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The Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College has named a Lincoln County native its new director. Gregory Price of The Dalles is taking the reins at its business advisory center from Dave Price, the college’s vice president of engagement. The two men are not related. The new director grew up in Depoe Bay and graduated from Taft

NEWPORT — A Lincoln County grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old Waldport resident on charges of raping a minor in early January. Devan L. LeGrand is in Lincoln County Jail on $250,000 bond after his arrest last week on charges of first-degree rape, second-degree sexual abuse and third-degree rape. The indictment returned Tuesday additionally charges him with furnishing alcohol to

A Keizer man is suing the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and a deputy for $450,000, alleging the deputy made a reckless U-turn that resulted in a collision and injured him two years ago. In a four-page complaint filed Friday in Lincoln County Circuit Court, Lonny Ramos of Keizer claims the sheriff’s office and a deputy negligently caused injuries to his

The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed $131,634 to 28 organizations last week as part of its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups. Twelve of the groups – including YachatsNews – are from Lincoln County. The largest grant — $20,000 – went to Oregon Coast Council for the Arts for acoustic upgrades and redesign of backstage areas of the Newport Performing

SILETZ — Marita “Selene” Rilatos, Alfred “Buddy” Lane IV and Loraine Butler, all of Siletz, were elected to the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in elections held Saturday and were sworn in Sunday at the tribal administration office. Rilatos was re-elected with 345 votes, Lane was elected with 281 votes and Butler was re-elected with 259

WALDPORT — Filing taxes can be costly, but it doesn’t need to be because of some free options. AARP volunteers are offering free tax preparation again this year from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Waldport Community Center. People using the service need to show their photo identification and a Social Security card. In addition to AARP’ service,

WALDPORT— A Waldport man is jailed on $250,000 bond after he was arrested on his bicycle along the Alsea Highway last weekend in possession of a Taser following an alleged domestic assault. Jonathan Vineyard, 25, was arraigned Monday on two felony charges — strangulation constituting domestic violence and first-degree criminal mischief — as well as three misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree

YACHATS – The Valentine’s Day Ceremony of Renewal and Commitment, which has been held 24 of the last 26 years, is on again for Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Yachats Community Presbyterian Church. It is the second year the Presbyterian church has offered its sanctuary for the event. The museum began holding vow renewals in 1996 but was unable during 2020

NEWPORT — Samaritan Health Services is hosting a free wellness seminar, “Faith, Hope and Love,” exploring how lives with purpose and meaning can be powerful tools for better health. It will be facilitated by Dean Shrock of Yachats from 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 22, at the Center for Health Education in Newport. Schrock’s talk will explore how people need to feel

YACHATS – Whether the first month of 2023 was “ho hum” or wetter than normal all depends on where you live. Six YachatsNews weather watchers recorded between 9.36 and 18.10 inches of rain in January – but the difference reflects where the measurements were taken. The city of Yachats’ “official” weather gauge at the wastewater treatment plant in downtown Yachats