Coastal Voices sets holiday concerts in Lincoln City, Yachats and Newport

November 27, 2023

Coastal Voices, former the Central Coast Chorale, is bringing three holiday concerts to Lincoln County in early December. Each performance will include madrigals, traditional carols, poetry set to music, familiar popular Christmas pieces, and medieval and modern works. Dates, locations and ticket prices are: 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, Chapel-by-The-Sea, Lincoln City. Tickets $20. 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, Yachats

Santa arrives in Yachats Saturday, but organizers still need gifts, help

November 26, 2023

YACHATS – Santa is coming to town soon — but he could use a few more elves to help out. As in years past, Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is offering a free pancake “Breakfast with Santa” from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Lions Club Hall, 344 Fourth St. A break of pancakes, sausage and eggs will

War of words heats up in Coquille Tribe’s quest to add Medford as site of second casino

November 24, 2023

By WILLAMETTE WEEK The long-running quest of the Coquille Tribe to open a casino in Medford – its second — appears near resolution. The Coquille first bought land in Medford, about 160 miles from their reservation, in 2012. The tribe has pushed for federal approval of a casino there ever since, adding more real estate in the meantime. The tribe

NOAA considering OK of gray whale hunt off Washington coast by Makah Tribe

November 24, 2023

By ISABELLA BREDA/The Seattle Times The Makah Tribe could soon be hunting gray whales again off the coast of Washington, under a final series of proposals released this month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The tribe on the northwest tip of the continental United States hasn’t had a legally authorized gray whale hunt since 1999, which was the first

Group presses Oregon secretary of state to block Trump from ballot by Dec. 1

November 23, 2023

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in all 50 states ramped up pressure on Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade this week. Free Speech for People first contacted Griffin-Valade in July, less than two weeks into her term. Its latest letter asks Griffin-Valade to respond and indicate whether she’ll

After years of debate and delay, city of Yachats says repairs to Little Log Church Museum should begin in February

November 22, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – If the weather cooperates, repairs on the Little Log Church Museum will begin in February. After several years of community wrangling about whether to refurbish or raze the historic building completed by volunteers in 1930, along with feasibility studies and money set aside for its resurrection, the plan to move forward has been met

Lincoln City police announce arrest of two men in another child luring sting

November 22, 2023

News release from the Lincoln City Police Department on Nov. 22, 2023 Lincoln City police have been conducting several online child-luring investigations over the past few months, which have resulted in the recent arrests of two local men. During the investigations, officers posing as underage children on various online social media platforms were contacted by adult men who offered

Participants in Lincoln County Reads 2023 can discuss Oregon bird book with authors Nov. 30

November 22, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY Schools, libraries and nature lovers are joining together for the Lincoln County Reads 2023 program. This year’s book is “As the Condor Soars, Conserving & Restoring Oregon’s Birds” by Susan M Haig, Daniel D. Roby and Tashi A. Haig, and illustrated by Oregon coast artist Ram Papish. People who read or are interested in the

Just in time for Thanksgiving viewing, first of four “king tides” return to the Oregon coast this week

November 22, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Some of the most spectacular tides of the year return to the central Oregon coast this week, but they come with a warning from experts to maintain a healthy distance when viewing. This season’s first king tides will take place just after Thanksgiving this week – Saturday through Monday, Nov. 25-27. This month’s king tides are one

Off-season crabbers remove hundreds of derelict commercial pots from the ocean to protect whales, marine life and other boats

November 22, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The morning sun casts orange peels across a blue-green sea as the Das Bug pulls alongside a buoy floating high above a commercial crab pot buried in the sand below. Finding the random pots lost at sea during the commercial crabbing season is akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. Andrew Eastwick snags the