By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Neither overcast skies nor the occasional downpour of rain dampens the undercurrent of inspiration running through the 16-acre campus of Angell Job Corps north […]
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Lincoln County, other organizations increase effort to count all of the area’s homeless to gain support and funds
By YachatsNews and KATU-TV A small army of 100 volunteers from 27 organizations has completed Lincoln County’s most comprehensive count to date of the number of homeless in the […]
Lincoln County sheriff announces he will not seek re-election, throws support to his administrative lieutenant
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Curtis Landers, who started as a records and property clerk in the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office 37 years ago and rose to lead the agency for the […]
Although it has rental licenses available east of Highway 101, Lincoln County says it won’t issue them until all appeals end
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Jay Kay and Heidi Olsen of Poulsbo, Wash. would just like to use their 1½-year-old house between Yachats and Waldport as a vacation rental when they’re […]
Yachats’ post office furor seems to be dying down as patrons adjust to strictly enforced rules
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – When Yachats’ postmaster Chanda Kowitz left the position for undisclosed reasons at the beginning of the year a sudden and unwelcome change occurred — […]
Attendance at Newport Performing Arts Center nearly doubles in 2023 as audiences return to more offerings
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Yachats News NEWPORT – Performing arts are back. The number of people attending events at the Newport Performing Arts Center – after dwindling to nearly nothing […]
When the power goes out, solar systems can be an alternative — but expensive one — even on the Oregon coast
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews When thousands of other Lincoln County residents reached for flashlights and broke out camp stoves during the January ice storm and power outages, Lance and Rebecca […]
Mother of Waldport woman killed in Jan. 11 collision with Yachats ambulance plans wrongful death lawsuit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The mother of a young Waldport woman killed Jan. 11 in a collision with a Yachats ambulance has gone to court asking to be named as […]
Oregon and Lincoln County high schools maintain relatively high on-time 2023 graduation rates
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews Despite beginning high school during a global pandemic, Oregon’s class of 2023 maintained a relatively high on-time graduation rate, and some groups […]
After 10 years as Oregon Coast CC’s president, Birgitte Ryslinge announces September retirement
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Birgitte Ryslinge, who has been president of Oregon Coast Community College the past 10 years, announced Wednesday that she planned to retire by Sept. 30. Ryslinge, […]