By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s top elected officials pledged to spend millions of dollars on winter road maintenance after dire warnings from the state Department of Transportation […]
Coastal band will perform holiday concert Saturday in Yachats
YACHATS — The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble will offer its annual holiday band concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Yachats Commons. The program will include both religious […]
Lincoln County adds Sunday bus service between Yachats, Waldport and Newport; restores Saturday trips to Toledo
For the first time Lincoln County is offering Sunday bus service between Yachats, Waldport and its transit hub in Newport as well as between Siletz and Newport. The Lincoln […]
Waldport woman due in court Dec. 11 following Nov. 24 highway crash
WALDPORT — A 66-year-old Waldport woman is due in Lincoln County circuit court Dec. 11 to be arraigned on five felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a Nov. 24 crash […]
Yachats’ new city manager believes her “can-do” spirit and work ethic will bring stability to position plagued by turnover
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews When December dawns the slippery reins of Yachats city manager will fall into the capable but untested hands of Waldport native Bobbi Price who credits her […]
Coastal cities scrambling to examine — or close — their trails following Oregon Appeals Court decision in Newport case
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A lawsuit against the city of Newport has caused a ripple effect across Oregon that has municipalities checking their hole card to decide whether they want […]
Fired COCF&R captain reaches $400,000 settlement with district’s insurance carrier over his 2018 dismissal
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – A former Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue firefighter fired in 2018 by a disgraced former chief has won a $400,000 settlement from the district’s […]
Lincoln County moves into new, permanent winter homeless shelter in downtown Newport this week
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – One month earlier than expected, Lincoln County has moved its first all-weather winter homeless shelter into a 4,000-square foot building one block off U.S. […]
Oregon Secretary of State Griffin-Valade says she won’t block Trump from May’s primary ballot
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade won’t bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on primary ballots despite an ongoing pressure campaign, she […]
Lincoln County promotes assistant to emergency manager position
NEWPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers has appointed Samantha Buckley as the new county’s emergency manager. Buckley has been an assistant in the emergency management department for four years. […]