Yachats council works to settle homeless shelter complaint, OKs new sheriff’s contract and to replace delineators

April 17, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The Yachats city council dealt with a myriad of topics during a three-hour meeting Wednesday that shuffled through a deck of issues ranging from replacing vandalized delineators along Ocean View Drive to mediating a complaint about a former resident of a homeless shelter. Council also tentatively approved extending contract-deputy services with the Lincoln

Beautification volunteers and rock shop owner combine to create unusual, tiny park in downtown Yachats

April 1, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — What’s the story with the big pink rock and the new benches at the corner of U.S. Highway 101 and West Fourth Street? The answer becomes official at 2 p.m. Saturday when volunteers stage a ribbon-cutting for the new, tiny park now being dubbed “Crystal Corner.” Called Keeping Yachats Beautiful, the group has

Crews remove 90-year-old bronze bell from atop Little Log Church in most visible act of $370,000 renovation

March 20, 2025

By YachatsNews YACHATS – It was a delicate procedure for a construction crew – how to access and then lift a corroding, 90-year-old bronze bell Thursday from the roof of the Little Log Church Museum in a driving rain and windstorm without the whole thing crashing down on the street below. But workers from Top to Bottom Construction of

How does Yachats plan for its future Commons area? Carefully — and with a lot of community comments

March 13, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – It’s no easy task to distill hundreds of opinions into one visionary master plan for the Yachats Commons area, nearby public buildings and open space that will extend 25 years into the future. But after months of community input and an untold number of dulled drafting pencils and worn erasers, the team at Ashland-based

City of Yachats exploring eight-acre site for big, new water reservoir and workforce housing development

March 11, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – When it comes to planning for the future of Yachats two issues always rise to the top – water sustainability and affordable housing. A project that could combine both objectives is currently in the works. But city officials caution there are a lot of unknowns as they assess a wooded property for its potential

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

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

Yachats council approves seven focus areas for 2025 tied to goals for itself, city manager and staff

February 20, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council has adopted seven focus areas and goals to guide work for itself and city staff during 2025 and plans quarterly meetings to check in to see how they’re doing. The focus area and goals are: Infrastructure: Achieve water sustainability; Livability: Provide safe access to and use of city infrastructure, parks

Contract for new Yachats library trimmed to $1.36 million; teardown of old building could be March 6

February 20, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The city of Yachats has a contract with Unitus Services of Vancouver, Wash. to rebuild the West Seventh Street library with demolition of the old structure planned for March 6. Unitus was the low bidder last month at $1.53 million when seven firms bid on the project, which is budgeted at $1.5 million. After

Yachats’ annual “State of the City” presentation lays out 2024 accomplishments and goals for 2025

February 5, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The hottest ticket in Yachats’ Monday night was the annual State of the City presentation in the Commons where a standing room only crowd learned about the accomplishments of 2024 and the goals and objectives of 2025. City manager Bobbi Price kicked things off by announcing one of the major goals of 2025 is

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Yachats council works to settle homeless shelter complaint, OKs new sheriff’s contract and to replace delineators

Beautification volunteers and rock shop owner combine to create unusual, tiny park in downtown Yachats

Crews remove 90-year-old bronze bell from atop Little Log Church in most visible act of $370,000 renovation

How does Yachats plan for its future Commons area? Carefully — and with a lot of community comments

City of Yachats exploring eight-acre site for big, new water reservoir and workforce housing development

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

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

Yachats council approves seven focus areas for 2025 tied to goals for itself, city manager and staff

Contract for new Yachats library trimmed to $1.36 million; teardown of old building could be March 6

Yachats’ annual “State of the City” presentation lays out 2024 accomplishments and goals for 2025

Letters from readers

Whale’s entanglement shows need for better derelict gear removal program

Sen. Anderson’s chief of staff out of bounds on ICE and Newport “boomer hippies” remarks

A farewell letter to the Yachats whale

Yes, everyone in Waldport community should refrain from further attacks

The community speaks — ICE detention center not welcome in Newport

Let’s show some grace to all involved in whale’s attempted, emotional rescue

Obituaries

Jon M. French of Waldport

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Civic Calendar

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

Newport City Council work session and regular meeting

Southwest Lincoln Water People’s Utility District board

Public & Legal Notices

CITY OF NEWPORT, OREGON NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING

The Board of Directors of the Lincoln County School District, Public Hearing regarding Newport High School

The Board of Directors of the Lincoln County School District, Public Hearing regarding Waldport High School