By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to make it easier for housing developers to identify and build on the more than 3,500 acres of […]
Archives for March 2025
Local news of Lincoln County governments, communities and people are important — and that’s why we are expanding
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Wednesday morning, I attended a Lincoln County commission meeting then raced home to be able to testify remotely during an Oregon Senate committee hearing. Shayla Escudero, […]
Dave Baldwin is Yachats’ Renaissance Man — baseball, genetics, engineering, poetry and now big bold paintings
First in a three-part […]
Is a $10 monthly fee for street repairs a good idea? City of Yachats says it will go slow on the suggestion
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Over the next couple of months the city of Yachats will evaluate whether to tack on a $10 fee to monthly water bills to […]
41 years after Kelly Disney was killed, Lincoln County cold case investigators promise they won’t give up
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Assistance from FBI field agents and the agency’s behavorial analysis unit is helping two Lincoln County cold case investigators make progress on solving the killing of […]
Crews remove 90-year-old bronze bell from atop Little Log Church in most visible act of $370,000 renovation
By YachatsNews YACHATS – It was a delicate procedure for a construction crew – how to access and then lift a corroding, 90-year-old bronze bell Thursday from the roof […]
Rep. Hoyle’s staff set end-of-month meetings for in-person help
NEWPORT – Staff from the office of Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have begun regular once-a-month sessions for Lincoln County residents to get in-person help on issues with federal agencies. Hoyle’s […]
Legislation to give Oregon striking workers unemployment pay narrowly passes Senate on Thursday
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate […]
Lincoln City’s spring break Festival of Illusions brings back five of the top acts in its 13 year history
By Oregon Coast TODAY Are you feeling lucky? This year’s Festival of Illusions will be the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s 13th, and while some might not consider that number […]
Millions of herring make annual return to Yaquina Bay creating spectacular frenzy for sea lions, birds and fishermen
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT — One of nature’s epic shows visited Newport this past week as millions of Pacific herring made their annual stop in Yaquina Bay to spawn. […]