Yachats council votes 4-1 to tell contractor it intends to proceed with major repairs of city’s Little Log Church

January 10, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The city of Yachats – despite a lone no vote from the mayor – will tell a Eugene contractor it intends to go forward with repairs of the city’s Little Log Church that could cost $400,000 or more. The “letter of intent” is designed only to get on the summer work schedule of McClain

Benefits of wetlands restoration extend far beyond the scope of initial $11.2 million north coast project, OSU report finds

January 10, 2022

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT — A 443-acre tidal wetland habitat restoration project in Tillamook Bay designed to reduce flooding and improve salmon habitat also brought a host of other socioeconomic benefits to the community, according to a new report from Oregon State University researchers. Since the $11.2 million project was completed in 2017, the restoration has led

Yachats City Council roundup: Discusses tree ordinances and Finance Committee, makes commission appointments

January 9, 2022

YACHATS – The city of Yachats will not pursue a deeper look at its various ordinances covering trees because the Planning Commission believes it has enough rules already that the city planner feels may just not be enforced well enough. That’s the upshot of a short discussion last week during a Yachats City Council meeting. In November the council heard

First of free monthly Lincoln County vaccination (and testing) clinics is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in Yachats

January 9, 2022

YACHATS – Lincoln County Public Health and medical volunteers are bringing a Covid-19 vaccine clinic to the Yachats pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Yachats clinic will repeat the second Tuesday of February and March as well. The clinic will offer all three types of vaccines, booster shots for people who whose last shot was more

Oregon governor appoints policy adviser as infrastructure czar to oversee $5 billion in infrastructure spending

January 9, 2022

Leah Horner BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle One of Gov. Kate Brown’s policy advisers will oversee the spending of more than $5 billion in federal infrastructure money in Oregon over the next five years, Brown announced Friday. The White House earlier this week asked each state to appoint a high-level employee to coordinate with the federal government and various state

Oregon reaches dire stage in pandemic Friday as state issues guidelines for rationing care as it announces 10,000 more cases

January 7, 2022

State health officials warn that infections will be so widespread that they’ll affect everyone’s life A rising number of patients will need emergency and critical care in the days ahead, officials said Friday. (Oregon Health & Science University) BY LYNNE TERRY and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Covid-19 pandemic in Oregon has reached a dire stage, with the Oregon Health

One day after election rejection, Kristof appeals residency decision to Oregon Supreme Court

January 7, 2022

Lawsuit argues his disqualification puts fair election at risk By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Gubernatorial hopeful Nick Kristof on Friday asked the Oregon Supreme Court to force Secretary of State Shemia Fagan to return his name to the May ballot, just one day after Fagan’s office announced the former New York Times columnist wasn’t qualified to run. The state Elections

After its own city manager search implodes, Yachats council votes to seek professional help — and hears rebuke of mayor

January 6, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After failing to land a new city manager in a protracted and painful 10-month homemade search process, the Yachats City Council voted Thursday to seek outside, professional help to find a new administrator. The unanimous vote came at the end of a five-hour meeting that included a hastily called executive session to discuss the failed recruitment

2021 was a very wet year where the rain counts most — in the Coast range foothills that feed municipal water supplies

January 6, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jim Adler began building his house and metal shop on a steep hillside three miles up the Yachats River 46 years ago and for the last 14 years has been painstakingly measuring and recording rainfall each day. What he writes down is an important record for Yachats’ 1,000 residents and the thousands of tourists who flock

Number of Covid-19 cases in Lincoln County quadrupled last week as health officials urge more caution and booster shots

January 6, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County health officials are urging residents to take more precautions to slow the surge of local omicron Covid-19 cases, which have quadrupled the past week. By Thursday afternoon, the Oregon Health Authority reported 140 new Covid-19 cases in Lincoln County this week, including 74 on Thursday. There were 404 cases in all of December. Across Oregon,

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Yachats council votes 4-1 to tell contractor it intends to proceed with major repairs of city’s Little Log Church

Benefits of wetlands restoration extend far beyond the scope of initial $11.2 million north coast project, OSU report finds

Yachats City Council roundup: Discusses tree ordinances and Finance Committee, makes commission appointments

First of free monthly Lincoln County vaccination (and testing) clinics is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in Yachats

Oregon governor appoints policy adviser as infrastructure czar to oversee $5 billion in infrastructure spending

Oregon reaches dire stage in pandemic Friday as state issues guidelines for rationing care as it announces 10,000 more cases

One day after election rejection, Kristof appeals residency decision to Oregon Supreme Court

After its own city manager search implodes, Yachats council votes to seek professional help — and hears rebuke of mayor

2021 was a very wet year where the rain counts most — in the Coast range foothills that feed municipal water supplies

Number of Covid-19 cases in Lincoln County quadrupled last week as health officials urge more caution and booster shots

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Port of Newport Commission executive session and special meeting

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

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Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

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Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING