By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County has something else in the mail for you this week – your 2020 property tax bill. Just eight days after sending out general election […]
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Travel Oregon and its coastal affiliate seeking responses to pandemic-influenced tourism survey by end of the week
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The triple whammy of a health pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn and wind-whipped wildfires have exacted a heavy toll on the tourism dollars normally flowing to […]
Lincoln County first graders returned to classrooms Monday; second- and third-graders will join them in two weeks
Lincoln County first-graders are back in school, the first time they have been in class since March because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Second- and third-graders are next. On Monday, […]
In crowded, 5-way race for Yachats City Council, lines are clear on candidates’ view of how city is doing — and where it might go
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The lines are clearly drawn in the five-person race for two seats on the Yachats City Council – three candidates unhappy with how the council and […]
Waldport mayoral hopefuls target money, tourism, housing; three City Council seats up for grabs in Nov. 3 election
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — In addition to running for mayor, the two candidates for the Waldport post have something in common — they both see city finances as […]
Campaign to be Lincoln County’s third circuit judge pits governor’s appointee versus temporary judge not selected for the job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Another hotly-contested campaign involving Lincoln County’s legal community is again roiling the county courthouse in a general election […]
Oregon senate race covering Lincoln County and the coast draws two widely different candidates into expensive, high-profile contest
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The only Oregon State Senate district that encompasses solely the coast has burst into prominence as one of the […]
Waldport acquires the Alsea Bay interpretive center from the state, hoping it will lead to increased use of all its buildings
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The City of Waldport has a fortunate dilemma. Fortunate because it has acquired two highly visible buildings for a total price of $1. The dilemma comes […]
General election ballots coming soon to your mail box; elections and postal officials say after 20 years Oregon’s voting system is fine
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and JAKE THOMAS/The Salem Reporter Lincoln County has mailed out a record 39,065 ballots for the Nov. 3 election and voters should be receiving them Friday […]
Lincoln County sheriff, three police agencies and counseling center win grant to try a different approach to low-level offenders
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com For the fourth time in a year, police come across a troubled, occasionally homeless woman with a small amount of drugs. Should police cite her for possession […]