By GOSIA WOZNIACKIA/The Oregonian/Oregon Live An undersea volcano off Oregon’s coast will likely erupt this year, scientists say. Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most active volcano in the […]
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Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson resigning next month with two years left in term
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson, a popular and hardworking community leader and politician, announced Friday she is resigning from the commission Feb. 14 with two years […]
Portland-area program for homeless teenagers expands to Lincoln County because of the high numbers here
By DANA TIMS/YahatsNews Jeffrey Wagner is searching of a few good homes which, it turns out, can make all the difference whether homeless Lincoln County teenagers graduate from high […]
Lincoln County school officials refining list of possible bond projects before board decision next month
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A public opinion poll commissioned by the Lincoln County School District shows good support for a potential $73 million bond after respondents were told that the […]
While not big a business in Lincoln County, OSU Extension aims to help hundreds of small farms prosper
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews No one is confusing the economic and social importance of Lincoln County’s farms with the sprawling tracts of land dominating Oregon agriculture in the Willamette Valley […]
They’re in! Road crews pave path along Highway 101 and install delineators on south side of Yachats
YACHATS – It’s done. They’re in. Crews from Newport-based Road & Driveway created a five-foot-wide asphalt path along U.S. Highway 101 on the south side of town Wednesday and […]
CCF&R and three other Lincoln County fire departments join Oregon strike force heading to LA wildfires
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Two Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue firefighters deployed Wednesday to help fight wildfires in Southern California. Central Coast firefighters John Townley and Shi […]
Adam Shanks sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff, following 37-year path of Curtis Landers
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – There’s a new sheriff in town. Adam Shanks was sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff Monday by presiding circuit court judge Sheryl Bachart, […]
“Fiber Fest” celebrates artists’ work with two-month exhibition in four Newport galleries
By Oregon Coast TODAY Newport’s Nye Beach district is getting fiber festive with a new, four-gallery exhibition at the Visual Arts Center and the Olive Street Gallery inside the […]
“Bad Reputation” band takes audience on a musical journey Saturday night
By Oregon Coast TODAY If you have a hard time pinning down a particular genre of music as your favorite, you’ll love the mix of hits performed by Bad […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Chainsaw carver (and poet) Brian McEneny of Seal Rock
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews A tough guy. A softie. The personality of Brian McEneny, owner of Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery in Seal Rock, is a combination of sensitive and rough-and-tumble. […]