Tickets available for Waldport Library Foundation’s “High Tea”

May 13, 2023

WALDPORT — A limited number of tickets are still available for a fundraising “High Tea” to raise funds for a new Waldport library. Priced at $25 each, the tickets gain admission to a full-service tea including “sweets and savories,” hosted by the Waldport Library Foundation. Tea-time is 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Waldport Community Center. Tickets are available

Monday’s unusual and well-documented killing of gray whale calf by 11 orcas helps scientists learn more about marine predation

May 11, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The lethal encounter between a pod of killer whales and two migrating gray whales off Oregon’s central coast this week is writing a new chapter in the scientific understanding of how two of the ocean’s largest species interact. Monday evening’s attack by 11 killer whales was captured by countless still photographs and at least three small

Waldport proposes big fee increases for vacation rentals and management companies, OKs 8.4% garbage rate

May 11, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – It’s going to cost more to own or manage a vacation rental, have garbage service, and pay for water and sewer service in Waldport soon. As the start of the 2023-24 fiscal year approaches July 1, the city council Thursday took steps to raise fees for many businesses – including new fees on vacation

Pioneer Connect seeking federal grant to bring high-speed internet to remote, 12-mile stretch between Yachats and Florence

May 11, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – One of the area’s largest communications providers is seeking support for a $3.8 million project to bring high-speed broadband internet to up to 180 residences in a 12-mile stretch between Yachats and Florence. Pioneer Connect, the Philomath-based internet and telephone cooperative, is applying for its third U.S. Department of Agriculture grant under the federal

Looking for a deal on unusual home goods? Waldport’s Unexpected Elephant may have just the items for you

May 11, 2023

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Armed with her computer tablet and nine years of experience, Kitty Bone of Seal Rock roams the floor of a big blue warehouse in Waldport. She’s checking auction and retail websites, deciding how to price the artwork, furniture, glass, crystal and more coming up for sale at her “upscale resale” shop, The Unexpected Elephant.

That special election ballot still around? You have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return it

May 11, 2023

Still have that special election ballot laying around your desk or kitchen? You have until 8’o’clock Tuesday night to return it – either dropped off at city halls, the Lincoln County courthouse or be postmarked by the time post offices close. And apparently there are a lot still lying around for an off-year special election to help determine the makeup

Yachats Farmers Market returns Sunday with record number of vendors

May 11, 2023

YACHATS — The city’s popular Sunday Farmers Market returns on Mother’s Day this Sunday with a record number of vendors — 45 — and some new food options. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through October at its traditional location on West Fourth Street just off U.S. Highway 101. The market will offer produce,

Samaritan dietitian offering wellness seminars on May 31

May 11, 2023

NEWPORT — A Samaritan Health Services dietitian will present a free wellness seminar two times on Wednesday, May 31 to develop a framework to feeling your best. Rachele Hall will discuss the four cornerstones of whole human health – food, body, emotional well-being and spiritual growth. She’ll cover eating for nourishment, optimizing metabolism and achieving your wellness weight. The seminar

Yachats and SW Lincoln PUD agree to explore if and how the city can become a long-term water customer

May 11, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The city of Yachats and Southwest Lincoln Water People’s Utility District have agreed to start discussing how Yachats might become a regular, long-term customer of the sprawling district immediately to its north. Although the Yachats council wanted to explore the topic with Southwest Lincoln more than two years ago, an actual meeting did not take place

Newport attorney portrays Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes during history performance Saturday

May 11, 2023

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY The Supreme Court. For better or for worse, it’s the last word on the laws that shape the American landscape. And one of its most oft-quoted justices, the colorful and highly decorated American Civil War veteran, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. — portrayed by Newport attorney William A. Barton — will visit Newport on Saturday