Lincoln County’s jobless rate drops below 7 percent, but remains higher than statewide average

September 21, 2021

Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to below 7 percent in August for the first time in more than 20 months, but still remains substantially below Oregon’s overall rate. The Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday that the county’s jobless rate was 6.9 percent in August, down slightly from 7.2 percent in July. The unemployment rate a year ago was

Prescription drug take-back and vaccine clinic set Saturday in Waldport

September 21, 2021

WALDPORT – There are two health-related events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the main station of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District in downtown Waldport. The Lincoln County Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be there so people can turn in their unused or expired medications

OSP news release on fatal crash Sept. 20 on Oregon 126 east of Florence

September 20, 2021

On Monday, September 20, 2021 at approximately 7:14 AM, Oregon State Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a four-vehicle crash on Hwy 126W near milepost 37. Preliminary investigation revealed a Kenworth log truck, operated by Shane McVay (64) of Eugene, was eastbound when the loaded trailer tipped over. The trailer struck a westbound Toyota Prius, operated by Sarah Susman (25)

Weekend rainstorms drop up to 2 inches of rain on Yachats, but not enough to ease restrictions

September 20, 2021

The Yachats area got between 1.28 and 2.13 inches of rain over the weekend, but it won’t be enough to ease first-level water restrictions that the city instituted several weeks ago. The storm that blew through the area dropped 1.28 inches of rain at Yachats’ wastewater treatment plant, according to city records. Nearby, weather watcher Adam Altson measured 2.38 inches

Yachats will celebrate fall equinox Wednesday with bagpiper at state park

September 20, 2021

In true Yachats fashion, the arrival of autumn will be heralded with a special, free performance by a bagpiper at Yachats State Park at 4 p.m. Wednesday. All are welcome to not only enjoy piper Darroll Morehouse, but also to bring an acoustic instrument for a possible parade or jam after the performance. Sponsored by Polly Plumb Productions, the event

Oregon lawmakers begin special session Monday to try to draw new political boundaries

September 20, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon lawmakers began a special session Monday to consider new congressional and legislative district maps shaped largely by Democratic majorities after the 2020 Census. Lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Kate Brown have one week — until Sept. 27 — to complete approval. If they fail to adopt plans by then, Secretary of State Shemia

Oregon ready to submit plan to NOAA that aims to limit humpback whales getting tangled in commercial crab lines

September 20, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Since 2013, only seven humpback whales are known to have become tangled with commercial crabbing gear in Oregon’s coastal waters. The number seems small, but humpbacks are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. So unless Oregon creates a plan to monitor and limit future entanglements, the federal government could move to shut down the state’s

Three suspects in two truck thefts elude police east of Waldport after off-and-on 13-mile high-speed chase

September 20, 2021

WALDPORT – They’ve vanished, apparently. Three suspects in the theft of two Ford F-250 trucks eluded police after a high-speed chase from Newport to east of Waldport on Sunday. The suspects – either three men or two men and a woman – were last seen Sunday afternoon by fishermen running through Don Lindly Park, seven miles east of Waldport, after

Proposed development shows that city of Yachats needs to complete wetlands inventory

September 19, 2021

To the editor: We would like to commend the residents of The Dwellings planned unit development on Village Lane in Yachats for their on-going and incredibly valiant efforts to protect one of our city’s significant natural wetlands from loss due to a proposed development. This wetland, which provides so many invaluable ecological and aesthetic functions, was determined by Pacific Habitat

Educate tourists on ocean’s dangers, don’t blame first responders for not saving them

September 19, 2021

To the editor: My husband and I live in an oceanfront home in Depoe Bay. I have always lived by the ocean — Newport Beach, Santa Bárbara, San Diego, Alameda, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach and now here. There have always been tourists whom have let their adventure seeking activities turn deadly because of ignorance, stupidity and apathy. Year after year tourists