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Waldport councilor Greg Holland easily elected mayor, Dunn re-elected to council with Lambert, Morris and Townsend all joining in January

November 3, 2020
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

Oregon governor changes metrics for reopening schools, Lincoln County doing well enough to have K-6 in classrooms

October 31, 2020
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

Yachats city staff completing move Friday to 501 Building, which has been refurbished for first time since city bought it five years ago

October 29, 2020
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

Residents rebuilding homes in Otis bristle at Lincoln County School District’s tax; officials say they can’t change it, but other districts have

October 29, 2020
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

Uh oh, another envelope in the mail from Lincoln County — and this time it’s for your 2020 property taxes

October 27, 2020
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.

Travel Oregon and its coastal affiliate seeking responses to pandemic-influenced tourism survey by end of the week

October 26, 2020
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
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Lincoln County first graders returned to classrooms Monday; second- and third-graders will join them in two weeks

October 26, 2020
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

In crowded, 5-way race for Yachats City Council, lines are clear on candidates’ view of how city is doing — and where it might go

October 22, 2020
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

Waldport mayoral hopefuls target money, tourism, housing; three City Council seats up for grabs in Nov. 3 election

October 22, 2020
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
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