Celtic Light Orchestra mixes modern technology with traditional Irish music this weekend

March 5, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY If the bright tunes and fiery fiddle playing of many Celtic music orchestras isn’t enough for you, check out the Celtic Light Orchestra, whose mix of modern technology and classic-style music will leave you reeling. Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day early with the group at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9.

Kenneth M. Hackney, Waldport

March 5, 2025

Kenneth M. Hackney Aug. 9, 1950 – Feb. 24, 2025 Kenneth Michael Hackney of Waldport was born Aug. 9, 1950, in Scotia, Calif. and passed away peacefully of medical complications on Feb. 24, 2025, in Waldport. He was 74. Born to Kenneth and Bonnie Hackney, Mike grew up in Bakersfield, Calif. He attended East High School and then went on

Watershed council premiers two films on Alsea basin projects

March 5, 2025

NEWPORT – Two films documenting salmon habitat restoration projects in the Alsea River basin are on tap at the Lincoln County Historical Society’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday March 6. The MidCoast Watersheds Council and partners spent the last year documenting the restoration of Mill and Beaty creeks near the town of Alsea and Starr Creek, a

Fifth day of search for missing 2-year-old boy covers 14 miles of the Siletz River without success

March 4, 2025

Wednesday evening search update from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Divers and search boats covered 14 miles of the Siletz River downstream from the home of 2-year-old Dane Paulsen, who disappeared Saturday; Ground teams also searched two miles along Highway 229 south of the home of Dane’s parents, Chamet Jackson and Aaron Paulsen; The search, concentrating mostly on the Siletz

After years of community effort, 51-year-old Yachats library demolished to make way for 3,600 square foot structure

March 4, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The walls came tumbling down — and so did the doors, the windows and roof of the old Yachats library on Monday and Tuesday as demolition made way for a new, bigger building. By Wednesday, all that will remain of the 51-year-old structure will be memories and mud. Starting Monday, workers from 3 Kings

Rain amounts in Yachats area were just about average in February

March 4, 2025

Rainfall on the central Oregon coast settled down to mostly just about average in February, according to weather watchers for YachatsNews. Depending on your outlook, that’s OK given that January and February’s rain totals are running about half of the first two months of last year. In Yachats, the city crews at the wastewater treatment plant recorded 8.09 inches of

Oregon legislators consider 4% tax on car tires to fund wildlife crossings, rail, public transit

March 4, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Adding a 4 percent tax to the sale of new car tires in Oregon could generate up to $20 million a year for public transit, reducing tire pollution and building wildlife crossings, according to lawmakers proposing the new tax. But ahead of its first public hearing, hundreds of Oregonians have submitted testimony in

Federal workers comprise just 2 percent of Lincoln County’s workforce, but have outsized impact on economy

March 4, 2025

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Firings and layoffs of federal workers by the Trump administration are likely to have marked effects on the economies of Oregon’s north coast counties, particularly in Lincoln County. That’s the assessment of Shaun Barrick, a state workforce economist who, in addition to Lincoln, monitors economic trends in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties. While the percentage of

Northwest energy experts say Trump “plays with fire” with cuts to Bonneville Power Administration

March 3, 2025

By CONRAD SWANSON/The Seattle Times Chaos over the Trump administration’s firing of federal government workers has even permeated a little-known agency at the center of the Pacific Northwest’s largest source of electricity. This is already a challenging time for the Bonneville Power Administration, which markets power from Columbia Basin hydropower dams to utilities – including the Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District

Three tribes promise to appeal judge’s second ruling allowing Medford casino

March 3, 2025

By DAMIAN MANN/Rogue Valley Times Tribes from southern Oregon and northern California plan to appeal a federal judge’s second ruling in favor of a Medford casino. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled the tribes — the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Karuk Tribe, and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation — failed to establish how they would be