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

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