If a background check this week doesn’t turn up any issues, Lee Elliott of Texarkana, Texas will become Yachats’ interim city manager on Thursday, March 18. The Yachats City Council […]
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Lincoln County rose to 8.1 percent in January, up from 7.7 percent in December, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The statewide unemployment rate […]
Oregon State University announced Wednesday that it is planning for a more traditional fall term, anticipating predominantly in-person instruction and on-site university services and programs at all its campuses, including […]
Measured rainfall in Yachats was slightly above normal in February, but the number of days resulted in just a wet, dreary month, according to records from the city and weather […]
The Lincoln County School District has received a $70,000 grant from a foundation affiliated with the Safeway supermarket chain to create emergency food pantries at the district’s 13 schools. The […]
A screen image of an Oregon Health Authority ad promoting social distancing that was removed from YouTube. By Christina Kempster | KGW NEWPORT — The Oregon Health Authority has pulled […]
By the Eugene Register-Guard State officials have fined a second Florence restaurant more than $18,000 for three violations of guidelines meant to protect employees from COVID-19. Oregon Occupational Safety and […]
By The Associated Press FLORENCE — The state of Oregon has fined a Florence restaurant nearly $18,000 for willfully exposing workers to COVID-19 after an investigation in which officials say compliance officers […]
Judge Sheryl Bachart will become the presiding judge of the Lincoln County Circuit Court on Monday, following the retirement of current presiding Judge Thomas Branford. Bachart’s appointment was made by […]
Two earthquakes rumbled deep off the Oregon coast Saturday afternoon, registering magnitudes of 4.9 and 5.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS categorizes earthquakes of that scale as […]
