A 78-year-old Newport woman was killed Saturday on Oregon Highway 138 about 12 miles east of Reedsport when she tried to avoid a large truck passing other cars but instead […]
Archives for 2024
Despite $34,000 increase in cost, Yachats goes ahead with installing delineators on south edge of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Installation of the long-awaited pedestrian-safety delineators along the west side of U.S. Highway 101 on the south edge of Yachats did not happen this […]
Surging and surprising numbers of coho salmon in upper Willamette system opens streams to fishing
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of […]
LCSO news release on man with air rifle walking home in Siletz
On Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 at about 6:09 p.m. Siletz residents called 911 to report adult male in his 20’s walking toward the Siletz Valley Charter School while holding a […]
US Forest Service puts seasonal hiring on hold, affecting hundreds of temporary Northwest jobs
By COURTNEY SHERWOOD/Oregon Public Broadcasting The U.S. Forest Service says it won’t be hiring temporary seasonal workers next summer, citing a tight budget for the coming year. The agency will […]
Yachats church’s Oktoberfest celebration is a chance to have fun, support aid programs
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Want to do good while having a barrel of a good time? Then roll out for the second annual Yachats Oktoberfest, which is brewing […]
Blowup at Lincoln County commission meeting highlights stark divisions over deflection, administrative work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Three elected law enforcement officials and three treatment providers blasted Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday for trying to make last-minute changes to months of their collaborative work […]
Yachats council OKs new water rate structure for businesses, vacation rentals to help fund long-term projects
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council voted Wednesday to raise water and sewer rates for commercial users – including vacation rentals – to plug a funding […]
District in line to get $1.2 million to install emergency generators at schools in Newport and Lincoln City
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Two Lincoln County schools are on pace to get significant funds to fortify them as community safety and shelter hubs in case of severe wildfires, earthquakes, […]
OHSU launches center to help Oregon hospitals track empty beds, surgeries and ambulances across the state
Dr. Matthias Merkel, OHSU senior associate chief medical officer for capacity management and patient flow, and Stephanie Gilliam, director of OHSU Mission Control, give a tour of the newly remodeled […]