Federal agency schedules 8 Oregon open houses on sea otter reintroduction

June 12, 2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled eight open houses in Oregon this month to gather comments on the potential reintroduction of sea otters to the West Coast. The open houses are designed to provide residents and organizations an opportunity to ask questions, share perspectives and speak with agency staff about sea otters and next steps in recovery efforts

Negotiations under way to end Oregon Senate impasse as Democrats say they have a list of Republican conditions

June 11, 2023

By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon senators are engaged in intense negotiations to try to end the Republican-led walkout that started on May 3 and has prevented the Senate from voting on bills. In separate interviews with the Capital Chronicle, Democratic and Republican Senate leaders said they remain hopeful that the upper chamber will return to work. The

Week two of YachatsNews’ fundraising campaign: What does it cost to cover the news and why are we doing it?

June 9, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews This week I paid a bunch of bills for YachatsNews’ news gathering efforts in May. These included checks to our payroll service, our web guy, three freelancers and mileage reimbursement for reporter Garret Jaros. There was $100 to file our 2022 nonprofit report with the IRS and $33 for ink for the small office printer we bought

Waldport High School will celebrate 33 graduates Friday who persevered through pandemic, set leadership examples

June 8, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Waldport High School’s class of 2023 sets sail for the future Friday with a senior class that weathered a global pandemic while still managing to keep their collective compasses on course to graduate. Thirty-three graduates will leave Waldport High in their wake with more than 20 mapping out plans for college while the remainder

Homeless and Housing in Lincoln County: Can a $1 million effort to find solutions possibly work, or is it just another plan?

June 8, 2023

This is the second of a two-part series on homelessness in Lincoln County and a $1 million pilot program to help tackle the crisis. The first part ran June 2 and can be found here. By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews U.S. Navy veteran Tamera Speights was living in Stayton when the Beachie Creek fire bore down on her neighborhood

The 33rd and final year of Cycle Oregon’s 7-day tour will bring thousands of riders to the central coast in September

June 8, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Toledo and Newport will host two of the final three legs of an iconic recreational event that has drawn thousands of cyclists from all over the world for more than three decades. The 33rd and final edition of Cycle Oregon kicks off Sept. 9 with a tour through western Oregon’s wine country. Before it ends seven

Jury begins deliberations in 2020 Labor Day wildfire lawsuit against PacifiCorp following seven weeks of testimony

June 8, 2023

By RYAN HASS/Oregon Public Broadcasting After seven weeks of detailed analysis about topics as far-ranging as fire plumes and metallurgy, jurors will soon decide whether the electricity provider PacifiCorp should pay out for thousands of properties destroyed during the 2020 Labor Day wildfires in Oregon. The trial, which began at the end of April, wrapped up with closing statements Wednesday

In a turn-about on approach, Portland city council approves ban on daytime street camping and imposes other restrictions

June 8, 2023

BY ALEX ZIELINSKI/Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland City Council approved a new policy that criminalizes homeless camping Wednesday. The ordinance bans camping on public property from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and introduces stricter rules on camping during all other hours. “These reasonable restrictions are a step in the right direction towards a revitalized Portland,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said before voting

Lincoln County emergency management will be conducting tests with calls, texts and email Friday

June 8, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The emergency management division of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a countywide test of its emergency notification system between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday. The test gives emergency managers an opportunity to check all components of the system in preparation for summer wildfire conditions. Notifications will be sent via phone calls, texts and

Two concerts this weekend serve as fundraisers for annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party in October

June 8, 2023

You’ll have a beachin’ time at the Newport Performing Arts Center’s live, double concert event, “Beachin’ Jazz: A Sizzling Summer Serenade,” Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11. The concerts are presented as a fund-raiser for the upcoming annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party. Musical director Ken Peplowski has performed with artists such as Benny Goodman, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Madonna and has

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Federal agency schedules 8 Oregon open houses on sea otter reintroduction

Negotiations under way to end Oregon Senate impasse as Democrats say they have a list of Republican conditions

Week two of YachatsNews’ fundraising campaign: What does it cost to cover the news and why are we doing it?

Waldport High School will celebrate 33 graduates Friday who persevered through pandemic, set leadership examples

Homeless and Housing in Lincoln County: Can a $1 million effort to find solutions possibly work, or is it just another plan?

The 33rd and final year of Cycle Oregon’s 7-day tour will bring thousands of riders to the central coast in September

Jury begins deliberations in 2020 Labor Day wildfire lawsuit against PacifiCorp following seven weeks of testimony

In a turn-about on approach, Portland city council approves ban on daytime street camping and imposes other restrictions

Lincoln County emergency management will be conducting tests with calls, texts and email Friday

Two concerts this weekend serve as fundraisers for annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party in October

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Newport City Council work session and regular meeting

Southwest Lincoln Water People’s Utility District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop and 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