A fisherman holds up his Chinook salmon catch.

Despite water worries, improved forecast for fall Chinook returning to coastal rivers means higher limits for first time in two years

August 2, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com An improved forecast for returns of fall Chinook to central coast streams means that daily and season bag limits are increasing for the first time in two years. Poor forecasts by the Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife in 2019 and 2020 meant limits on most coastal streams were one wild, fall Chinook a day and five

Lincoln County Oregon Building Permits – July 2021

August 1, 2021

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Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for July 29

July 30, 2021

SP21213348 07/29/2021 06:30 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Police Officer Hold Location 101, Mile post 133 133, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On Thursday July 29, 2021 at around 6:30 am The Oregon State Police were notified of a male with little clothing being worn walked down the center of US-101 near milepost 133. The male was reported to have been lying down in the

Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, July 30: 1,076 new cases, 9 in Lincoln County; new case forecast

July 30, 2021

Oregon reports 1,076 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,858, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,076 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total

Gov. Brown mandates masks in state buildings as Oregon braces for nearly 1,200 COVID-19 cases per day

July 30, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown Friday ordered mandatory masking inside state buildings, an order covering workers and visitors whether vaccinated or not. The order — “effective immediately” — was the first major mandatory action taken in Oregon following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on Friday saying the delta variant of COVID-19 was faster

Yachats’ marketer’s challenge is to safely attract summer tourists and bolster fall, winter events while keeping community feel and spirit

July 29, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats runs on tourism. And community spirit. And natural beauty. And spouting whales and mossy trails and casual dining and funky shops. So if it was up to you to “sell” the town, how would you tackle the job? James Kerti knows that the goal of promoting the varied facets of Yachats is “getting clear on

No room at the campsite. Coastal campgrounds and RV parks booked solid as post-pandemic travelers flood the highways

July 29, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com It’s hard to think about anyone having serious reservations about summer camping along Oregon’s central coast. Tide pools, sand dunes, the incessant thrum of the surf – what’s not to like? In what is emerging as a record-setting year, however, it’s also true that if people don’t have reservations to camp, they are likely to find

Families of more than 5,000 Lincoln County children are receiving $3.3 million in state aid for missing school lunches last year

July 29, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The families of thousands of Lincoln County students are beginning to receive payments compensating them for school-provided meals they missed over the past year to due pandemic-caused school closures. Three separate payments will cover school lunches students would normally have received last October, November and December. “We should see just over 5,000 individual students receive benefits,”

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, July 29: governor orders masks for schools, 1,026 new cases, 4 in Lincoln Couny

July 29, 2021

Oregon reports 1,026 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,855, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,026 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Lincoln County announces major surge in COVID-19 cases this week, urges testing, vaccinations and mask wearing indoors

July 29, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County health officials issued a warning Friday evening about a surge in COVID-19 cases in the county, saying there were nearly as many new cases this week as in the entire month of May. Lincoln County Public Health said there were 46 new COVID-19 cases from Monday through Friday and 101 cases for the month