State police identify owner of fifth wheel destroyed in fire last week near Yachats

May 14, 2021

A large fifth-wheel trailer that erupted into flames about 5 p.m. Friday, May 7 just north of Yachats was being towed by a 61-year-old man from Hayward, Wis., Oregon State Police said Friday. Kenneth L. Prior was towing the trailer north on U.S. Highway 101 when the trailer’s right-side tires failed in Yachats, according to witnesses, and then the brakes

Mid-coast cities and service districts now collaborating on how to best plan future regional water sources, supplies, protections

May 13, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com An effort to address long-term water planning on Oregon’s central coast – one as ambitious as it is novel – is once again gaining momentum. Four years after its inception, the Mid-Coast Water Planning Partnership is aiming to have a document completed by year’s end that will outline everything from future water sources to plans to

Local governments in Lincoln County suddenly have an interesting problem — how to spend millions in new federal relief funds

May 13, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The money could mean a custodian for the city of Waldport, or the start of a 7-acre park downtown. For Lincoln County it means balancing a budget without cutting staff or services this summer or fall. For the Lincoln County School District, the influx of federal money means millions for everything from instruction support and training to

Yachats council agrees Wednesday to hire Guenther as next interim manager, and will do its own recruiting for permanent position

May 13, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Faced with the impeding departure of its interim city manager, the Yachats City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to offer the job to longtime resident Katherine Guenther, who just two months ago started working part-time as the city planner. In proposing the move, Mayor Leslie Vaaler said Guenther expressed “a willingness to take one for the team.”

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, May 13: Governor announces no masks for fully the vaccinated; 733 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 30,037 vaccinations, 14 new deaths, including elderly Lincoln County woman

May 13, 2021

Oregon mask guidance updated for fully vaccinated Following new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor Kate Brown announced today that Oregon will be following this guidance, which only applies to fully-vaccinated individuals. The guidance takes effect Thursday. Oregonians who are fully-vaccinated no longer need to wear masks or social distance in most public spaces.

Samaritan clinics Friday and Saturday have Pfizer vaccine available for children

May 13, 2021

Want to get your child vaccinated? There are at least three opportunities Friday and Saturday for children as young as 12 to get a COVID-19 vaccine at three clinics offered by Samaritan Health Services in Lincoln County. Teenagers from 15-17 were already approved for the Pfizer vaccine and anyone 18 and older is eligible for the Moderna vaccine. But this

Oregon’s only Republican congressman supports ouster of Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership role

May 12, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s lone Republican in Congress said his party’s House caucus will be better focused now that it has removed an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump from its leadership. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, declined to respond to a direct question of whether he voted Wednesday to remove Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., as the

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 12: 616 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 34,415 vaccinations, 9 more deaths

May 12, 2021

Oregon reports 616 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,558, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 616 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

San Diego authorities increase charges, bail on man accused of assaulting former Yachats resident

May 12, 2021

The case against the man being held in the February assault on former Yachats resident Martin Baker is proceeding through the San Diego County legal system. Baker, a formerly homeless man who found shelter and friendship through the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, died a few days after the attack, which occurred in Borrego Springs, Calif. Baker had left Yachats in

Candidates for Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Board answer questions about the district, the board, the issues and themselves

May 12, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Election contests for a seat on the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board are usually no contest at all. In the past 10 years, only one election – in May 2017 – had any contested races for board positions. In 2017, unusual circumstances had all five board seats up for election, and there were contested

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State police identify owner of fifth wheel destroyed in fire last week near Yachats

Mid-coast cities and service districts now collaborating on how to best plan future regional water sources, supplies, protections

Local governments in Lincoln County suddenly have an interesting problem — how to spend millions in new federal relief funds

Yachats council agrees Wednesday to hire Guenther as next interim manager, and will do its own recruiting for permanent position

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, May 13: Governor announces no masks for fully the vaccinated; 733 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 30,037 vaccinations, 14 new deaths, including elderly Lincoln County woman

Samaritan clinics Friday and Saturday have Pfizer vaccine available for children

Oregon’s only Republican congressman supports ouster of Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership role

Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 12: 616 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 34,415 vaccinations, 9 more deaths

San Diego authorities increase charges, bail on man accused of assaulting former Yachats resident

Candidates for Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Board answer questions about the district, the board, the issues and themselves

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

Jon M. French of Waldport

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Civic Calendar

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

Southwest Lincoln Water People’s Utility District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop and meeting

Public & Legal Notices

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