$3.5 billion health modernization plan for Oregon veterans designed to improve health care, shorten travel times

March 15, 2022

The VA center in Portland is located next to Oregon Health & Science University. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon veterans would get better and in some cases faster medical care under a restructuring proposed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Released Monday, the plan would modernize health care facilities in Oregon and southwest

Governor’s office says Oregon not considering a “holiday” on 38 cent state gasoline tax — for now

March 15, 2022

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon won’t join other states in considering a pause to state gas taxes, for now, according to Charles Boyle, deputy communications officer for Gov. Kate Brown. Legislators in more than a dozen states are proposing temporary gas tax holidays or rebates to counter the rising cost of fuel for individual consumers and businesses.

Library support group brings back book sale Sunday in the Yachats Commons, followed by equinox celebration

March 15, 2022

YACHATS — A book sale to benefit the Yachats Library and a musical Spring Solstice observation are on tap for much of the day Sunday in the Yachats Commons and pavilion. The Friends of the Yachats Library is bringing back its popular book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the Commons’ multipurpose room. The group will

Scientists say U.S. warning system for West Coast tsunamis is in need of major changes, updates to be effective

March 15, 2022

By DIANA LEONARD/The Washington Post The United States’ tsunami system is in need of a major update, with ongoing problems that include outdated software, delayed alerts and poor communication to the public, according to a panel of tsunami experts. Its recent report sees “an urgent need for action” and advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to overhaul aspects of the

Yachats commission asks city council to set up special committee to help work on water security issues

March 14, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — A city commission that deals with water projects is asking the city council to authorize a separate group to help Yachats get water projects under way and plan better for the future. The request from the Public Works & Streets Commission comes after two years where the city accomplished few, if any, water projects

Waldport orders wrecking yard to cease operations for a variety of violations of city, state rules; owner promises cleanup

March 13, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has ordered a towing company to stop its operations on the south edge of town and begin cleaning up its 3.5-acre property. In a cease and desist letter Friday to Coast Towing, B&R Leasing and their owner, Richard “Rick” Fidlin, the city said the businesses are violating numerous city codes

State drops charges against mother, wife in death of girl found east of Lincoln City

March 12, 2022

By The Oregonian/OregonLive Aggravated murder charges against two women linked to the killing of a 9-year-old girl whose remains were dumped along a muddy riverbank two years ago along Oregon Highway 18 east of Lincoln City were dismissed Friday, according to Lincoln County court records. The stunning development came three months after Shawna Browning, 28, and Lauren Harrison, 33, were arrested in connection with

Many essential workers say they plan to keep wearing masks after Oregon’s indoor mandate ended Saturday following two long years

March 10, 2022

By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com You can take off your mask Saturday, if you want. But frontline and essential workers, who have been required to wear masks unrelentingly for two years, are not unanimous in their decisions to put them away. A two-year-old state mandate that people wear face masks in indoor public places ends at midnight Friday, putting the choice

State officials, researchers and fishing industry warn about population spike in unwanted green crabs along Oregon coast

March 10, 2022

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com European green crabs are by no means strangers to Oregon’s coastal waters. The voracious and habitat-destroying invasive species has been found in crab pots here, particularly in sloughs and estuaries, for more than a quarter century. But spiking numbers now have state officials poised to take action to address a problem that’s severe enough in neighboring

Oregon will use $4.5 million federal grant to try to improve access to jobless benefits

March 10, 2022

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon will spend more than $4.5 million from a new federal grant, one of four in the nation, to improve its reach to people who have trouble obtaining unemployment benefits. Acting Director David Gerstenfeld said the grant will enable the Oregon Employment Department to build on what it started at the onset of the coronavirus

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$3.5 billion health modernization plan for Oregon veterans designed to improve health care, shorten travel times

Governor’s office says Oregon not considering a “holiday” on 38 cent state gasoline tax — for now

Library support group brings back book sale Sunday in the Yachats Commons, followed by equinox celebration

Scientists say U.S. warning system for West Coast tsunamis is in need of major changes, updates to be effective

Yachats commission asks city council to set up special committee to help work on water security issues

Waldport orders wrecking yard to cease operations for a variety of violations of city, state rules; owner promises cleanup

State drops charges against mother, wife in death of girl found east of Lincoln City

Many essential workers say they plan to keep wearing masks after Oregon’s indoor mandate ended Saturday following two long years

State officials, researchers and fishing industry warn about population spike in unwanted green crabs along Oregon coast

Oregon will use $4.5 million federal grant to try to improve access to jobless benefits

Letters from readers

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

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

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

Lincoln County School District board special meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

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

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

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

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING