Oregon Legislature tweaks “recreational immunity” law to protect owners of trails for most liability

March 5, 2024

By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Public hiking trails that closed this past year in response to a civil lawsuit could start reopening again after Oregon lawmakers Tuesday passed temporary liability protections for landowners. Senate Bill 1576 passed the Oregon House on Tuesday with overwhelming support and heads to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk. Once signed into law, it will adjust

ODOT returns Friday to continue paving deteriorating sections of U.S. 101 north of Newport — but it’s a temporary fix

March 5, 2024

Friday morning update from ODOT: U.S. Highway 101 near Beverly Beach will see long delays again Friday as crews work on paving the road. Flaggers will be in place reducing the highway to one lane. Drivers should expect long delays as crews work in the area. The speed limit has been reduced in this area to 35 mph. Please

Port of Alsea begins search for new manager as Cuellar retires this fall after nine years at helm

March 5, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Anyone with aspirations of managing a port – sleuthing for smugglers while rubbing elbows with scalawags and flannel-clad pirates along brine-scented docks – may want to consider the Port of Alsea. They may also want to consider the actual job requirements without all the blarney. “I think people don’t realize how much of the

Former Waldport High School student’s lawsuit alleges three years of harassment, seeks $2.5 million

February 29, 2024

By YachatsNews A former Waldport High School student is suing the Lincoln County School District for $2.5 million alleging school staff did little to nothing to stop a boy’s sexual harassment of her during three years at the school. The lawsuit was filed Feb. 9 by two Portland attorneys for the now 18-year-old girl, identified in the suit by a

With four choices, Yachats Fire District board selects career firefighter and volunteer as newest member

February 29, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – For the first time in anyone’s memory, the board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District had four people to choose from to fill a board vacancy. And, for the first time in its history, the board on Monday chose someone who spent decades as a firefighter with work in emergency medical services, administration

What’s the fate of the Corvallis Clinic? If state bars 11-clinic sale to national group, will it simply close?

February 28, 2024

By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report Hundreds of Corvallis-area residents and across Oregon have lined up to oppose health care giant UnitedHealth Group buying the physician-owned Corvallis Clinic. But some critics of the deal fear that if the state bars the purchase, an even worse fate awaits — that the 11-clinic chain serving Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties will close.

A first person report: What a day in the 2024 Oregon Legislature looks like for Rep. David Gomberg

February 27, 2024

Editor’s note Brad Fuqua, a longtime Benton County journalist and the editor and publisher of the online Philomath News, spent a day last week with Rep. David Gomberg of Otis, who represents Lincoln County in the Oregon Legislature. Here is his first-person report. Quinton Smith/YachatsNews By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News SALEM — It’s Day 18 of the

Junction City woman rescued Sunday from ocean at Bob Creek would like to thank the hero who saved her

February 21, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Corinne McElroy knows one of the men who rescued her from the ocean Sunday. He’s Mike, her husband of 45 years. Now she’s looking for the other one. “I think his name is Andrew,” McElroy told YachatsNews on Wednesday. “I would love to find him just to tell him ‘Thank you for saving my life’.” Corinne,

Worried about possible NOAA departure, officials try to gauge interest in reviving Newport’s commuter air service

February 20, 2024

By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Oregon has 98 airports, both private and public. Some are little more than a field where pilots can practice takeoffs and landings. Others, like Portland International, help drive Oregon’s economy. Newport Airport, on the central Oregon Coast, lies somewhere in between. But locals want it to be bigger. “We need to attract commuter

Yachats fire district, ambulance company receive notices of impending lawsuits following Jan. 11 fatal crash

February 20, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS — Lawyers for two people involved in a January collision with a Yachats ambulance have notified the nonprofit ambulance company and the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District they intend to sue one or both organizations. The notices were not unexpected. Kelsey R. Seibel, 25, of Waldport died and Fokus Simmons, 16, of Waldport, was severely

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Oregon Legislature tweaks “recreational immunity” law to protect owners of trails for most liability

ODOT returns Friday to continue paving deteriorating sections of U.S. 101 north of Newport — but it’s a temporary fix

Port of Alsea begins search for new manager as Cuellar retires this fall after nine years at helm

Former Waldport High School student’s lawsuit alleges three years of harassment, seeks $2.5 million

With four choices, Yachats Fire District board selects career firefighter and volunteer as newest member

What’s the fate of the Corvallis Clinic? If state bars 11-clinic sale to national group, will it simply close?

A first person report: What a day in the 2024 Oregon Legislature looks like for Rep. David Gomberg

Junction City woman rescued Sunday from ocean at Bob Creek would like to thank the hero who saved her

Worried about possible NOAA departure, officials try to gauge interest in reviving Newport’s commuter air service

Yachats fire district, ambulance company receive notices of impending lawsuits following Jan. 11 fatal crash

Letters from readers

Commissioner clarifies stance on Veterans Service levy on Nov. 4 ballot

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

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

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Workshop meeting of Seal Rock and East Lincoln County fire district boards

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

Yachats “open mic” night

Public & Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE: Seal Rock Fire District and East Lincoln County Fire District

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

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