YACHATS — Guests at some local hotels and vacation rentals will soon get a water conservation message, thanks to efforts by a church committee and the Yachats Homeschool Group. […]
With little fanfare, Lincoln County will have a top, official administrator Monday for the first time in its history
NEWPORT – Lincoln County has its first county administrator – an economic development expert from Federal Way, Wash. who starts Monday following a 10-month search. Tim Johnson has been the […]
Lincoln County offering vaccination clinic Friday at fairgrounds
NEWPORT – Lincoln County Public Health is re-opening its mass vaccination clinic at the county fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday to offer first, second and both booster […]
Florence woman killed Tuesday while walking on Interstate 5
ROSEBURG – A 24-year-old Florence woman was killed about 5:40 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 5 north of Roseburg when she was struck by a utility truck as she walked in […]
City of Waldport issuing fines of $5,500 a day to owners of wrecking yard that continues operating despite stop order
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is fining the owners of properties used as a wrecking yard $5,500 a day for violating a variety of city […]
Eastern Oregon county had highest Covid-19 death rate on West Coast, despite Oregon’s overall low fatalities
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Harney County in eastern Oregon had the highest Covid death rate on the West Coast, according to a report published on Monday. A Poor People’s […]
Rise in nonaffiliated voters — now largest bloc in the state — spurs push to open Oregon primaries
Candidates and their families watch names scroll across three large screens in the Oregon House chamber on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Yachats-area rainfall measured in March was all over the map
March rainfall in the Yachats area was all over the map – literally. Rain measurements in the city were very average for the month, with the “official” rain gauge at […]
Thousands gather in Keizer on Friday and Saturday for Reawaken America rally, protests
By WHITNEY WOODWORTH/Salem Statesman-Journal KEIZER — Thousands of people filled standing-room-only tents at the Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer Friday and Saturday to hear from election and COVID-19 conspiracy theorists, Christian […]
Legislative tweak to community college scholarship program designs to help more low-income students
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A scholarship to help Oregon high school seniors pay for community college that had unintentionally been sending the largest grants to students with […]