By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Public Health said Thursday that the county is being “overwhelmed” by new Covid-19 cases and urged residents to get a vaccine booster shot to […]
Funeral service is Tuesday for longtime Yaquina Nursery owner Roy Foss
YACHATS — Roy Edward Foss, known widely as co-owner of Yaquina Nursery on Yachats River Road, died Jan. 12. He was 86. With him at his death in Newport were […]
Siletz Tribe names Kurtis Barker as its new general manager
SILETZ — Kurtis Barker, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, has been named the new general manager of the Siletz Tribe, the tribe announced Wednesday. His first […]
It was mostly smaller Oregon school districts who used ‘emergency’ teachers to help fill staff shortages, state data shows
State data shows that districts around the state kept classrooms going with newly-licensed temporary teachers Big school districts in Oregon have not been issued many temporary emergency teaching licenses despite […]
Nonprofit executive who is also a Waldport council member re-emerges as finalist for Yachats city manager’s job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – A Waldport city councilor who is the head of a Lincoln and Tillamook county nonprofit is now the leading and lone candidate to become […]
Oregon gets a new Supreme Court justice, the first from outside the Willamette Valley
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday picked appeals court Judge Roger DeHoog as her sixth appointment to the Oregon Supreme Court, and the only one from […]
Citing Covid-19 concerns, Newport chamber cancels seafood and wine festival
NEWPORT — “Long Time No Sea” was intended to be the theme of the 2022 Newport Seafood & Wine Festival next month, but fans of the big event will have […]
New OSU study on steelhead hatcheries suggest rearing changes that can make them more like wild fish
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Hatchery-raised steelhead have offspring that are good at gaining size under hatchery conditions but don’t survive as well in streams as steelhead whose parents […]
Far-right rally scheduled in April moves from Redmond to Salem amid pandemic rule controversy
By BRENNA VISSER/Oregon Capital Bureau A controversial conservative conference called the Reawaken America Tour scheduled for the beginning of April in Redmond has been canceled and moved to Salem. The […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Jan. 14-17
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22011298 01/14/2022 19:15 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Injury Location 229, Mile post 26 26 NB, Lincoln OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: A Mini Cooper was being […]