After 6-month makeover, Port of Alsea is ready to open its $3 million marina featuring new launch, boat slips, platforms and walkways

April 29, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The last concrete for the new boat launch has been poured and the parking lot is almost finished. Construction crews have finished tweaking the little things on the shiny new marina. And the Port of Alsea’s venture into retail is almost ready to reopen its doors. Port manager Roxie Cuellar is ready to christen her baby

Yachats, Lincoln County need broad discussion of housing crisis, not temporary fix

April 29, 2021

To the editor: This letter is in response to the April 22 YachatsNews story “Faced with hiring crisis, Yachats motel owner asks city to allow temporary RV park to help attract seasonal workers”. As a concerned citizen, I find the idea of moving forward with a “temporary” RV park rather short-sighted. Yachats, Lincoln County and the country as a whole

Landmark $5 million grant to Oregon Coast Aquarium will fund marine life rehab center and new “headwaters” feature

April 29, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com A $5 million grant from the Columbia Sportswear family will allow the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport to dramatically expand its marine life rehabilitation program and add new features about the freshwater origins of Oregon’s rivers. The funds come from The Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters, begun by the late Columbia founder Gert Boyle and her daughter,

Oregon House OKs gun storage bill Thursday combined with partial ban on public places; measure now returns to Senate

April 29, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon House, on a largely party-line vote, approved a bill that combines storage requirements for firearms with a narrower ban on guns in some public places. The 34-24 vote Thursday sends the revamped Senate Bill 554 back to the Senate, which can vote to accept the changes — and send it to Gov. Kate

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, April 29: 928 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 39,560 vaccinations, 1 more death

April 29, 2021

Oregon reports 928 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,491, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 928 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Legislation passes Oregon House to loosen restrictions on purchasing some cold medications

April 29, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon would no longer require a prescription for medicines containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine under a bill that has cleared the House. House Bill 2648 went to the Senate on a 54-4 vote on Wednesday. The requirement for a prescription was written into law in 2005, when people were buying medicines containing pseudoephedrine — a precursor

Starting Monday, Oregonians will be able to renew their driver’s licenses online

April 29, 2021

By Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon DMV officials have a very important message they say will save you time: Don’t go to the DMV. Starting next week, Oregonians who need to renew their driver’s licenses will be able to complete that transaction online and have a new ID mailed to them within 10 days or so. The change is effective May 5,

USGS records five earthquakes 200 miles west of Bandon early Thursday

April 29, 2021

Several moderate earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast west of Bandon early Thursday morning. Starting around 3:30 a.m., at least five quakes, ranging in magnitude from 4.4 to 5.3, hit in the same area about 180 miles off the coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of damage from any of the quakes and no tsunami

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, April 28: 888 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 40,769 vaccinations, 2 more deaths

April 28, 2021

Oregon reports 888 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 888 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, April 27: 740 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 28,212 vaccinations, 2 new deaths

April 27, 2021

Oregon reports 740 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,488, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 740 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total

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After 6-month makeover, Port of Alsea is ready to open its $3 million marina featuring new launch, boat slips, platforms and walkways

Yachats, Lincoln County need broad discussion of housing crisis, not temporary fix

Landmark $5 million grant to Oregon Coast Aquarium will fund marine life rehab center and new “headwaters” feature

Oregon House OKs gun storage bill Thursday combined with partial ban on public places; measure now returns to Senate

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, April 29: 928 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 39,560 vaccinations, 1 more death

Legislation passes Oregon House to loosen restrictions on purchasing some cold medications

Starting Monday, Oregonians will be able to renew their driver’s licenses online

USGS records five earthquakes 200 miles west of Bandon early Thursday

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, April 28: 888 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 40,769 vaccinations, 2 more deaths

Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, April 27: 740 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 28,212 vaccinations, 2 new deaths

Letters from readers

Commissioner clarifies stance on Veterans Service levy on Nov. 4 ballot

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Obituaries

Jon M. French of Waldport

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

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Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Yachats “open mic” night

Newport City Council work session and regular meeting

Southwest Lincoln Water People’s Utility District board

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