Yachats Finance Committee suggests using $600,000 from urban renewal district to help build new library

April 4, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With sharpened pencils and a well-oiled abacus, the Yachats finance committee Tuesday divined a path for the city to better manage tax collection while also opening the municipal wallet to help pay for a new library. City manager Bobbi Price will take the committee’s recommendations to the city council which will decide whether to

15neighborhoods group supports Hall in commissioner race

April 4, 2024

To the editor: 15neighborhoods is full-on behind Claire Hall for re-election to Position 2 on the Lincoln County board of commissioners. Read her statement on short-term rentals at https://www.voteclairehall.com/short-term-rentals Yes, Hall voted to license short-term rentals throughout unincorporated Lincoln County, including residential zones in 2016 but advocated a one-year review by the sheriff’s business licensing office that managed the new program.

Rain amounts on the central Oregon coast are running nearly 50 percent higher than average — so far

April 4, 2024

It may be obvious to anyone who has spent time outside this winter but rainfall on the central Oregon coast for the first three months of 2024 is running nearly 50 percent above average. However, according to weather watchers for YachatsNews, the usual corresponding increase in high winds has been absent so far this winter. Other than two unusually

Port of Alsea board selects Ron Graves to transition into manager’s job

April 4, 2024

WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea board chose Ron Graves of Waldport as the probationary candidate to become port manager after interviewing three candidates Tuesday. Graves will start in mid-April and work three days a week during a six-month probationary period before taking over as port manager in the fall for Roxie Cuellar, who is retiring after nine years on

Lincoln City police arrest Salem man for organized retail theft from outlet mall

April 4, 2024

On the afternoon of Sunday, March 31, the Lincoln City Police Department received a call from employees of the Sunglass Hut at the Lincoln City Outlets regarding a theft. The employees reported that two females and a male had stolen several sets of sunglasses then fled the store. Lincoln City police officers responded and began investigating. The employees were able

Activists protest in trees, file lawsuit in court to block logging on BLM land in southern Oregon

April 4, 2024

An activist from Pacific Northwest Forest Defense protests the cutting of old-growth in BLM forests near Grants Pass by occupying a several-hundred-year old Douglas fir tree. (Courtesy of Pacific Northwest Forest Defense) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A coalition of environmental groups and regional activists are attempting to stop the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from allowing old growth trees

Tissot retiring from county historical society position on April 30

April 3, 2024

NEWPORT — After a 35-year career leading five museums in four states, Susan MG Tissot announced this week she is retiring as executive director of the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center and Lincoln County Historical Society. Tissot headed the Lincoln County Historical Society under a two-year contract, which ends April 30. Board chair Bud Shoemake said the board had hoped to

Gov. Kotek will seek opinion from Oregon Ethics Commission on role of first spouse

April 3, 2024

By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday said she will seek guidance from the state’s government ethics watchdog about what is appropriate for the role of the first spouse in the governor’s office. Kotek made the disclosure to reporters after a ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 4024, a campaign finance reform bill that will limit contributions to

Live concert Friday night at Newport Performing Arts Center is tribute to The Beatles

April 3, 2024

By OREGON COAST TODAY Even though Gershwin’s “Summertime” knocked The Beatles’ “Yesterday” out of the Guinness World Records for the most-covered song, the group endures as one of the most beloved musical acts in history. “Here Comes the Sun,” a live concert, will pay tribute to The Beatles at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 5. Featuring

Now popular with tourists, West Shelter was built by CCC workers in 1933 and used as WWII observation post

April 3, 2024

The West Shelter sits at the 800-foot level on the west edge of Cape Perpetua and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The cape was originally named Halaqaik by the Alsea people who inhabited the area for thousands of years, and later renamed by