Lincoln County commissioners have scheduled the first of two planned workshops to hear comments on proposals to change regulations on nearly 600 vacation rentals in unincorporated county. The online […]
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Surprise! Lincoln County stays in “high risk” COVID-19 category, keeping restaurants open and some businesses operating
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County residents and businesses have dodged a coronavirus bullet. Four of them, to be exact. The county was notified Monday that it will stay in […]
Percentage of Lincoln County ballots rejected for technical issues declined for November’s general election
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Issues with mail ballots were miniscule for the November general election in Lincoln County and across Oregon. The number ballots rejected in Lincoln County because of […]
Yachats City Council begins new year with marathon meeting, new members and a return to long-running issues on staffing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council kicked off the new year Thursday with a nearly four-hour meeting, swearing in three new members, deciding on a timetable for appointing […]
Depending on where you live and how you measure, Yachats’ yearly rainfall in 2020 was a lot or a little below average
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It’s a good thing that Adam Altson is a morning person. Every day at 7 a.m. the Yachats resident goes out to measure rainfall for the […]
Yachats’ city manager is a finalist for similar position in Willamette Valley community of Carlton
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Manager Shannon Beaucaire is one of four finalists to become the city manager in Carlton, a small city in the wine region of Yamhill County. […]
Lincoln County’s health agency and Pacific West Ambulance get their first shipments of the new Moderna vaccine
From YachatsNews.com and Oregon Public Broadcasting Lincoln County Public Health and a Newport-based ambulance service have received their first shipments of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and started administering […]
Lincoln County moves back to Oregon’s “high risk” category on Friday, allowing restaurants, bars, gyms and theaters to reopen once again
Lincoln County residents can dine in restaurants and bars again – if they feel comfortable – starting Friday. Unfortunately, they won’t be able to do that New Year’s Eve. […]
Annual Yachats New Year’s peace hike will involve individual rituals and online video because of COVID-19 precautions
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Like so many Yachats traditions, this season’s New Year’s Day Peace Hike won’t go on as planned — but it will take shape person by person […]
Newport hospital begins administering first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to employees, hopes to finish first round by Saturday
By Quinton Smith/YachatsNews.com Nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport began administering the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Lincoln County on Monday, giving shots to […]