The limit on vacation rental licenses was never intended as an “all or nothing decision.” This was, and is, a work in progress. The challenge will be to review the […]
Yachats budget committee sends 2020-21 plan to City Council, but not without concerns over revenue and spending
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It took more than seven hours over two days of online meetings, but the Yachats Budget Committee last week finished work on the city’s proposed spending […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for May 29-31
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20144200 05/29/2020 16:11 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 18 HWY, Mile post 7, Lincoln Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 05/29/20 at approximately 4:05 PM, a three-vehicle […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, May 31
PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 153, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 58 […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, May 30
Oregon reports 55 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 153, the […]
Coast Guard rescues seven people from cliff near Agate Beach on Friday
AGATE BEACH, Ore. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued three adults and four children from the cliffs Friday south of Yaquina Head near Agate Beach. The seven people […]
‘Back to school’ still a big question mark in Oregon; K-12 start date coming within two weeks
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Abnormal is the new normal for thousands of students from kindergarten to PhD programs in Oregon during the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers were told Friday. […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, May 29; Lincoln County adds two “presumptive” cases
Oregon reports 48 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 151, the Oregon […]
Waldport man wanted for two weeks arrested after long chase Thursday, now faces 18 charges
After nearly two weeks on the run, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 48-year-old Waldport man on kidnapping and 17 other charges following a chase Thursday. Richard D. Leach is […]
Betty Bahn, Yachats, Nov. 8, 1939 – May 15, 2020
Betty Eileen Axley Bahn died on May 15, 2020, in her beloved hometown of Yachats after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80 years old and as always in […]