Lincoln County Building Permits — October 2020

November 1, 2020

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2020 ELECTION ROUNDUP: Voter turnout in Lincoln County hits more than 60 percent, should go above 80 percent by Tuesday night

October 29, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Voters in Lincoln County – especially those affiliated with a political party – know how to do it. So far. As of Thursday night, 60.4 percent of Lincoln County’s 38,445 registered voters had returned their Nov. 3 general election ballots, according to daily tallies generated by the Oregon Secretary of

Race for mayor of Yachats pits first-term incumbent seeking to finish his work opposed by council member who often questions process, challenges decisions

October 22, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com John Moore is seeking re-election as Yachats mayor because he wants to complete projects that the city has under way. Leslie Vaaler thinks many of those projects need a closer look. That’s why over the past two years Moore and Vaaler have often been on opposite sides of 3-2 votes on everything from the city

Gerry and Roy Foss of Yaquina Nursery have spent decades growing cacti, succulents and love up Yachats River Road

October 8, 2020

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com No cellphone service. No cash machine. No bar-coded price stickers. No asphalt parking lot. At first glance, it might seem that the Yaquina Nursery is notable for its lack of modern retail features. But by the time you cruise the 10-mile drive up Yachats River Road from U.S, Highway 101, you’re primed for the green serenity

Lincoln County Building Permits — September 2020

October 6, 2020

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THE KELLY DISNEY COLD CASE: Four decades after the 17-year-old disappeared in Newport, her family still pushes for help and investigators still press for answers

October 1, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Angela Dodds wants people to remember her sister. So in late July, Dodds and family members staked out 200 signs along U.S. Highway 101 and Highway 20 in Lincoln County and handed out 2,000 posters. The message was simple: “Justice for Kelly Disney. 36-year-old murder case.” The date the signs went up is significant for Dodds

Oregon Coast Community College starts new academic year Monday with unprecedented challenges but big resolve to overcome them

September 24, 2020

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Birgitte Ryslinge doesn’t mince words explaining the extraordinary challenges facing Oregon Coast Community College as one of the state’s smallest and newest post-secondary educational facilities prepares to open a new school year. Ryslinge, now in her sixth year as president of the Newport-based college, cites pandemic-related budget shortfalls, administrative salary freezes and proposed tuition increases before adding,

Residents say hundreds of homes lost in two fires burning east of Lincoln City; firefighters hope better weather helps them battle two blazes Thursday

September 8, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The two fires burning along Oregon Highway 18 east of Lincoln City doubled in size to 2,400 acres Wednesday and reached the north edge of the city, but fire crews hope Thursday to begin attacking the blaze as weather improves and they finish evacuating people from homes in the fire’s path. There are just 100 firefighters —

Lincoln County Building Permits — August 2020

September 6, 2020

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Testing Yachats’ and Lincoln County sewers for coronavirus is helping develop an early warning system to fight COVID-19 throughout Oregon

August 27, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com During four days in mid-July someone – maybe just one visitor or two – used the toilet in their vacation rental or motel room in Yachats. They carried the coronavirus. But then they left town — and took the virus with them. Public health officials know that because since June a research team from Oregon State