Waldport library’s “Big Truck Night” returns Thursday evening

July 7, 2022

WALDPORT — The Waldport Public Library’s “Big Truck Night” returns 5-7 p.m. Thursday with all of types of large vehicles on hand for youth of all ages to inspect. The event will be in the Waldport Community Center parking lot. Big Truck Night started in 2015 and was an annual event before the coronavirus pandemic shut it down the past two

Lincoln County, city officials and non-profits will use $1 million grant to create plan to address local homeless issues

July 7, 2022

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer has long harbored hopes of seeing a permanent shelter built somewhere in Lincoln County to help some of the hundreds of people who have nowhere to sleep but on sidewalks, doorways or parks. An effort now underway, financed by a $1 million grant from the state of Oregon, is the first step

Yachats has had 13 vacation rental licenses available for six months, but not able to get them into the hands of homeowners

July 7, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Steven La-Sky bought his ocean-view cabin in Overleaf Village four years ago, intending to use it as a second home and vacation rental until he moved here full time. The wildland firefighter from Las Vegas argued against vacation rental license limits when the city council renewed the two-year-old restrictions in 2019. When the council

As coastal cities deal with homeless issues, Seaside tries new — but untested — ordinance to discourage campers

July 7, 2022

(See related, Lincoln County story under Community News) KRISTIAN FODEN VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting SEASIDE — Traci Collings and her husband have lived in Seaside for 21 years. He fixes bikes and she makes about $13 an hour cleaning vacation rentals. But four years ago, they fell on hard times. “We had a really

Following some debate and questions, Yachats council OKs city manager to negotiate two initial contracts on projects

July 7, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Despite some resistance from Mayor Leslie Vaaler on one and a lot of questions on another, the Yachats City Council on Thursday gave city manager Heide Lambert permission to negotiate contracts to provide cost estimates for two long-awaited projects. Lambert will now negotiate a contract with Civil West Engineering of Newport to see what

Yachats readers donate $58,000 during local fundraising campaign to help sustain local effort and hire a reporter

July 7, 2022

Aug. 16, 2022 fundraising update: Wow. You are so generous. Readers of YachatsNews contributed $58,000 between June 3 and July 8 during the online news site’s “help sustain local news” fundraising campaign as part of its transition to a 501(c)3 nonprofit and to hire a full-time reporter. The overall fundraising goal is $70,000 in order to have a full-time

Cape Perpetua collaborative begins tidepool and ambassador programs

July 7, 2022

YACHATS — Two summer-long programs about to start will explore everything from the wonders of tide pools to the needs and purposes of coastal marine reserves. Both programs are hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. The first gets underway Sunday at Smelt Sands Beach State Park in Yachats, just off the 804 Trail. Volunteers for the Cape Perpetua Marine

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office news release on firearm arrest

July 6, 2022

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING INCIDENT LEADS TO FIREARMS ARRESTS News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: July 5th, 2022 9:20 PM On July 5th, 2022, at approximately 3:15 PM, deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a reported menacing in the 3500 block of Yaquina Bay Rd near Newport. Deputies located the vehicle near the intersection of

New state fire risks map leaves property owners with insurance concerns; some cities challenge data

July 6, 2022

A new map from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows Ashland as an island of low-fire risk in a sea of high risk. Chris Chambers, the wildfire division chief with Ashland Fire & Rescue, said he disagrees with some of the areas the new map shows as low risk. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Juliet Grable and her husband bought

Tickets now on sale for Yachats’ Celtic Music Festival as it returns Nov. 11-13 after two-year hiatus

July 6, 2022

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — One of the city’s most popular events is back with a toe-tapping vengeance when the Yachats Celtic Music Festival returns Nov. 11-13. Silenced by the pandemic the last two years, the festival features world-class Celtic bands such as Altan and Talisk in ticketed concert performances, plus several free events like the “Piper on the