School district puts downtown Waldport property back on the market — getting same interest plus donation request from fire district

March 12, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Lincoln County School District has put its 2.81-acre property in downtown Waldport back on the market – and already has two offers that led it to pull the listing last fall. In addition to two purchase offers, however, the Central Coast Fire & Rescue District Volunteer Association is asking the district to donate the property

Former college president urges yes vote on trades bond in May election

March 12, 2023

To the editor: This May, Lincoln County residents have the opportunity to vote yes on a trades training bond at Oregon Coast Community College. Now is the time to add training facilities in Lincoln County that will support career training in skilled trades needed locally and statewide, such as welding/fabrication, construction, maritime engineering, mechatronics and other vocational trades. Providing these

After some debate over concepts and specifics, Yachats city council adopts six goals for 2023

March 11, 2023

YACHATS — The Yachats city council has adopted its goals for the year, opting for broader concepts and excluding more specific objectives. The council began its March 3 work session relatively far apart on what form the goals should take. Mayor Craig Berdie and councilor Catherine Whitten-Carey favored a more detailed product, breaking down overall goals into measurable outcomes,

No Labels Party qualifies to run candidates in Oregon elections

March 10, 2023

By OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE SALEM — A centrist political group that Democrats fear could spoil President Joe Biden’s re-election is now a recognized Oregon political party. The No Labels Party of Oregon gathered enough petition signatures to be recognized as a minor political party, the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State’s office announced Friday. That means that the

Can disappearing sea stars be treated and saved? Staff at Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport believe they have found a solution

March 9, 2023

By DINO GRANDOI/The Washington Post NEWPORT — In an old industrial warehouse, Tiffany Rudek leans into a chest-high tank. Using a laminated card, she gently pries a red-speckled sea star from the enclosure’s bright blue walls. The starfish was reluctant, clinging with its tiny, tubular feet. “It’s delicate to move them,” said Rudek, an aquarist at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

Dozens of public members tell county, state officials that plans to redevelop Alsea River park are a bit too much

March 9, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The message from the public during a first meeting about the future of Don Lindly Park was clear — maintain the rustic nature of the 10-acre parcel with 1,800 feet of water frontage eight miles up the Alsea River. Dozens joined the online Zoom meeting Thursday hosted by Lincoln County parks supervisor Kelly Perry

Thinking of running for school, fire, port or water district board? You have until 5 p.m. Thursday to decide

March 9, 2023

If you want to become involved in school or special district boards, you have some decisions to make by next week. The deadline to file for elective boards that oversee Lincoln County schools, a community college, ports, fire boards and dozens of fire, water and road district boards is Thursday, March 16. School boards and special service districts elect

Betsy Johnson, loggers, timber owners and students blast harvest plan for 600,000 acres of state forests

March 9, 2023

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal CORVALLIS — Former candidate for Oregon governor Betsy Johnson and a convoy of about 100 loggers, timber owners and students on Wednesday blasted an increasingly controversial plan for 600,000 acres of state forests they say would lead to a decline in logging, revenue for communities and jobs in the state’s timber industry. Their wrath is

Warmer weather, declining Covid hospitalizations are good signs for Oregon, state epidemiologist says

March 9, 2023

BY LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle With warmer weather, the weeks ahead are likely to bring a brighter outlook on the respiratory disease front, a leading Oregon health official said Thursday. Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the state epidemiologist, said during a monthly news conference about COVID and other infections that the “near-term outlook” is good. “Our sense of optimism is growing,” Sidelinger

Anthony C. Godfrey, March 5, 2023

March 9, 2023

Anthony C. Godfrey 1947 – March 5, 2023 Anthony (Tony) Charles Godfrey of Yachats passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023. He was born 1947 in Singapore of English parents. He retired in 2015 from a successful career as an international shipping freight trader. In his retirement he enjoyed volunteering at Green Bike Co-op, Yachats food pantry and at the Cape