Regular users of the upper three miles of Yachats River Road need to prepare for some traffic interruptions beginning Tuesday, Sept. 14. Road & Driveway of Newport, under a $532,000 […]
News Briefs
Eugene police arrest Waldport woman on accusations of selling fake gold bars
EUGENE — Police detectives arrested a Waldport woman on charges of first-degree aggravated theft Thursday for trying to sell fake gold bars to a Eugene man. Amanda L. Bryant, 37, […]
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed person Wednesday near South Beach
NEWPORT – A person who threatened Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies with a rifle in the South Beach area was shot and wounded Wednesday and was flown to Good Samaritan Regional […]
There was a bit of rain in August, but still just half of a normally dry month
There’s not much rainfall in the Yachats area in August, of course, but what little there was last month was below even the monthly average for the past 10 years. […]
Rise in COVID-19 cases means cuts again for all-volunteer Yachats library
The new wave of Delta variant COVID cases in Lincoln County has claimed another victim — the expanded “open” hours at the Yachats Public Library. The all-volunteer library will still […]
Guardrails and walking path markers go up along Ocean View Drive in Yachats
New guardrails were installed along a five-block stretch of Ocean View Drive in Yachats this week and many of the 150 markers separating the 804 Trail from the street […]
Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City will remain closed for at least another week
LINCOLN CITY — After closing two weeks ago because of COVID-19 cases among its staff and hoping to reopen Thursday, Chinook Winds Casino and Resort has announced it will remain […]
OSU’s Sea Grant director leaving for job at the National Science Foundation
CORVALLIS – Shelby Walker, director of Oregon Sea Grant, the Oregon State University-based marine research, outreach, education and communication program, has been appointed to a senior leadership position within the National […]
Lincoln County’s jobless rate for July is 7.2 percent, 2 points higher than Oregon’s average
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in July, a slight drop from June’s rate of 7.6 percent – but a full 2 percentage points higher than Oregon’s […]
Fire early Wednesday destroys Dairy Queen restaurant in Florence
FLORENCE – The popular Dairy Queen restaurant at the north end of the Siuslaw River bridge is a total loss after catching fire Wednesday. Firefighters arrived to the restaurant on […]