Philomath mill finds a growing niche by specializing in hardwoods that others don’t want to deal with

January 2, 2025

By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News Brad Mehl and Terry Haddix walk the grounds of Patrick Lumber just west of Philomath to check on the construction progress of a new hardwood sawmill. The sun shining overhead seemed appropriate for this longtime player in Oregon’s logging industry — almost symbolic of what appears to be a bright future for the company. Last

Investigators work to unravel two shooting deaths, one by police, on remote Five Rivers farm

December 27, 2024

By YACHATSNEWS FIVE RIVERS – A team of police investigators from Lane County is trying to sort out two shooting deaths Thursday night and Friday on a remote farm deep in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range. Everett S. Fuller, 55, who lived with his wife and son in one of the several homes on Prindel Creek Farm,

Happy holidays: YachatsNews and its staff are taking a bit of a break until Jan. 3

December 24, 2024

To our readers: YachatsNews is going to take a break from daily news gathering chores from Monday, Dec. 23 until Friday, Jan. 3 to celebrate the holidays and also catch up with some administrative chores, long-range planning and complete some bigger stories. That is, of course, unless a whale washes up on the beach, or a council or

Benton County Sheriff’s deputies using ODOT grants to try to make Newport-to-Philomath highway safer

December 19, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews BLODGETT – Benton County Sheriff Lt. Toby Bottorff’s patrol SUV sits in a wide spot along U.S. Highway 20 just a few hundred yards west of the Blodgett store. The traffic officer has an unobstructed view of cars and trucks barreling east and his radar beeps constantly as they speed downhill along the busy highway linking

Rough seas keep Newport-based crabbers close to port, but getting good prices for initial catch

December 19, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is off and running but has been slower out of the blocks this year after gale force winds on the ocean forced many boats to run for port before dumping all their pots. “We’re not seeing a lot come in yet,” Living Pacific Seafood office manager Lilli Gustafson said

Yachats Lions Club wraps up a year of resurrected monthly lunches with fun on the menu

December 19, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The monthly lunch may have had all the ingredients of a Christmas dinner – ham, sweet potatoes, corn casserole, salad, rolls and cookies – but socializing was the highlight of the menu Thursday. The Yachats Lions Club wrapped up a year of its revitalized monthly “Lunch Bunch” gatherings with a Christmas-themed meal and 42

15 vacation rental licenses available, but commissioners extend moratorium for another 3 months

December 19, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday extended a years-old moratorium on new vacation rental licenses for another three months, but also said it was time to examine how the new licensing, inspection and enforcement programs are working. After years of controversy, a ballot measure and legal battles, commissioners in early 2023 voted to create seven geographic areas and

Grand jury rules deputy justified in using deadly force in November shooting of violent Waldport woman

December 17, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A Lincoln County grand jury has found a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy justified in using deadly force last month when he shot and killed a 38-year-old Waldport woman after she pointed an AK-47 assault rifle at him. The jury heard testimony for two days before ruling Friday that Deputy Ben Cloud, an 11-year veteran of the

Financial review finds no Beachcomber fraud, but Waldport will give documents to state, deny grant

December 16, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – When Waldport Beachcomber Days volunteers and supporters showed up at the city council meeting Thursday with a clean bill of health from an independent financial review it seemed the dust might finally settle in a months-long fight. It was a fleeting feeling that quickly gave way to yet another dust up – with expletives

Last wooden lighthouse on the Oregon coast will close in January for $1.6 million restoration

December 16, 2024

By TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC News NEWPORT — Sitting atop the northern bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina Bay is a small wooden 153-year-old lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, the piece of Oregon coast history will undergo restorations meant to last for generations. The Yaquina Bay lighthouse, which sits 161 feet above sea level, is believed to be the

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Philomath mill finds a growing niche by specializing in hardwoods that others don’t want to deal with

Investigators work to unravel two shooting deaths, one by police, on remote Five Rivers farm

Happy holidays: YachatsNews and its staff are taking a bit of a break until Jan. 3

Benton County Sheriff’s deputies using ODOT grants to try to make Newport-to-Philomath highway safer

Rough seas keep Newport-based crabbers close to port, but getting good prices for initial catch

Yachats Lions Club wraps up a year of resurrected monthly lunches with fun on the menu

15 vacation rental licenses available, but commissioners extend moratorium for another 3 months

Grand jury rules deputy justified in using deadly force in November shooting of violent Waldport woman

Financial review finds no Beachcomber fraud, but Waldport will give documents to state, deny grant

Last wooden lighthouse on the Oregon coast will close in January for $1.6 million restoration

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Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

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Marie Jones of Newport

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Newport Planning Commission work session and regular meeting

Lincoln County School District board special meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

Port of Alsea commission special 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

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