Fireworks and Beachcomber Days are back for the July 2-4 holiday in Waldport, as city helps rescue funding

May 27, 2021

By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Fireworks are back! Officially. And, after a year disrupted by pandemic restrictions, so are Beachcomber Days. If there is any summer event that brings such crowds and excitement to Waldport, it is Beachcomber Days – now in its 65th year. However, the three-day event traditionally held Father’s Day weekend, has been moved to July

Police chase Wednesday starts near Grand Ronde and ends up north of Yachats with Colorado woman’s arrest

May 26, 2021

A slow- and high-speed police chase of a Colorado woman wanted on kidnapping charges started Wednesday near Grande Ronde and ended up two hours and 70 miles later north of Yachats after several attempts to disable her car and a police “box in” maneuver. Corienne A. Meyer, 40, of Ward, Colo. is in the Lincoln County Jail on 11 counts

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown gets pushback from Republicans and business groups over plan to require showing vaccination cards

May 26, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown is getting blowback from political opponents who are leveraging the actions of her allies in an attempt to derail a new state policy requiring Oregon residents to show proof of vaccination at some venues and businesses with more relaxed COVID-19 rules. Brown had announced the new policy earlier this month as

Agencies name 20 Oregon beaches to be monitored this summer for bacteria

May 26, 2021

Five beaches in Lincoln County are among the 20 to be monitored for bacterial issues by two state agencies this summer and fall. The beaches monitored by the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Environmental Quality includes some of the most frequently visited beaches in Oregon. They also include beaches where the agencies have has found bacteria present, or beaches

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 26: 399 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 27,555 vaccinations, 11 more deaths

May 26, 2021

Oregon reports 399 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,639, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 399 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

Yachats chamber and visitor center once again under the same roof in downtown as they resume working together

May 26, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com When visitors want information about Yachats, where should they go — to the Chamber of Commerce or the Visitor Center? “Yes” is the answer, now that the two groups have once again joined forces downtown. Thanks to an ad hoc joint venture between the chamber and the city’s marketing contractor/consultant, the cozy storefront in the C&K

Lincoln County commissioners miss June 1 deadline for new short-term rental regulations, extend license moratorium for another 6 months

May 25, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A 14-month-old moratorium on issuing new short-term rental licenses in unincorporated areas of Lincoln County has again been extended, this time for six months. Approved by county commissioners Monday, the extension to Nov. 30 means they blew through a self-imposed June 1 deadline to settle a contentious 2-year-old debate over proliferating vacation rentals in unincorporated neighborhoods. County

Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, May 25: 424 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 25,851 vaccinations, 4 more deaths

May 25, 2021

Oregon reports 424 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,628, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 424 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total

Toledo woman dies in Monday morning crash on Highway 20

May 25, 2021

A 29-year-old Toledo woman headed to work in Newport was killed Monday when a driver lost control of his truck, crossed into the westbound lane and collided with her small car. Oregon State Police said Kayla Rhoades of Toledo died when the Ford F250 truck towing a 16-foot enclosed trailer collided with her Ford Fiesta on Oregon Highway 20 three

OSU will hold in-person event for 2020 and 2021 grads before virtual commencement

May 24, 2021

Oregon State University will hold an in-person celebratory event June 11 for 2020 and 2021 Corvallis campus graduates, the day before the university holds its formal virtual 2021 commencement ceremony. “Many of our graduates have asked for the chance to celebrate commencement in person with their peers,” said Becky Johnson, OSU’s interim president. “This opportunity to celebrate in person is now possible