It’s time to consider running for office in Lincoln County – including filing for positions to appear on the primary election ballot in May. That was highlighted Tuesday when […]
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Lincoln County legislator and Republican counterpart looking for way to fund rural infrastructure projects
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau A Democrat from the Oregon coast and a Republican from southern Oregon are teaming up to devise a way for smaller communities to draw […]
Bicksler’s bench gives stylish makeover to a Yachats Post Office fixture, and colorful memorial to flamboyant citizen
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Hiking boots and flannel shirts often define Yachats chic, but one sophisticated lady declined to take that trend sitting down. Joni Bicksler held court […]
Yachats Lions Club’s annual fundraising crab feed Saturday is a “very big party for everybody”
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YAHATS — A highlight of Yachats’ winter season cracks open Saturday when the Yachats Lions Club’s annual Crab Feed takes place. Three seatings will accommodate crab-lovers […]
Central Lincoln PUD down to fewer than 100 without power as the rest of Lincoln County tries to work toward normal
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Much of Lincoln County headed toward normal Thursday as Central Lincoln Public Utility District crews finished restoring power to all but 76 customers, school resumed, lines […]
Newport assisted living center without power calls on emergency providers, families to safely move residents
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – After squeaking through the night of generator power with limited light and no television, the residents of Oceanview Senior Living in north Newport packed […]
Without power for days, community of Depoe Bay pulls together with help of neighbors, city and fire department
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews DEPOE BAY – With no electricity and every business in town closed, Depoe Bay resembled a ghost town Monday afternoon. But with sunny skies, a gentle breeze […]
Newport’s emergency shelter quickly set up Sunday and Monday for shivering residents, closes Tuesday evening
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – It was all hands on deck at the Newport Recreation Center on Sunday after powerful winds out of the east Saturday felled trees that […]
Storm stories: Staying warm by the wood stove in Beverly Beach and clearing trees east of Newport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews It’s 52 degrees in the garage where Julie and Dennis Wehling have been holed up since Saturday. And that’s with the wood stove blazing. That’s better […]
One person’s view: Even for the prepared, there’s a bit of wistfulness when the light returns
By LORI TOBIAS/for YachatsNews NEWPORT — Friday afternoon, we’d arrived home from the Willamette Valley, where I’d had a doctor’s appointment. I’d watched weather reports for days, gauging the timing […]