Cities of Yachats and Waldport working to improve, strengthen their code enforcement processes

December 3, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Education instead of confrontation and clarity instead of confusion are the overarching goals Waldport and Yachats are striving for as the two cities revive and revamp their code enforcement programs. While both cities have struggled for years to get their code enforcement houses in order, Yachats’ is now up and running and Waldport’s is on the

An ageless Santa Claus makes it easy for families (and their pets) to create their Christmas memories

December 2, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Bob Mills has seen it all during his 40 years of portraying Santa Claus – the crying babies, the pets, and families in coordinated Christmas outfits. He got all of those and a bit more Saturday during a three-hour “photos with Santa” event at Hi-School Pharmacy as families lined up at the back

Yachats adds Winter Faire to traditional weekend events to help spice up the holidays

December 1, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — December’s first full weekend brings a Santa’s bag full of special holiday events to town. From a tree lighting to wreath-making to Yuletide tunes, the Yachats Winter Festival offers lots of activities for making spirits bright. “This is our first Winter Festival with so many features,” said Nichole Lippincott, executive director of the Yachats

Lincoln County School District board nears decision on potential $73 million bond election next May

November 28, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Amy Skirvin was surprised seven years ago when she arrived to be the principal of Waldport Middle/High School. Financed with a Lincoln County School District bond, the school had moved out of downtown Waldport’s tsunami zone. Everything was new from a 2011 voter-approved bond – classrooms, cafeterias, libraries, gyms and offices. But there was one thing

Yachats, Waldport, Lincoln County wrestle with FEMA’s proposed rules for floodplain development and insurance

November 28, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Not since Noah warned of an impending flood has there been such a forecast of doom and gloom. But this time it is not about a great flood – but over enacting regulations to curb development in Oregon’s floodplains to protect endangered species – and the impacts that could have on municipalities and homeowners covered by

21 days after Nov. 5 general election, Claire Hall declared winner in Lincoln County commission race

November 27, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Twenty-one days after the Nov. 5 general election, Lincoln County commissioner Claire Hall won a sixth term by a razor thin margin. The final, unofficial results released Tuesday evening showed that Hall won the race over Rick Beasley by 115 votes — 13,142 to 13,027. It was the fifth round of votes released by the county

Food insecurity in Oregon is on the upswing, according to new OSU study, especially in rural areas

November 27, 2024

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Hunger rates plummeted in Oregon in the years leading up to the pandemic, but then the Copvid pandemic hit and during the following two years, the number of Oregonians struggling to put food on the table rose, a new Oregon State University study found. People lost their jobs and their sources of income shrank,

Churches, Legion Post, tavern all pitch in to offer free, community Thanksgiving meals beginning Wednesday

November 25, 2024

By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews How many people are you serving for Thanksgiving dinner? Four, six or 12? Ralph and Wanda Janes oversee the free, community Thanksgiving meal at the American Legion Post 116 in Newport and expect to serve 300 to 400. The Legion is one of several organizations around Lincoln County offering free Thanksgiving meals Wednesday and Thursday. Providing

Lincoln County students, Yachats volunteer add “Yaquina Neversink” to worldwide fleet of tiny research vessels

November 21, 2024

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Daniel Roeser admits there may have been a time or two this summer when his work helping assemble a five-foot-long autonomous miniboat felt a bit like drudgery Take, for instance, the long hours needed to sand the vessel’s fiberglass hull for eventual launch into the Pacific Ocean. In those moments, said Roeser, a 17-year-old Toledo

Siletz Tribe completes purchase of 27 acres on Cape Foulweather that was once part of its reservation

November 19, 2024

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews A multi-year effort involving the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and five other public and private partners has resulted in the Tribe regaining ownership of 27 acres of their ancestral homelands at Cape Foulweather south of Depoe Bay. The purchase, financed by a $2.01 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, marks the return

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Cities of Yachats and Waldport working to improve, strengthen their code enforcement processes

An ageless Santa Claus makes it easy for families (and their pets) to create their Christmas memories

Yachats adds Winter Faire to traditional weekend events to help spice up the holidays

Lincoln County School District board nears decision on potential $73 million bond election next May

Yachats, Waldport, Lincoln County wrestle with FEMA’s proposed rules for floodplain development and insurance

21 days after Nov. 5 general election, Claire Hall declared winner in Lincoln County commission race

Food insecurity in Oregon is on the upswing, according to new OSU study, especially in rural areas

Churches, Legion Post, tavern all pitch in to offer free, community Thanksgiving meals beginning Wednesday

Lincoln County students, Yachats volunteer add “Yaquina Neversink” to worldwide fleet of tiny research vessels

Siletz Tribe completes purchase of 27 acres on Cape Foulweather that was once part of its reservation

Letters from readers

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Civic Calendar

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

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING