Yachats Pride’s fifth annual celebration kicks off Friday

May 31, 2023

YACHATS — Yachats Pride returns this weekend with three days of free activities, including Drag Bingo, live music, a Trans Tea Party, Pride Family Picnic and a Pride Puppy Parade. There will also be vendors on hand selling homemade wares. “This is a time for connecting with one another and celebrating the diversity of Yachats,” said Emily Crabtree, a board

After more than a decade, Oregon Department of Education issues new recommendations for how reading should be taught

May 30, 2023

Students are taught how to sound out letters during a phonics lesson at Ferguson Elementary School in Klamath Falls in April. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education released new recommendations Tuesday for ensuring all kids can read by the end of third grade, after years of Oregon students demonstrating poor reading proficiency on state

Oregon’s Project Turnkey announces new grants for Klamath tribal elders, homeless rural residents

May 30, 2023

The Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon received more than $2.3 million to buy and renovate Melita’s Hotel and RV Park to provide housing for tribal elders. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A shelter for tribal elders in southern Oregon, a safe resting space for domestic violence survivors on the southwest coast and Malheur County’s first year-round shelter are among the

Federal government agrees to buy $52 million in Pacific groundfish to help struggling West Coast fisheries

May 30, 2023

Commercial fishermen in Oregon and the rest of the West Coast have been hit with climate change and decreased sales due to the pandemic. By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Portions of the struggling fisheries industry in Oregon and on the West Coast is getting a financial boost from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will

Lincoln County emergency management schedules countywide tests for June 9

May 30, 2023

LINCOLN ALERTS COUNTY WIDE TEST SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 9, 2023 News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: May 29th, 2023 11:00 AM Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts Annual Test Notice Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts and Wellness Check Spanish Downloadable file: Lincoln Alerts and Wellness Check – English Downloadable file: Media Release – Lincoln Alerts Annual Test 2023 See attached media release for full

Waldport council OKs 2023-24 spending plan — and lots of construction projects “with other peoples’ money”

May 29, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city officials say residents should see lots of construction activity around town the next 1-2 years based on their plans and a newly approved 2023-24 budget. Projects include sidewalks – although probably scaled back – along Crestline and Range drives, a new 300,000 gallon water tank, a state-mandated upgrade to the wastewater treatment

Anyone in Oregon can fish, clam or crab this weekend for free under ODFW promotion

May 29, 2023

Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4 as part of the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Department’s free fishing weekend. No fishing or shellfish licenses or tags are required on those two days. Both Oregon residents and nonresidents can fish for free. Oregon State Parks is also offering free parking and camping

Oregon Coast CC seeks instructors for community ed classes – no experience necessary

May 28, 2023

Oregon Coast Community College is seeking instructors who possess in-depth knowledge and a genuine enthusiasm for sharing their expertise and knowledge to teach non-credit courses this fall. The college’s community education program serves as a platform for local residents to learn new skills, explore interests and foster connections. Past courses included shellfish ecology, Tahitian drumming, how to play craps and

Six specialty courts in Lincoln County offer offenders a way up and out with intensive 12- to 18-month programs

May 25, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Turning around a life that is well along the path to rock bottom is near impossible. And rising from the ashes of rock bottom – requires the power of transformation. Caleb Schoegje would be languishing in a prison cell today if he hadn’t reached up from the ashes for help – and if help in the

In anticipation of new tax proceeds, Yachats Fire District administrators propose $2 million budget for 2023-24

May 25, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Administrators for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District are proposing a 2023-24 general fund budget of $2 million that begins to build up finances once it begins receiving taxes from a new, larger voter-approved tax levy in November. But until property taxes from that new levy are collected, the district could have to borrow up