Coast choral group holds big fundraiser Saturday in Newport

July 15, 2024

Shine up your sequins and dust off your best suit for some Broadway magic, a gala fundraiser presented by Coastal Voices, Lincoln County’s vocal ensemble, at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 20. The glitz and glamor of the black tie-optional event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and raffle games in the lobby, followed by

Benton County landfill operator makes second attempt to expand regional facility

July 15, 2024

By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News CORVALLIS — The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County is once again trying to expand the site. Republic Services says it needs more space, or its landfill will be full within around 13 years. The site accepts garbage from across Oregon and Washington, with the majority coming from Benton, Lincoln and other nearby

Transfer of Ocean View Drive to city of Yachats slowing work on proposed estuary boardwalk

July 15, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Anyone holding their breath in anticipation of construction beginning on the estuary boardwalk can exhale. It’s going to be awhile. The walkway with a bump-out viewing platform, benches and lights along Ocean View Drive between Beach Street and U.S. Highway 101 has been talked about for years. But while progress is being made, best

Seven Oregon residents file fifth lawsuit challenging new federal financial regulations

July 15, 2024

By DON JENKINS/Oregon Capital Press Seven Oregonians have filed the fifth federal lawsuit challenging the Corporate Transparency Act, alleging the financial reporting law invades their privacy and positions the government to chill political speech. The lead plaintiffs are former hazelnut processor Mike Firestone and his wife, Lindsay Berschauer, a Yamhill County commissioner. Other plaintiffs include small business owners and a

We need to protest Weyerhaeuser spraying near Eckman Lake

July 14, 2024

To the editor: How in the world can it possibly be true? Weyerhaeuser has been granted a permit to pray herbicide “as near as 10 feeet” from the Waldport municipal water source at Weist and Eckman creeks above Eckman Lake? The permit gives permission to begin spraying for invasive species as soon as July 16. Citizens, arise in protest. What

Weyerhaeuser should have to pay for water tests after spraying

July 14, 2024

To the editor: I am writing to express my concern as a Waldport resident regarding the spraying of pesticides close to the Waldport watershed and adjacent to the public spring water faucet on Highway 34. We know that pesticides are applied without precision especially if they are sprayed aerially due to the ever-present effects of wind and rain. In 2016 Lincoln

Demolition of Yachats library should take place this month as summer programs ramp up in temporary quarters

July 14, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The original Yachats Library building may be only a memory by late July when demolition is expected to make way for a new, bigger structure. Meanwhile, it’s business almost-as-usual for the library in its temporary quarters and time for a full slate of kids’ summer programs. Before the teardown of the structure on West

“Shop the Dock” tours launch again Friday in Newport

July 14, 2024

Oregon Sea Grant is again offering its popular “Shop at the Dock” tours in Newport beginning Friday, July 19 and has expanded the tours to five other ports in Oregon and southwest Washington. The Newport tours will be offered Fridays at 9:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. from July 19 through Aug. 16. The tours are free, no

Oregon Coast Aquarium promoting puffin license plates

July 14, 2024

Fans of the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport have a new way to show their support. A new puffin license plate may be available soon and the aquarium is selling $40 vouchers for the plates on its website. The license plate features a puffin, the distinctive black and white native Oregon seabird with an orange-tufted head. Sales of the

July 4 fireworks cleanup collects more than 1,500 pounds of debris

July 14, 2024

Almost as soon as the glare of July 4 fireworks on the central Oregon coast began to fade, a small army of volunteers went to work cleaning up as much of the resulting debris as they could find. The results, according to the Surfrider Foundation, which organized the effort, were impressive. During 13 beach cleanups held July 5 and