By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews An activist pastor, a treasured garden and a thorny housing crisis — these are the elements of a bittersweet solution to a problem in Yachats. The […]
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With Covid cash running out, Oregon legislative budget writers propose more spending on housing, health care while keeping state positions vacant
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Legislative budget writers plan to trim many state agency budgets while increasing overall spending in the next two years. Co-chairs of the legislative […]
Interagency training exercise planned April 1 for Lincoln County emergency responders
News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: March 22nd, 2023 5:45 PM Public safety agencies from all over Lincoln County will be taking part in an interagency training exercise […]
One actor plays 11 characters in edgy “Sex, Drugs Rock & Roll” comedy at Newport Performing Arts Center
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — It’s the 1980s all over again. So, strap on your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of a lifetime in […]
Festival of Illusions opens nine-day run at Lincoln City Cultural Center beginning Thursday
By SABINE WILSON/Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — The Lincoln City Cultural Center’s treasured Festival of Illusions is back, with nine days of festivities taking place from Thursday through […]
Pushback by locals over development of Alsea River park may have state and county agencies re-thinking plans
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT — State officials say 10-year-old funding agreements require the development of Don Lindly Park to include a launch for motorized boats, but current park users […]
Kotek targets behavioral health system crisis – and plans ahead
Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the Legislature for more behavioral health funding. The money would fund programs for people who need care in other settings besides the Oregon State Hospital […]
At $475,000, city of Waldport wins bid for former school property for addition to Southworth Park and community center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – After a five-month on-off-on negotiation process, the city of Waldport will become the new owner of the 2.81-acre Lincoln County School District property in […]
2018 rainfall is second lowest in nine years
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats received a bit more than 58 inches of rain in 2018, the second lowest amount in the past nine years, reinforcing worries how the city collects, […]