Want to help expand local news coverage? YachatsNews begins October fundraising campaign

October 4, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YachatsNews is asking for your financial help this month to continue expanding its free, reader-supported news coverage in Lincoln County. This request is an outgrowth of our yearly local fundraising campaign in June which focused on larger, one-time personal donations and grants from Oregon foundations. During October we’re asking our readers – especially those in the

League of Women Voters hosting in-person/online candidate fair Thursday

October 3, 2024

The Lincoln County League of Women Voters and Oregon Coast Community College are co-sponsoring a local candidate forum from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the college’s campus in Newport. League president Jean Cowan will serve as moderator. The evening will begin with a candidate “meet and greet” from 5:30-6:00 p.m., followed by the first hour highlighting races for the

Across Oregon and in Lincoln County, most public school students still struggling on key subjects

October 3, 2024

ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Students in Lincoln County School District and around Oregon are still struggling to regain ground in their grasp of key subjects three years after returning to normal school routines following the Covid pandemic. Results released by the state Wednesday from statewide assessment tests in English language arts, math and science last spring

City of Yachats begins variety of new and expanded communication efforts for residents, visitors

October 3, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Staying current with all things Yachats is getting easier as the city steps up its communication efforts with increased offerings and stylish new publication designs and colors. Spearheading efforts to satisfy the information appetite of locals and visitors while also appealing to a broader audience is city manager Bobbi Price, who collaborated with Brett

Lincoln County’s drug deflection coordinator will be in DA’s office, but program not starting until at least November

October 3, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews An 11th-hour roadblock to getting a new Lincoln County drug possession deflection program up and running has been cleared and is now only a speed bump away from the on-ramp to implementation. Hiring a coordinator to oversee and manage the program is all that stands between arresting and sending people to jail for possession of small

Oregon Department of Forestry struggles to recover more than $24 million from people responsible for wildfires

October 3, 2024

The Holiday Fire in 2020 near Eugene burned more than 173,000 acres and was one of the largest wildfires in Oregon history. The Oregon Department of Forestry is still waiting on the U.S. Forest Service to finish its part of investigating any responsible parties in the wildfire so both agencies can pursue any rightful reimbursement for the costs of putting

Lincoln County commission chair working from home following harassment allegations in Sept. 18 meeting

October 3, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Lincoln County commission chair Casey Miller has been restricted to working from home after an allegation he harassed and bullied county employees. Miller was notified of the allegations the day after speaking out at the board’s Sept. 18 meeting when he expressed frustration about being left out of discussions with commissioners and county legal

Springfield-based timber company plans $120 million expansion, will add 100 jobs

October 3, 2024

By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News An Oregon timber company plans to spend around $120 million to expand its manufacturing site in Springfield. Rosboro was founded in Springfield in 1939. Today, it claims to be the largest producer of glue-laminated timber products in North America. Now, the company said it will construct two new mills on its Springfield campus, and expand its

Trail runners racing around Yachats, Cape Perpetua this weekend

October 3, 2024

YACHATS – Prepare and watch out for lots of long-distance runners hitting the trails around Yachats and Cape Perpetua this weekend. Hundreds of runners are in Yachats Saturday and Sunday participating in the third and final race in the Oregon Coast trail series sponsored by Daybreak Racing of Hillsboro, which has organized the event since 2022. From 2014-21 the

County OKs new legal description of road it wants to give to Yachats

October 3, 2024

Lincoln County’s years-long attempt to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats cleared a small but key hurdle Wednesday when county commissioners held a brief hearing to approve a new legal description and boundaries for a short section of the road. The hearing was a continuation of one from August, when an Oregon State Parks official showed