Lincoln County sheriff investigating suspicious death of man near Siletz

February 20, 2021

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office said it is investigating the suspicious death of a 36-year-old Logsden man found dead early Saturday alongside Government Hill Road in Siletz. In a news release Saturday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said Richard A. Mann of Logsden was found unconscious and laying alongside the road. Deputies said there was evidence at the scene that suggested

U.S. 101 between Yachats and Florence opens for the rest of the day Friday; closes at 7 a.m. Saturday to retrieve equipment

February 20, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A four-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 between Yachats and Florence was reopened with flaggers mid-morning Friday as crews prepare to haul a large piece of equipment that fell onto ocean’s edge early Saturday. But the highway at Bray’s Point will close again at 7 a.m. Saturday when two massive wreckers drag a 28-ton drilling machine

YachatsNews is now offering classified advertising

February 20, 2021

In response to several requests the past year, YachatsNews has expanded its advertising options to begin offering classified ads. This is an alternative to the larger, longer running and more expensive “display” advertising already found on the site. The new classified ads are designed to help local businesses to get the word out on job openings, for people to sell

Bayshore resident says number of vacation rentals overwhelming the neighborhood

February 19, 2021

To the editor: Cities have put caps on vacation rentals to protect neighborhoods, but in unincorporated Lincoln County we have been thrown to the wolves. What has happened in Bayshore north of Waldport is the equivalent of a 447-bed hotel being put smack in the middle of our neighborhood. Yes, 447, is the number of bedrooms in rental homes here. This

Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Feb. 19: 492 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 25,866 vaccinations, no deaths

February 19, 2021

PORTLAND — There are zero new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 492 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 152,190. Vaccinations in Oregon Friday, OHA reported that 25,866 new doses

Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for Feb. 12-17

February 19, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21036053 02/12/2021 14:31 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 34, Mile post 25 25, LINCOLN OR Narrative Summary eCrash – On 2/12/21 at approximately 230PM an eastbound vehicle left the roadway near milepost 25 of Highway 34 and collided head-on with a tree. Vehicle was totaled. Driver suffered cuts and bruises and denied any medical attention.

Following two hours of interviews Tuesday, Yachats councilors vote 4-0 Wednesday to appoint Adobe general manager to council vacancy

February 18, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anthony Muirhead, the general manager of the Adobe Motel, is the newest member of the Yachats City Council. On their first ballot Wednesday, the four members of the City Council voted unanimously to appoint Muirhead to fill the remaining two years of a vacancy created when Leslie Vaaler was elected mayor in November. The vote followed

Director of Waldport Chamber of Commerce leaving for position with new program to help develop the coast’s maritime economy

February 18, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The director of the Waldport Chamber of Commerce is leaving that position at the end of the month to work for a new marine economy program based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Laura Furgurson has been splitting time between the Waldport and Depoe Bay chambers for the past year under a three-year economic

Acting director of Oregon Employment Department says agency is gearing up to fight fraudulent claims

February 18, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The acting director says the Oregon Employment Department is devoting more attention to preventing and fighting fraud, by hiring more people and training others, as the agency pays out a record amount of unemployment benefits. David Gerstenfeld says people are being added to the unit that works with police and prosecutors to detect and combat

New statewide poll: Oregonians eager for self-service gas, grocery liquor sales

February 18, 2021

By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Hands off that gas pump! The quirks of life in the Beaver State might bemuse outsiders, but surely true-blue Oregonians cherish our time-honored idiosyncrasies, right? It’s just not so, according to a new survey. A poll by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, a project of DHM Research, found that a majority of state residents