By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Voters in several small cities and unincorporated areas of Lincoln County will have a chance to decide whether to help keep library services going in the […]
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Who will become Lincoln County’s next district attorney? Wallace, Benfield have similar goals but different backgrounds
Lincoln County chief deputy district attorney Jenna Wallace, left, and Newport defense attorney Kathryn Benfield are seeking election as district attorney in the May primary. By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Jenna […]
Hall faces four challengers as she seeks sixth term as Lincoln County commissioner in May primary
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County voters have a wide array of choices – five to be exact — in the May primary to decide who occupies one of three […]
After rousing first community dance, Yachats group stages another Saturday in series of free musical gatherings
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — You don’t have to be in recovery to enjoy an alcohol-free dance party. That point was made emphatically last winter when almost 100 people […]
Bicyclists, blues, barbecue descend on Waldport (then Yachats) this weekend for first big party of the season
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews What has 1,400 tires, a smoky blues beat and the power to pedal big bucks to the central Oregon coast? That would be the Beach, Bike […]
It’s been a good season for Oregon’s Dungeness crab fleet with strong prices and four more months to go
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Oregon’s 2024-24 commercial Dungeness crab season is proving quite successful five months into the season. Fishermen have hauled in 23.8 million pounds of crab so far, […]
Central Oregon Coast fire board will survey district residents on possible station, equipment bond
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board will soon be asking district residents if they would support a bond ranging from $7 million […]
Yachats Ridge supporters again lobby Oregon Parks Commission to purchase, preserve its 1,100 acres
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Proponents of the preservation of Yachats Ridge lobbied the Oregon Parks & Recreation Commission on Wednesday to purchase the 1,100-acre property from two forest landowners. The […]
Gov. Tina Kotek won’t veto millions for Oregon cities — including Siletz — as she initially threatened
By LAUREN DRAKE/Oregon Public Broadasting Earlier this month, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said she was considering vetoing seven projects approved by the state Legislature this year. Kotek said she […]
Waldport and Yachats city councils considering sharing costs of expanded Lincoln County sheriff’s patrols
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Waldport and Yachats are considering a proposal to expand Lincoln County Sheriff’s coverage in the two cities by sharing costs and adding a third deputy to […]