OSU wins federal grant to help lead research program on environmental resiliency of coastal communities

September 19, 2021

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service The National Science Foundation has selected Oregon State University and the University of Washington to lead a research program focused on increasing resiliency among coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest coastline is at significant risk of earthquakes from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which stretches nearly 700 miles along the coast from

A TRAGEDY AT DEVILS CHURN: How Steve Allen died, how bystanders and paramedics responded, and now calls for an after-action review

September 16, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Devils Churn is an ocean-worn crack in a massive basalt flow created by a volcano 37 million years ago. Seventy-five yards wide at its mouth, the chute slices 200 yards inland, narrowing to just three or four feet before ending at the base of Cape Perpetua towering 800 feet above. The churn’s wild waves draw thousands

Longtime Yachats resident says it is time to recall mayor and City Council members

September 16, 2021

To the editor: I am a 28-year, full-time resident of Yachats who has witnessed the governing abilities and acts of many different Yachats mayors and City Council members over that time. At various points during these years, I have spoken out, questioned, proposed changes, and so on at City Council meetings and in correspondence with members of the council. I

Yachats council finishing interviews with city manager candidates Friday, hopes to name finalists for visits

September 16, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council will complete its fourth and last preliminary interview with a city manager candidate Friday morning and then will decide whom to bring in for a final round of in-person interviews. The council has been meeting in executive, or closed, sessions this week to conduct the first round of interviews. Fourteen people had applied

Central Coast Fire takes levy off Nov. 2 ballot after discovering it has one more year to go

September 16, 2021

WALDPORT – Voters in the Central Coast Fire & Rescue District get to wait another year before deciding on renewing a property tax levy. Last month, the district’s board voted to seek renewal Nov. 2 of an operating levy they thought was expiring next June. But in checking paperwork and wording with Lincoln County, Fire Chief Jamie Mason was told

In Oregon and Lincoln County, big COVID-19 wave appears to have crested, but recovery unlikely before holiday season

September 16, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The record wave of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and Lincoln County appears to have crested, but the long recovery will likely stretch into the winter holiday season. “I’m happy to deliver some promising news — daily cases and hospitalizations are slowly coming down from record highs,” said Dr. Dean Sidelinger,

Oregon governor calls special session of the Legislature for Monday to discuss House and Senate redistricting

September 16, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The shape of the 2022 election could take a step forward next Monday with a special session of the Legislature called by Gov. Kate Brown. While Brown can call a special session, she cannot determine its length or scope. But in making the announcement, Brown said she hoped it would be short and stick

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Sept. 16: 2,069 new cases, 34 in Lincoln County; 46 more deaths

September 16, 2021

Oregon reports 2,069 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 46 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 46 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,536, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 2,069 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

Oops. Just days after assurances from officials, Yachats Post Office closed again Monday because of staffing issues

September 16, 2021

Update Monday, Sept. 20: Despite assurances from Postal Service officials last week that staffing issues had been resolved, the lobby and transaction counter at the Yachats Post Office was closed again Monday, Sept. 20 because a clerk was out and there was no one else available to staff the office. Responding to an inquiry from YachatsNews, a Post Office spokesman

After repairing mechanical issues, Newport-based researchers set sail again Thursday in search of rare beaked whales

September 16, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT — In the inky darkness a couple hundred miles off the Oregon coast, Lisa Ballance slept soundly as the research expedition she led sailed toward Hawaii in search of a species of whale never before identified alive in the wild. Then, just after 4:30 a.m., Ballance awoke with a start when the constant thrum of

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OSU wins federal grant to help lead research program on environmental resiliency of coastal communities

A TRAGEDY AT DEVILS CHURN: How Steve Allen died, how bystanders and paramedics responded, and now calls for an after-action review

Longtime Yachats resident says it is time to recall mayor and City Council members

Yachats council finishing interviews with city manager candidates Friday, hopes to name finalists for visits

Central Coast Fire takes levy off Nov. 2 ballot after discovering it has one more year to go

In Oregon and Lincoln County, big COVID-19 wave appears to have crested, but recovery unlikely before holiday season

Oregon governor calls special session of the Legislature for Monday to discuss House and Senate redistricting

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Sept. 16: 2,069 new cases, 34 in Lincoln County; 46 more deaths

Oops. Just days after assurances from officials, Yachats Post Office closed again Monday because of staffing issues

After repairing mechanical issues, Newport-based researchers set sail again Thursday in search of rare beaked whales

Letters from readers

Commissioner clarifies stance on Veterans Service levy on Nov. 4 ballot

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

Yachats and Central Oregon Coast fire districts consolidation committee meeting

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Yachats “open mic” night

Newport City Council work session and regular meeting

Public & Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE: Seal Rock Fire District and East Lincoln County Fire District

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD