ride
YACHATS – “Officer Creepy” is going to need a new ride. The battered mannequin has been used since 2017 as a prop in an old black-and-white cop car that […]
Pay for email? That’s one of the choices facing current users of “@peak.org” address
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Free public email has been around since the 1990s, but some central coast residents could be paying for the service if they want to keep their […]
With little fanfare, Lincoln County will have a top, official administrator Monday for the first time in its history
NEWPORT – Lincoln County has its first county administrator – an economic development expert from Federal Way, Wash. who starts Monday following a 10-month search. Tim Johnson has been the […]