By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews After more than a year of legal wrangling, some decisions may be coming this summer on the legality of Lincoln County’s short-term rental regulations in […]
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Central Coast fire board hires investigator to examine allegations surrounding chief’s response to accident involving wife
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board voted during a special meeting last week to hire an outside investigator to sort out chief Jamie […]
SW Lincoln Water district embarks on more than $6 million in pipe, valve upgrades with grants, loans, and rate increase
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The growing special service district that provides water to 1,400 customers from Yachats to south Waldport is embarking on more than $6 million in infrastructure projects […]
Want to pump your own gasoline? Like it or not, for the first time in 72 years Lincoln County residents have a choice
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Sometime Friday, for the first time in 72 years, Lincoln County residents can drive into a service station, jump out and pump their own gasoline. Or […]
Siletz tribe’s new cultural center and museum will open doors to all about its history, culture and language
By OREGON ARTSWATCH It was a moment long overdue when the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians broke ground this year for the Cultural Center and Museum. While a formal […]
Judge orders forfeiture and sale of Yaquina Bay Communications property in Newport to satisfy bank debts
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A Lincoln County judge has ordered the forfeiture and sheriff’s sale of the Newport headquarters and property of six local radio stations to satisfy unpaid bank […]
Is a drug and alcohol rehab facility a good fit for Bayshore? More than 100 residents say “no” during special HOA meeting Wednesday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews BAYSHORE – A Colorado company considering buying the Alsi Resort and transforming it into a drug rehabilitation facility ran into a united wall of “not in […]
Samaritan’s two Lincoln County hospitals emerge from pandemic in strong financial shape, but face persistent staffing issues
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews With the pandemic over and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport back to regular operations, the four-year-old facility is proving stunningly popular with record numbers of […]
Lincoln County racing to open its first emergency homeless shelters by October, but faces hurdles with staffing, locations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials are on an aggressive timeline to set up a winter emergency shelter program for the homeless within the next two months, seeking someone […]
Voters in Yachats fire district will be asked in November to renew 61-cent tax levy
YACHATS — One year after approving a new, larger tax levy for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District, voters in the district will get a chance to renew a second […]