Thursday meeting in Yachats seeks public’s ideas on emergency response, resiliency

October 15, 2023

YACHATS — The public is invited to take part in a workshop Thursday evening to collaborate with city staff in identifying needs and priorities in shoring up critical infrastructure to prepare to respond to emergencies and hazards. The Oregon Department of Energy awarded Yachats a $100,000 renewables and resiliency grant to help plan and study incorporating renewable energy and emergency

Changing conditions in Arctic Ocean likely cause of three major gray whale die-offs, OSU researcher finds

October 15, 2023

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has found. During each of these die-offs, including one that began in 2019 and is ongoing, the gray whale population was reduced by up to 25 percent over

Heavy clouds obscure annular eclipse along the central Oregon coast — but didn’t keep crowds away

October 14, 2023

YACHATS — Hundreds of visitors and locals gathered along roads, beaches and trails in the Yachats area Saturday morning but were unable to get a view of an unusual annular eclipse because heavy clouds — but no rain — kept the sun and moon hidden from view. There were some partial views of the eclipse in the Willamette Valley

Veteran coast photographers open two-week show at Yaquina Art Association gallery

October 14, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY Veteran coastal art photographers Walter Duvall and Andree Devine will share a two-week Spotlight Show at Newport’s Yaquina Art Association Gallery, starting Saturday, Oct. 14. Devine’s work entitled “Above and Below the Water” reflects her deep love of all things aquatic. Devine’s personal interest and her work have taken her on diving trips to distant,

Yachats council declines to pick a new city manager and will re-start the search process in January

October 12, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – After months of searching followed by extensive interviews that involved many in the community – the Yachats city council decided Thursday not to hire anyone for the soon-to-be vacant city manager position. “After a rigorous evaluation that included input from the public, expert panels, local leader panels (and) staff, we have decided that

After court rulings on non-unanimous jury verdicts, a third Lincoln County trial set for man in Seal Rock sex abuse case

October 12, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A new trial – his third – has been set for early next year for a Seal Rock man whose 2019 conviction on 13 sex-related charges was sent back for re-trial by the Oregon Court of Appeals. A July re-trial in Lincoln County circuit court of Lawson R. Rankin ended with a “hung jury” when 12

Lincoln City police arrest Otis, Myrtle Point men in recent child luring stings

October 11, 2023

Over the last several months, Lincoln City Police Officers have been conducting several online child-luring investigations. Posing as underage children on various social media platforms, the undercover officers went online and were subsequently contacted by adult men who offered to meet up with a person they believed to be a minor for sex or used online communications to solicit a

Yachats residents listen, quiz and then weigh in Monday night on preferences for new city manager

October 11, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Candidates for the Yachats city manager job put their best foot forward at a public forum Monday night as they answered a gamut of questions from community members. Seventy people turned out to participate in roundtable discussions that had the three finalists for the job rotating between three groups to field questions before participants

Lincoln County fire agencies lift outdoor burn ban

October 11, 2023

LINCOLN COUNTY NOTIFICATION Issue Date: October 9, 2023 Issued By: Lincoln County Fire Defense Board – Chief Bryan Daniels Notice: Lincoln County, Debris Burning Message FIRE AGENCIES TO LIFT BURN BAN With increased precipitation, cooler weather, and in coordination with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Lincoln County Fire Defense Board is lifting all burning restrictions effective October 9, 2023

Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” runs through Oct. 29 at Newport Performing Arts Center, getting rave reviews

October 11, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was 1937 and America was reeling from the effects of the Great Depression, as well as the prospect of engaging in another world war. Employment was at an all-time low and men were forced to search for migrant field work on farms and ranches. The work was not steady, but offered a