Yachats got just over three inches of rain in March, the lowest total for that month in the last 10 years. Rainfall measured at the city’s wastewater treatment plant on […]
March rainfall in Yachats is lowest in 10 years
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News Briefs
Village ‘mixer’ April 5 offers chance to meet new people
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Even in a small community like Yachats it can be tough or awkward to meet people. That’s what inspired Patty Hodgins to start a “Village Mixer,” a twice-yearly event to […]
Newport hospital seeks patient advisers
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NEWPORT — Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital is seeking local residents to give it advice on how to improve care. Patient advisers are part of ongoing efforts to improve patient satisfaction, […]
Hospital moves nuclear medicine machine and staff to Newport
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NEWPORT — Nuclear medicine services will be offered at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital beginning Tuesday, April 2, after a transfer of equipment and staff from Lincoln City. The Lincoln City […]
Agencies ask beachgoers to help protect snowy plover nesting sites
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The Siuslaw National Forest and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department are urging beachgoers to help recovery of the threatened western snowy plover by respecting nesting areas and beach restrictions during […]
Painting of Yaquina Bay Bridge will cause some disruptions
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A project to paint part of the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport may cause some short delays or minor disruptions until October. Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation will […]
Waldport High students selling their tiny house
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Want a tiny house? Students at Waldport High School may have a deal for you. Students in the school’s manufacturing and fabrication class designed and then built the shell for […]
Lincoln County employment drops 60 more than expected in January
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Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment dropped by 60 more jobs than expected in January, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted employment rate in Lincoln County rose to 5.2 […]
Mishandled handgun lands Yachats man in jail
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 61-year-old Yachats man Wednesday, Feb. 27 on accusations he negligently fired a handgun with the bullet going into a neighbor’s house. No one was […]
Study illuminates job vacancies in Lincoln County
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A new employment study released Friday covering Lincoln County and four adjacent areas shows, once again, that the chances of landing a full-time job with higher pay increase with the […]
