By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Boats and divers from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and four other departments combed the Siletz River on Monday looking for a 2½-year-old boy missing since […]
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County reopens refurbished Newport winter shelter for homeless after five months of work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – With an “Are we ready? Let’s do this!” the staff at Lincoln County’s winter shelter for the homeless reopened Wednesday night for the first […]
District attorney rules December’s Five Rivers officer-involved shooting death was justified but “a tragedy for all involved”
Correction: An earlier version of this story used a photo of an Army National Guard member from Wyoming also named Tyler Holloway, but who is not the man killed […]
Seal Rock fire board member tries to mend fences with chief, but says “obsession” with Central Coast fire needs to end
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK – While there was still some mopping up to do after a contentious Seal Rock Fire District board meeting last month – making amends […]
Waldport family “Paying it forward with pizza” brings free food each Wednesday to Yachats Lions Hall
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS – The town’s newest pizzeria is open just one day a week and charges nothing — or whatever donation you can afford. It’s how a […]
Storm knocks out two main BPA power lines to the central coast Monday, power restored by late Tuesday
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Two Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines feeding electricity to much of the central Oregon coast went down in a wind and lightning storm Monday evening, plunging […]
Got eggs? Got cash? Supply and demand squeeze shoppers, bakers, restaurants — and growers
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Ever since Diana Buckley opened Café Chill in 2023, she’s done everything she can to keep the Waldport restaurant every bit as welcoming and laid-back as […]
Lincoln County commissioners agree to appoint Walter Chuck of Newport to open seat for 22 months
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Walter Chuck still has a few things to do before he’s sworn in as Lincoln County’s newest commissioner. Because the county commission gig is a full-time […]
After disagreements and delays, Lincoln County’s drug deflection program is now up and operating
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – The county’s nascent program to deflect drug users from jail and court into treatment is off to a slow start but law enforcement officials […]
School board puts $73 million building bond on May ballot that would replace expiring one
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Lincoln County School District will ask voters in May to approve a $73 million building bond that replaces one set to expire next year. The […]