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WALDPORT — Longtime City Council member Greg Holland was elected mayor Tuesday, easily defeating fellow council member Karun Virtue 882 to 379, according to late returns from the Lincoln County elections office. Holland, a retired attorney from Los Angeles, has lived in Waldport for 15 years and been on the City Council for 12 – but his term is

By JACKSON HOGAN and GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is simplifying the COVID-19 infection standards that schools must meet to get students back in the classroom for the first time since March, a change would could allow an estimated 130,000 students statewide back into classrooms in November. “We need to give Oregonians hope and encouragement,” Gov. Kate Brown

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After five years of sitting cold and empty, the city of Yachats’ 501 Building has new occupants – its own staff. City staff will finish the move Friday from the Yachats Commons, where they occupied 750 square feet of space and had recently spilled over into a nearby classroom. The 501 Building – now officially the

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Crabbers and fishermen using the Port of Alsea’s boat launch and dock are getting a three-week reprieve on its closure. The port will close the boat launch at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 rather than a previously scheduled closure Thursday, Oct. 29, which had already been pushed back from Oct. 21. The change is

By KYLE IBOSHI/KGW.TV OTIS — Survivors of Oregon’s devastating wildfires are facing hefty taxes to rebuild their homes. In Lincoln County, an obscure construction tax intended to help the local school district build classrooms is being imposed on wildfire victims. “They’re kicking you while you are down,” said John Skelton of Otis. Skelton and his wife, Casey, barely escaped

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County has something else in the mail for you this week – your 2020 property tax bill. Just eight days after sending out general election ballots, the county dropped some 49,000 property tax statements in the mail Friday. Your property tax statements should have arrived Monday or Tuesday. Initial payments are due by Nov. 16.

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The triple whammy of a health pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn and wind-whipped wildfires have exacted a heavy toll on the tourism dollars normally flowing to the Oregon coast. State tourism officials are now hoping to figure out possible solutions by tweaking major survey to ask respondents what type of help they need most to help

Lincoln County first-graders are back in school, the first time they have been in class since March because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Second- and third-graders are next. On Monday, the Lincoln County School District added first-graders to its in-person, hybrid style instruction at six elementary schools. The first-graders are joining kindergarten and career technical education students who had started

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The lines are clearly drawn in the five-person race for two seats on the Yachats City Council – three candidates unhappy with how the council and city are operating versus two incumbents who say there can be improvements, but the city is functioning well. The results of the council election – along with a vote on

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — In addition to running for mayor, the two candidates for the Waldport post have something in common — they both see city finances as a major challenge for the next few years. Council president Greg Holland and council member Karun Virtue are vying for the top local slot, and both in interviews with YachatsNews.com