By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews With the pandemic over and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport back to regular operations, the four-year-old facility is proving stunningly popular with record numbers of […]
There’s no Bronny James in these parts, but Yachats — and maybe Waldport soon — is installing defibrillators around town
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews When – not if – someone in the Yachats Commons has a cardiac arrest they now have a better chance at survival thanks to a recently-installed […]
Threatened snowy plovers having a very successful nesting season — so far — on the central Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Lincoln County’s narrow beaches can make life difficult for western snowy plovers, those diminutive, long-endangered birds that nest in small crevices along the sand. Take last […]
Kotek celebrates new housing laws but says more work needs to be done; stays mum on self-service gas legislation
Gov. Tina Kotek signs housing bills in Salem on Thursday. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Legislature made progress this year on addressing the state’s housing crisis […]
Lincoln County racing to open its first emergency homeless shelters by October, but faces hurdles with staffing, locations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials are on an aggressive timeline to set up a winter emergency shelter program for the homeless within the next two months, seeking someone […]
Hikers find body Tuesday in remote campsite along Yachats River
YACHATS – Lincoln County Search & Rescue crews recovered the body Tuesday of a person found by hikers in a remote campsite along the Yachats River. In a news release, […]
Waldport-based hiking group aims to get people together to socialize and explore the many coastal trails
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY WALDPORT — Part of what lures people to the Oregon coast is the bounty of recreational opportunities. Both water and land based activities […]
Newport library offering a full day of activities Saturday ranging from “human” books to music to authors
By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — A truly event-full day is happening at the Newport Public Library on Saturday, July 29, where you can enjoy music at Literacy Park, […]
Voters in Yachats fire district will be asked in November to renew 61-cent tax levy
YACHATS — One year after approving a new, larger tax levy for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District, voters in the district will get a chance to renew a second […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate continues slow decline in June
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate continues to decline slowly but is still significantly higher than the statewide or national rates. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lincoln County was 4.3 percent […]