Gold Rush engine leads to passenger, mail and freight service on the Alsea River

July 9, 2024

John Ludeman was born in Germany in 1879 and moved to the Waldport area with his family in 1886. In 1900 he joined the Gold Rush in Nome, Alaska. The gold-seeking venture wasn’t successful, but he did come home with a small Fairbanks-Morse gas engine, the first in the area, which he installed on his launch named Nugget. On

YachatsNews local fundraising campaign reaches $48,000 to support local reporting efforts

July 9, 2024

Thank you for helping YachatsNews’ effort to grow and expand. By the time the last of checks or PayPal donations trickle in this month, YachatsNews’ local fundraising campaign should get well beyond $48,000 with the help of dozens of donations big and small, two Oregon foundations and one match by a local donor’s employer. While June’s effort is short

Researchers probe coastal marshes for sand and fossils to determine extent of old tsunamis

July 8, 2024

By JES BURNS/Oregon Public Broadcasting If all goes to plan, the long metal rod of the core sampler will cut down through the soil of the salt marsh like a knife through warm butter. Mike Priddy and David Bruce take their places in the waist-high grass. “Ready?” Bruce asks as they grab the T-shaped handle. “One. Two. Three!” The

YachatsNews takes a week off from most publishing; resumes posting stories Sunday, July 14

July 8, 2024

YachatsNews is taking a short, week-long break from reporting and posting stories. We made it through the local July 3-4 celebrations, lots of government meetings, breaking news and now feel the need for a little rest and relaxation ourselves. It’s been busy. We posted 612 stories during the first six months of the year which generated 972,000 page views

Curry County nonprofit getting $2.36 million to open that area’s first addiction recovery center

July 5, 2024

Bay Area First Step runs a community center in Coos Bay. The center’s lobby, pictured here, offers a place for people to relax and visit. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A recovery center to help people exit a life embattled by drug addiction is in the pipeline for Curry County, a coastal region tucked in the southwest corner of Oregon.

A Whale of a Story: Necropsy of young humpback helps reveal health of species and the ocean

July 4, 2024

By MICHAEL MILSTEIN/NOAA Public Affairs This is the story of a necropsy and the clues it revealed, one by one, about what ended the life of a young humpback whale. It died in May off the north Oregon coast. A necropsy of a stranded whale provides a rare glimpse into the life of the animal, its species, and the

For one bright day in July, a community’s celebration brings a feeling of friendship and unity to thousands

July 4, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Something special flowed through the sea-salted air of Yachats’ Fourth of July celebration this year. Something only glimpsed in the explosion of color and fanciful fun. Something that outshined the sizzle and pop of fireworks. And that something – shimmering in the hearty greetings of “Happy Fourth!” between friends and neighbors, visitors and locals

Waldport and Yachats launch two days of fireworks shows, parade, music, food and fun

July 4, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Strike up the band, fire up the grill and break out the tutus – the Fourth of July razzle-dazzle is about to light up the coast. From the wacky fun of the La de da Parade to live music to (legal) fireworks, the big summer holiday events are set to declare independence from the ho-hum in

Waldport council criticizes county over sheriff’s contract — proposes splitting second deputy with Yachats

July 4, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNew WALDPORT – Decades of Waldport employing two sheriff’s deputies may have come to an end. Maybe. The Waldport city council held a special meeting Monday to decide how to proceed after Lincoln County commissioners rejected a proposed $450,000 plan that would have kept two contract deputies in Waldport while adding one for Yachats. That proposal, backed

Two male sea otters make rare appearance near Cannon Beach, but not likely to stay

July 3, 2024

By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two male sea otters appear to be calling Cannon Beach home, providing a rare sight for Oregonians visiting Ecola Point. Even so, biologists aren’t expecting a bigger population boom in the near future, since female sea otters don’t usually migrate far from home. The nearest population is about 100 miles away. A group of conservationists

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Gold Rush engine leads to passenger, mail and freight service on the Alsea River

YachatsNews local fundraising campaign reaches $48,000 to support local reporting efforts

Researchers probe coastal marshes for sand and fossils to determine extent of old tsunamis

YachatsNews takes a week off from most publishing; resumes posting stories Sunday, July 14

Curry County nonprofit getting $2.36 million to open that area’s first addiction recovery center

A Whale of a Story: Necropsy of young humpback helps reveal health of species and the ocean

For one bright day in July, a community’s celebration brings a feeling of friendship and unity to thousands

Waldport and Yachats launch two days of fireworks shows, parade, music, food and fun

Waldport council criticizes county over sheriff’s contract — proposes splitting second deputy with Yachats

Two male sea otters make rare appearance near Cannon Beach, but not likely to stay

Letters from readers

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Lincoln County has benefitted from Hall’s service for 20 years

Obituaries

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Sandra Lee Dunn of Yachats

Civic Calendar

Port of Newport Commission executive session and special meeting

Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING