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News Briefs
Lincoln County adds 240 jobs in March, but unemployment rate stuck at 8 percent
Lincoln County added 240 jobs in March, but the area’s unemployment rate was stuck at 8 percent, among the highest in Oregon. The Oregon Employment Department on Tuesday said the […]
Lincoln County commissioners to see revised short-term rental proposals next month
Lincoln County commissioners will have a lot of work to do next month to meet a self-imposed deadline of June 1 to complete work on new short-term rental regulations. County […]
Lincoln County School District names top athletes in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country
By the Lincoln County School District When the Lincoln County School District and its four high schools — Waldport, Taft, Newport, and Toledo — made the decision to participate close […]
Authorities think debris that washed ashore Friday in Alsea Bay could be from SpaceX rocket
Now that’s an unusual beach combing discovery. Engineers are examining an object that washed ashore in Alsea Bay Friday afternoon to see if it could be debris from a SpaceX […]
Yachats Library reactivates its online reservation system and reopens two days a week for book and video pickup
The lessening of COVID-19 fears and the vaccinations of volunteers is leading to the partial reopening of the city of Yachats’ library on Wednesday. The facility has been closed […]
YYFAP board names Patricia Hettinger as its new executive director
Patricia Hettinger, who has been assistant director of the Yachats Youth and Family Activities program, has been named its new executive director. She replaces Alice Beck, who retired April 1 […]
Yachats chamber has a pallet of protective supplies to give away to local businesses
Do you have a Yachats-area business and need vinyl gloves to protect employees and customers? The Yachats Chamber has 14,000 of them. Need masks too? The chamber has 18,000. How […]
March rainfall around Yachats was below normal for third straight year
For the third consecutive year, March rainfall in the Yachats area was below normal for the past 10 years, according to six rain gauges around the area. March was also […]
Lincoln County School District superintendent schedules 9 “listening” sessions with staff, public
This could be interesting. Lincoln County School District Superintendent Karen Gray has scheduled nine online “listening” sessions with district employees and the public to hear comments about what went well […]