By Oregon ArtsWatch YACHATS — World-renowned musicians will take the stage in Yachats this weekend to play Celtic music to sold-out crowds from all over Oregon and the […]
Governor names New Jersey doctor and health administrator to lead Oregon Health Authority
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Dr. Sejal Hathi, a New Jersey public health deputy commissioner, will be the next director of the Oregon Health Authority, taking over the […]
Lincoln County sheriff, other law enforcement officials tell legislators Monday they need help with drug epidemic
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Police officers lack the tools they need to help drug addicts enter treatment to help them kick the habit, Oregon law enforcement […]
Chief Donald “Doc” Slyter of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw tribes dies Saturday of cancer
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Revered for his passion and commitment to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw – Chief Donald ‘Doc’ Slyter, who also served as a […]
State police seek information on shot elk left to waste near Alsea
OSP Fish and Wildlife Requests Public Assistance Cow elk left to waste near the border of Benton and Lincoln Counties ALSEA, Ore. 06 Nov. 2023 – The Oregon State Police Fish […]
Ports in Newport, Astoria and North Bend receive $36.5 million in infrastructure funds
Ports in Newport, Astoria and North Bend are getting a total of $36.5 million as part of a national distribution of $662 million from a port infrastructure program managed by […]
A ride-a-long with a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy in Waldport illustrates why no day is a typical day
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The phone calls to 9-1-1 reporting a man walking around with a rifle and stopping to aim at people’s houses came in while Lincoln County Sheriff’s […]
Soil tests for Yachats library project throw a monkey wrench into $1 million expansion plans
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The plan all along had been to renovate and expand the 50-year-old Yachats Library on West Seventh Street with a $1.09 million makeover. But […]
Yachats council asks staff to develop homeless camping ordinance so it can begin some type of enforcement
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Getting an ordinance on the books to addresses homeless camping in Yachats moved forward Thursday with a request by the city council that staff […]
Five hour standoff in Lincoln City ends peacefully Wednesday
SUSPECT SURRENDERS PEACEFULLY AFTER HOURS-LONG STANDOFF News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: November 2nd, 2023 11:47 AM On Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at about 11:57 AM, Lincoln City […]