Hundreds gather at “Stand Up for Science” demonstration at state Capital to protest federal cuts

March 7, 2025

By ALAN COHEN/Salem Reporter SALEM — At least 500 people gathered Friday at the Stand Up for Science march at the Oregon Capitol to protest President Donald Trump’s cuts in federal funding for science and research. It was one of many demonstrations Friday across the country as a response to Trump’s orders to reduce budgets for the National Institutes

City repairs Yachats Ocean Road water line break that drained half of storage tank

March 7, 2025

YACHATS – The city of Yachats announced Saturday morning that crews had fixed a break in a six-inch water line along Yachats Ocean Road and service to the area had been restored. The break was detected Friday after residents living at higher elevations reported a drop in water pressure. “It drained about half the reservoir on the south side

2024 Report to Readers: With your help, YachatsNews continued its growth last year — and big plans for 2025

March 6, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews With the help of thousands of readers like you, YachatsNews continued its growth and reach in 2024. As YachatsNews enters its seventh year, it is appropriate to once again report how the 501c3 nonprofit did in 2024 and its plans for this year. So here goes. Our stated goal for 2024 was “To do more

Mother of man shot by police at remote Five Rivers farm notifies agencies she plans to sue for wrongful death

March 6, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Christine Fuller hugged the concrete shop floor as 29 rifle shots from a special weapons and tactics team tore through the plywood building adjacent to East Five Rivers Road deep in the foothills of the Coast Range. It was 5:35 a.m. Dec. 27 as three SWAT team members shot at Tyler Holloway, 26, after he stepped

City of Waldport says two applicants to run Wednesday market don’t meet legal qualifications

March 6, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Efforts to find a vendor to run the Waldport Wednesday Market ran into a snag this week after it was determined the two applicants do not meet legal qualifications. The two applications to operate the popular market, which begins in May and ends in September, came from the Crestview Heights Booster Club and Waldport

Recent move to NOAA leads to sudden layoff of Newport staffer working to make agency more efficient, nimble

March 6, 2025

By LIZZY ACKER/The Oregonian/OregonLive When Cristen Don got word she had been laid off from her job at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Newport last week, she had an hour to clear out her desk. “It was totally black box,” she said of the layoff. Although Don had only been at NOAA for three

Coastal photographers display their favorite work at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

March 6, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY The Impressions of the Oregon Coast show by the Yaquina Art Association Photographers will fill part of Newport’s picturesque Pacific Maritime Heritage Center starting Thursday, March 13. An opening reception at 4 p.m. March 13 will provide the chance to meet and greet the photographers and enjoy light refreshments. This show highlights the beautiful shorelines,

250 students show off their wind/wave/solar energy devices at Hatfield Marine contest

March 6, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews What does renewable energy look like? Over 250 school students showed off their best guesses in team projects Tuesday at the Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge. Staged annually for over a decade at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, the challenge drew 82 teams from grades three through 12, representing schools from all along the

Oregon once again has access to more than $450 million in federal climate funds

March 6, 2025

By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon again has access to more than $450 million in federal funds awarded to two state agencies for climate action programs, after a confusing period in which the Trump administration repeatedly froze payments. Staff at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Wednesday the agency again has access to all federal climate funding it was granted through

Democrats in Oregon Legislature propose major new spending as part of budget “rebalance”

March 5, 2025

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Democrats in the 2025 Oregon Legislature are proposing more than $425 million in new spending in order to help the state address rising social services caseloads, prepare for wildfires, and more. The new allotments were unveiled Wednesday as part of a package of bills that make up an early-session budget “rebalance” – a

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Hundreds gather at “Stand Up for Science” demonstration at state Capital to protest federal cuts

City repairs Yachats Ocean Road water line break that drained half of storage tank

2024 Report to Readers: With your help, YachatsNews continued its growth last year — and big plans for 2025

Mother of man shot by police at remote Five Rivers farm notifies agencies she plans to sue for wrongful death

City of Waldport says two applicants to run Wednesday market don’t meet legal qualifications

Recent move to NOAA leads to sudden layoff of Newport staffer working to make agency more efficient, nimble

Coastal photographers display their favorite work at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

250 students show off their wind/wave/solar energy devices at Hatfield Marine contest

Oregon once again has access to more than $450 million in federal climate funds

Democrats in Oregon Legislature propose major new spending as part of budget “rebalance”

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

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

Yachats “open mic” night

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