Yachats implements modest water restrictions after flows in Reedy and Salmon creeks drops below 275 gallons per minute

September 14, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Drought conditions led to the Yachats city council declaring a phase 1 water-shortage emergency Wednesday, which means water customers will need to moderately curtail watering lawns, gardens and landscapes and shut off fountains that do not recirculate water. The declaration requires residents to water on alternating days based on the last number of their

November trial set for Yachats man charged with encouraging child sex abuse

September 14, 2023

A three-day trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 29 in Lincoln County circuit court for a 37-year-old Yachats man arrested in May after being indicted by a grand jury on 15 counts of encouraging child sex abuse. Joshua L. Slauf has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held in the Lincoln County Jail with bail of $250,000.

Oregon’s attorney general sues Fox Corp. saying its false elections claims led to retirement fund losses

September 13, 2023

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is suing Fox Corp., alleging that false claims about the 2020 election broadcast on Fox News caused losses to the state’s employee retirement funds. Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read, who oversees state investment accounts, began investigating Fox and preparing for a lawsuit in June. Their suit, filed Tuesday in the

Want to help central coast beaches? SOLVE’s annual cleanup is Saturday at locations all along Lincoln County

September 13, 2023

From grabbing a few pieces of litter to drop into a public waste bin after a solo beach walk to participating in the large SOLVE cleanups held every year, many Oregonians help keep the coast’s natural areas from being overwhelmed by trash. On Saturday, Sept. 16, people can help celebrate International Coastal Cleanup Day by choosing from one of

Chinook Winds Casino hosting annual event Friday and Saturday honoring active duty military and veterans

September 13, 2023

LINCOLN CITY — For the past 20 years, Chinook Winds Casino Resort has spearheaded the Annual Celebration of Honor, a public event that honors active duty personnel, military veterans and their families. On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16, visitors will find the casino grounds specially decorated and dedicated to the event. The Veteran Services tent will return from 10

Final trek of 33-year-old Cycle Oregon “classic” brings 1,000 riders through Toledo, Newport, Waldport and Tidewater this week

September 13, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews More than 1,000 cyclists will sweep into Toledo, Newport and through Waldport on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as the week-long “classic” edition of Cycle Oregon pedals to the end of its 33-year run. Riders, who started their sojourn with a Sunday send-off in Albany, will spend their final layover day either enjoying a quiet day in

Timber company owner says it will not spray herbicides by helicopter in South Beaver Creek, but use ground crews instead

September 12, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews There will be no aerial spraying of herbicides on 473-acres of clear-cut timberlands in the South Beaver Creek watershed northeast of Seal Rock. The 86-year-old landowner, Sorn Nymark, walked into Lincoln County commissioners’ offices Monday to hand deliver a letter stating that his company — Ane Forests of Oregon – has heard the public outcry opposing

Pressure on PeaceHealth to keep Eugene hospital open grows, but state may not be able to help

September 12, 2023

By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/TheLundReport EUGENE — Lane County community leaders, health care workers and residents on Monday called on PeaceHealth to reverse its plan to largely shutter its money-losing University District hospital in Eugene, but the hospital system gave no indication it would change course. At a rally organized in front of the hospital by the Oregon Nurses Association labor union,

“Hands Across the Bridge” recovery event is Saturday in Waldport

September 12, 2023

WALDPORT – Lincoln County’s health department is organizing the annual 15th annual “Hands Across the Bridge” event on the Alsea Bay Bridge at noon Saturday, Sept. 16 as part of national recovery month. It is part of the county’s month-long awareness campaign and celebration of mental health and substance use challenges. The month promotes the benefits of treatment for substance

It took awhile and cost a lot, but Yachats motels’ new tiny homes and RV park for employees have their first occupants

September 12, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachtsNews YACHATS — It took some patience, a lot of education and more than a half million dollars, but a long-awaited housing complex for employees of the Fireside Motel and Overleaf Lodge has their first occupants. There was a lot to learn, admits Drew Roslund, managing general partner of the company that operates the two motels. “We