Waldport Beachcomber Days leaders, supporters blast city allegations as group works to answer questions

November 19, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The normally empty parking lot packed with cars prior to the Waldport city council meeting last week and a standing-room only chamber swelled by Waldport Beachcomber Days volunteers signaled something was in the air. The public comment portion kicking off Thursday’s meeting began amicably enough with Beachcomber volunteer Jason Vorderbrueggen reading a statement

Oregon Coast CC board approves college’s first bachelor’s program, state OK is next

November 17, 2024

Oregon Coast Community College has joined a consortium of five other community colleges across the state to offer the first bachelor’s degree program in its 37-year history. The bachelor’s degree program in nursing is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2026, after its curriculum was approved last week by the college’s seven-member board. It still needs approval from

“Bomb cyclone” missed the central Oregon coast this week but big winds predicted for Friday

November 15, 2024

The central Oregon coast was mostly spared the so-called “bomb cyclone” that damaged northern California and the Seattle area this week, but that doesn’t mean the late fall storms are over. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for the central coast for most of Friday, forecasting that south winds could reach up to 60 mph.

Eugene woman who survived sneaker wave with granddaughter last year in Yachats returns with warnings

November 14, 2024

By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews Ann Dwyer didn’t see the sneaker wave that almost killed her and her granddaughter on a calm October day one year ago. Dwyer, a retired Eugene psychiatrist who used a different name while practicing, and her granddaughter had stepped onto the big sandy beach where the Yachats River flows into the Pacific. They arrived a little

YachatsNews wraps up October fundraising campaign with contributions from 128 readers

November 14, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Thank you once again for your help and support. We weren’t sure what to expect when a YachatsNews supporter suggested an October effort to seek more donors willing to make small, regular contributions to help fund our month-to-month operations. So he and his employer issued a challenge – they’d match donations up to $10,000 –

The winner of very tight Lincoln County commission race won’t be determined until Thanksgiving week

November 14, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County voters – and Claire Hall or Rick Beasley – will not find out for another two weeks who will hold Position 2 on the board of commissioners in January. The fourth round of vote counts released Tuesday night shows Hall, who has been a county commissioner for 20 years, with a 99-vote lead over

Mental health struggles and Marine Corps celebration end in a tragic hail of bullets in Waldport

November 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – What began Sunday afternoon as a private celebration to honor the U.S. Marine Corps ended tragically for a Waldport woman with mental health issues after she confronted and then was shot and killed by a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy. Virginia L. Morris, 38, a disabled Marine Corps veteran, posted multiple times on social media

No longer worth the time, money and hassle, Waldport looking to end its 28-year-old traffic court

November 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – A perceived jaw-dropping decrease in the number of traffic citations issued in Waldport looked to be the death knell for the city’s long-standing traffic court. And while the court may still go the way of the dinosaur, it turns out a miscommunication months ago left city officials believing only one traffic citation had

Since 1985 the Siletz community and its school have set aside one day to honor all veterans

November 11, 2024

By LORI TOBIAS/The Oregonian/OregonLive It all started at the Siletz Valley School in 1985 as a simple way to say thank you to Lincoln County veterans. On that day, about a dozen veterans showed up for a school assembly. Before long the November gathering became an annual tradition, attracting as many as 100 veterans at its height. Nearly four

Second year of cell phone ban at Lincoln City middle/high school showing benefits in the classroom, hallways

November 7, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews LINCOLN CITY — Sarah Horobin experienced the increasing distraction of students with cell phones in her Taft High School classes over the years. It was hard to compete with a device that lured away a student’s attention with texts, videos and oftentimes the accompanying drama. “Kids were on them constantly, and it was a big struggle

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Waldport Beachcomber Days leaders, supporters blast city allegations as group works to answer questions

Oregon Coast CC board approves college’s first bachelor’s program, state OK is next

“Bomb cyclone” missed the central Oregon coast this week but big winds predicted for Friday

Eugene woman who survived sneaker wave with granddaughter last year in Yachats returns with warnings

YachatsNews wraps up October fundraising campaign with contributions from 128 readers

The winner of very tight Lincoln County commission race won’t be determined until Thanksgiving week

Mental health struggles and Marine Corps celebration end in a tragic hail of bullets in Waldport

No longer worth the time, money and hassle, Waldport looking to end its 28-year-old traffic court

Since 1985 the Siletz community and its school have set aside one day to honor all veterans

Second year of cell phone ban at Lincoln City middle/high school showing benefits in the classroom, hallways

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City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

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