By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews In the lone race for one of three seats on the Lincoln County board of commissioners the differences are clear – a five-term incumbent with a […]
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Incumbency and big lead in campaign cash gives Anderson path to Senate District 5 re-election
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The size and shape of a district covering several coastal counties has changed since the last time voters went to the polls in 2020, but the […]
Yachats council OKs offers of $77,000 and $75,000 to stop 20-acre clearcut just south of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With an independent timber appraisal in hand, the Yachats city council on Tuesday approved making offers totaling nearly $152,000 to stop an impending clearcut […]
Lincoln County property tax statements arriving soon; market value increases are less than last three years
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews It may not feel like it when you write the check, but property values in Lincoln County rose substantially less than they have the past three […]
Oregon elections officials close phone lines Thursday after a flood of Trump-related conspiracy calls
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s state elections office has shut down its phone lines for the day because of a deluge of threatening calls from out-of-state callers […]
Ukulele group donates defibrillators to city of Waldport, Cafe Chill, DaNoble House
WALDPORT — The Waldport Seashore Literacy ukulele group has donated three automated external defibrillators to the city of Waldport. The defibrillators, which cost $2,263 each, will be placed at city […]
Yachats’ 25th mushroom festival this weekend expected to draw 500 people to walks, talks, workshops
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The popular Yachats Mushroom Festival happens Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18-20 with special events popping up around town like, well, mushrooms after a rain. […]
Cougar wandering Newport bayfront Thursday dies during capture attempt
On Friday, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife officials issued a statement on the attempted cougar capture. You can read it here. NEWPORT — The cougar that caused consternation by […]
ODOT warns campaigners to keep signs away from highways
When it comes to the seemingly ubiquitous political signs now dotting the pre-election landscape, there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to place them. The wrong way, […]
$72,000 workforce grant will bring seafood training to five schools
Students at five coastal high schools will receive seafood-processing training this year thanks to a $72,000 grant awarded to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association from a state workforce development agency. […]