By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Three elected law enforcement officials and three treatment providers blasted Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday for trying to make last-minute changes to months of their collaborative work […]
Judge Sheryl Bachart
Lincoln County district attorney-elect Jenna Wallace will be appointed to office Friday, begins work rebuilding office
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint Jenna Wallace as Lincoln County’s next district attorney on Friday as Lanee Danforth’s resignation takes effect six months before the […]
Lincoln County’s six specialty courts aim to help people stay out of jail and get their lives back on track
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Daniel Neustel died five years ago in Eugene from an overdose of Xanax and methadone. A friend found him on the couch and called […]
Judge rules that yurt and trailer complex developed in timber zone by Yachats businesswoman must be removed
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A judge said Tuesday that a Yachats businesswoman’s complex of four yurts and a recreational vehicle on 20 acres of forest land violates zoning ordinances. Lincoln […]
Shortage of defense attorneys in Lincoln County leaves 160 indigent defendants without court representation
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The passage of emergency legislation providing $96 million to restructure Oregon’s public defense commission may take a while to impact a shortage of public defenders and […]