Pigsley, Butler and Lane elected to 3-year terms on Siletz Tribal Council

February 3, 2025

SILETZ – Delores Pigsley of Keizer, who has been chair of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians for nearly 40 years, has been elected to the position once again. Pigsley has served 39½ years as Tribal chairman out of her 46 years on the council. Pigsley and other officers were elected Sunday after she and

Lincoln County unemployment rate stuck at 4.8 percent for third month

February 3, 2025

Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in December, unchanged from 4.8 percent in November and October, according to the latest figures from the Oregon Employment Department. The county’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in December 2023. The statewide and national unemployment rates were 4.1 percent in December. Regional economist Shaun Barrick said seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment

Yes, January’s weather was quite dry, sunny and nice — and shouldn’t last too long

February 3, 2025

By YachatsNews staff Rainfall amounts on the central Oregon coast in January were as much as one-third of the amount recorded 12 months earlier and there were 11-20 days of no measurable precipitation, according to YachatsNews’ weather watchers. While there was less-than-average rainfall last month, the big differences from January 2024 was that a year ago the rainfall was

Senator and representative urge 450 town hall attendees to fight back against Trump administration edicts

February 2, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – As the crowd filtered into the commons area of Oregon Coast Community College for a political town hall Saturday, President Donald Trump was announcing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. As the audience of 450 waited for two Oregon Democrats — Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep Val Hoyle – to begin an

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF DEPOE BAY ESTABLISHMENT OF A DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (DMO) TO MANAGE TOURISM MARKETING & PROMOTION SERVICES RFP 2025-02

February 1, 2025

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF DEPOE BAY ESTABLISHMENT OF A DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (DMO) TO MANAGE TOURISM MARKETING & PROMOTION SERVICES RFP 2025-02 The City of Depoe Bay (the “City”) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations or individuals with a successful track record in promotion and visitor attraction services to create and implement multi-media tourism marketing services with the overall

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF DEPOE BAY RFP 2025-01

February 1, 2025

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF DEPOE BAY RFP 2025-01 The City of Depoe Bay (the “City”) is seeking proposals from a qualified Certified Public Accountant or Certified Public Accounting Firm to provide financial audit support, general accounting services, financial operational assistance, and grants management support on a contract basis for

Oregon cities push for lodging tax changes, infrastructure funding, leeway to remove homeless camps

January 31, 2025

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s cities will push the 2025 Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax revenue on basic services. City officials from around Oregon laid out those goals during their biannual City Day at the Capitol earlier

Juvenile salmon along Oregon coast encountering more competition from increasing numbers of sablefish

January 30, 2025

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Pacific salmon, long an economic and cultural mainstay of life along the Oregon coast, are facing significant competition from an increasingly popular fish that is flourishing as ocean temperatures rise. That’s a prime takeaway from new research showing that juvenile sablefish, sometimes known as black cod, are expanding their range into near-shore areas traditionally dominated by

Graduation rate for Lincoln County’s class of 2024 improves to 82 percent, reaching state’s average

January 30, 2025

By YachatsNews and Oregon Capital Chronicle Students in the Lincoln County School District’s class of 2024, who started high school online during the Covid pandemic, surpassed expectations and graduated at a rate slightly higher than 2023’s seniors and significantly higher than predicted four years ago. Data released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education showed that 82 percent of

Seeking better weather, Waldport chamber moves its Beach, Bike & Blues festival from May to September

January 30, 2025

By YachatsNews WALDPORT – Three years of chilly Spring rain has led the Waldport Area Chamber of Commerce to move its Beach, Bike & Blues festival from May to September. The chamber started its music and food event in 2022 to piggyback on the Oregon Coast Gravel Epic bike event that brings hundreds of backroad bicycle enthusiasts to Waldport