By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews No one is confusing the economic and social importance of Lincoln County’s farms with the sprawling tracts of land dominating Oregon agriculture in the Willamette Valley […]
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CCF&R and three other Lincoln County fire departments join Oregon strike force heading to LA wildfires
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Two Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue firefighters deployed Wednesday to help fight wildfires in Southern California. Central Coast firefighters John Townley and Shi […]
Adam Shanks sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff, following 37-year path of Curtis Landers
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – There’s a new sheriff in town. Adam Shanks was sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff Monday by presiding circuit court judge Sheryl Bachart, […]
Yachats Lions Club lowers price and returns to all-you-can-eat format for annual crab feed
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats Lions Club has cracking good news for crab lovers — its popular annual feed is returning with a lower price and a […]
Newport studies major changes to Highway 101 to revitalize city center for businesses, residents and tourists
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News The city of Newport is hoping to revitalize its city center over the next several years. “Newport’s city center needs help,” says a consultant’s report […]
Innovative seafood lab, tourist association and Siletz tribe return salmon to Food Share of Lincoln County
By LORI TOBIAS/For YachatsNews For 10 years, Food Share of Lincoln County processed and distributed hatchery salmon to community food pantries all along the coast, sharing about 2,000 pounds of […]
Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians voted in November’s general election compared with 2020
By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting and YachatsNews Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians overall voted in this presidential election compared to the last one. About 75 percent of registered […]
Philomath mill finds a growing niche by specializing in hardwoods that others don’t want to deal with
By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News Brad Mehl and Terry Haddix walk the grounds of Patrick Lumber just west of Philomath to check on the construction progress of a new hardwood […]
Investigators work to unravel two shooting deaths, one by police, on remote Five Rivers farm
By YACHATSNEWS FIVE RIVERS – A team of police investigators from Lane County is trying to sort out two shooting deaths Thursday night and Friday on a remote farm […]
Happy holidays: YachatsNews and its staff are taking a bit of a break until Jan. 3
To our readers: YachatsNews is going to take a break from daily news gathering chores from Monday, Dec. 23 until Friday, Jan. 3 to celebrate the holidays and […]