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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Some 124 workers at Pacific Seafood’s five processing plants in Newport have tested positive for COVID-19, the company announced Sunday, making it by far the largest single public workplace outbreak in Oregon since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In announcing the results of tests, the company said its five Newport facilities would remain closed until

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Shut for 10 weeks, the owners of the Adobe Motel and Restaurant used it as an opportunity to replace headboards and beds in its 110 rooms and get ready to host guests under new coronavirus restrictions. Just down the road, the owners of LeRoy’s Blue Whale cleaned and repaired kitchen equipment, ungraded electrical, regrouted tile and fixed

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com “Oh, you get to work in your pajamas.” “You’re so lucky; you can set your own hours.” “It must be great to be your own boss.” The remote workers who call Yachats home — whether they call themselves freelancers, independent contractors or consultants — are used to remarks like these. They also know that while some myths

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County residents can now eat in a restaurant, get a haircut, buy books or art and go to the gym after eight weeks of state restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that 31 of Oregon’s 36 counties – including Lincoln County — can take

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Because six people are running for Position 2 on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners the chance of a clear-cut winner emerging from the May 19 primary race is slim. If no one gets more than 50 percent of the May primary vote the county’s election rules require a November race between the top two finishers. Mail

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The mid-term resignation of Lincoln County’s district attorney last fall and the governor’s replacement appointment in January has resulted in a vigorous and acrimonious race in the May primary election. The contest to see who becomes Lincoln County’s top criminal justice official is the most heated local political race in the May 19 election. Unable to

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com They’ve gone online. They’ve taken phone calls and met customers at their shops. They’ve applied for federal and state loans, local aid and are working with their landlords as they’ve become more nimble in adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and visitors to the Oregon coast. But with many lacking deep pockets, owners of the small

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Hundreds of small Oregon coast business owners, forced to close their doors four weeks ago due to coronavirus mandates, are waking each day to the grim realization that they may never reopen. Many are hoping that what scant money is available through government programs may help, at least in the short term. Others are wondering if