After resignation, Yachats Fire seeks applicants for open board position

December 11, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District needs to replace one of its five board members and this week gave people until the end of January to apply. The position is open because A’lyce Ruberg of Yachats resigned in November after just four months in office. Ruberg, who was elected to a four-year term in May, is

Lincoln County alerts public to forest slash burns on Wednesday

December 10, 2019

Oregon Department of Forestry – West Oregon District (Toledo), requested our assistance in letting the public know that on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 there will be several slash burning operations visible from Hwy 101 (Lincoln City to Waldport) and Hwy 20 (Newport, Toledo). If you see these fires, please note that no action is needed. Oregon Department of Forestry has

Lincoln County sheriff resumes service at temporary animal shelter in Newport

December 10, 2019

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter resumed operations in a new temporary facility at 510 NE Harney Street, Newport. The new facility consists of a modular building with space for animals, public and offices; additionally, new kennels have been delivered onsite to house our dog population. All essential programs and services including adoptions, reunification of lost and found pets,

For seventh year Yachats youth program offering its 2020 calendars for sale

December 10, 2019

The Yachats Youth and Families Program has the perfect little Christmas gift for anyone who loves the area – a 2020 calendar featuring the work of six local photographers. The seventh-annual calendar sale is a fundraiser for the program, which provides pre- and after-school care and programs in the Yachats Commons for local children and their families. It

Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble performs holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 14 in Yachats

December 9, 2019

The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble presents its seventh annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the Yachats Commons multipurpose room. Proceeds from the concert will benefit South Lincoln Resources and the Yachats Food Pantry. The concert will be repeated at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw in Florence. That concert

$1.2 million grants will allow Samaritan Pacific to start rural residency program for doctors

December 9, 2019

NEWPORT – Samaritan Health Services has received two grants totaling $1.2 million to develop programs at its hospitals in Newport and Lincoln City to encourage more family doctors to start their medical practices in Lincoln County. The family medicine residency program is designed to give young physicians the opportunity to train in the two hospitals, helping them gain a deeper

Yachats production company seeks entries for quilt art show

December 9, 2019

Polly Plumb Productions is looking for submissions for its second Gems of the Ocean quilt art show scheduled Feb. 14-16 in the Yachats Commons. The Yachats-based organization is seeking ocean-themed art quilts. The last Gems of the Ocean show was in 2017 when 103 art quilts were accepted out of 123 submitted. Applications open Dec. 15 and closes Dec. 31.

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Dec. 6-7

December 9, 2019

SP19427760 12/06/2019 17:39 Officer #52129 LARSON, ERIC Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 31 31 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On the evening of December 6, 2019, the Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle, non-injury, rollover traffic crash on Hwy 20 near Mile 31. The crash investigation found UNIT 1 (green Subaru Station Wagon) left the roadway for unknown

Lincoln County Sheriff’s tip of the week: Holiday shopping safety

December 9, 2019

HOLIDAY SHOPPING SAFETY The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office offers the following shopping safety tips as the holiday season is fast approaching. We have also included some tips for those who shop online: Be alert and aware. Be attentive to your surroundings at all times. Don’t carry more cash or valuables than is necessary. Be discreet so that you don’t

Yachats Fire District staff makes move Thursday, begins settling into new, $8 million station

December 5, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Six years after the idea for a new fire station, staff of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District on Thursday moved into its new 12,700 square foot home. The phones, computers and radios were hooked up and working. The first ambulance call came at 11:30 a.m., followed two hours later by the first fire call –