Leon C. Sterner, Yachats

September 30, 2023

Leon C. Sterner April 26, 1949 – Sept. 28, 2023 Leon Charles Sterner, a longtime Yachats resident who was an integral part of the community died Sept. 28, 2023 at his home. He was born April 26, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Carl A. Sterner and Eleanor C. Sterner, accompanied by a twin brother, Al. He graduated from Roosevelt Senior

Yachats car wreck Thursday lands Roseburg man in jail

September 30, 2023

YACHATS – A Roseburg man is in the Lincoln County jail after crashing his car Thursday in Yachats and fleeing into a neighborhood. Oregon State Police were able to track Derick L. Weinhold, 32, and charged him with driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving after the 2:30 p.m. incident. A report by Trooper Scott Severson said alcohol

Siletz tribe gets $990,000 grant for domestic violence programs

September 30, 2023

The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz and two other Oregon tribes have secured more than $2.3 million in federal grants to provide services and promote justice for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking. The grants are from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians received $990,098, the Confederated Tribes

Firewood cutting permits for Siuslaw forest available Monday

September 30, 2023

WALDPORT — Firewood cutting permits for the Siuslaw National Forest will be available beginning Monday – if there is no federal government shutdown. Commercial and personal use permits are required and must be displayed when harvesting or transporting firewood. Permits will be available beginning Monday, Oct. 2 at the Waldport district office, 1130 Forestry Lane, and in Reedsport, 855 U.S.

Pray for clear skies Saturday, Oct. 14 as central Oregon coast becomes first area of U.S. to experience unusual solar eclipse

September 28, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The central Oregon coast will provide the first places in the continental U.S. to view an unusual type of solar eclipse that will occur the morning of Oct. 14. The key, of course, is if coastal clouds part long enough to give an expected audience of millions across parts of eight states, Mexico and South and

With the help of two churches, Lincoln County prepares to open first emergency winter shelter for the homeless Tuesday

September 28, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The first all-weather emergency shelter for the homeless in Lincoln County will open at 6 p.m. Tuesday – alternating between two Newport churches until a permanent site is up in running in late December or early January. A second shelter planned by Lincoln County is expected to open Nov. 1 in Lincoln City. But it will

Southwest Lincoln Water District manager leaving Oct. 20 for job in New Zealand

September 28, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Southwest Lincoln County Water People’s Utility District is looking for a new manager. Tui Anderson, who has been district manager for nearly three years, is moving with his family to New Zealand, where he will work for a company that manages the water system for the city of Whangarei. His resignation is effective Oct. 20.

Survivor, Oregon Senate GOP leader praise new sex crime law, say more needed

September 28, 2023

Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, listens to sexual assault survivor Tiffany Edens during a press conference on Thursday. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A sexual assault survivor and Oregon’s Senate Republican leader hailed a new state law that gives more time to charge rape crimes but said more needs to be done to protect victims. The new law will

Oregon officials consider adding southern resident killer whales to state endangered species list

September 28, 2023

BY: ALEX BAUMHARDT – SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 5:45 AM A pod of southern resident killer whales. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The number of southern resident orcas that sometime forage along the Oregon Coast has been on the decline for decades as they struggle to find food and confront boats and pollution. Just 73 are left, down from a peak of

Research on whales, other marine mammals might help decide the location of wind farms off southern Oregon coast

September 28, 2023

By SHAUN HALL/EO Media Group A few weeks ago, a small research vessel with several people aboard motored away from a boat ramp on the Rogue River in Gold Beach and headed out to sea in search of blue whales. They found what they were looking for. Blue whales have made a comeback from the days of the late