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Otis boy on dirt bike dies Oct. 3 in crash with delivery truck

October 8, 2024
OTIS – A 15-year-old Otis boy was killed Oct. 3 after the dirt bike he was riding collided head-on with a FedEx delivery truck on North Maple Drive, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said this week. First responders reported that  Shaun J. Hart had died at the scene when they arrived about 12:50 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. Deputies said

“Weird Science” performs Saturday at Yachats sober dance party

October 8, 2024
YACHATS — Popular party band Weird Science will be the live-music performers at a free — and alcohol-free — dance party at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Yachats Commons. All ages are welcome to enjoy the music, dancing, non-alcoholic beverages and light snacks at this fourth Central Coast Community Dance Party of the year. Weird Science is

Weather delays opening of new Waldport playground until spring

October 6, 2024
WALDPORT – Opening of the new playground at the 14-acre Louis Southworth Park in Waldport is delayed indefinitely because of weather conditions that prevent its surfacing from being installed. The city had hoped to have the 14,000-square-foot playground ready for use this fall but temperatures must be within certain limits to install the pour-in-place surface, said city manager Dann

League of Women Voters hosting in-person/online candidate fair Thursday

October 3, 2024
The Lincoln County League of Women Voters and Oregon Coast Community College are co-sponsoring a local candidate forum from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the college’s campus in Newport. League president Jean Cowan will serve as moderator. The evening will begin with a candidate “meet and greet” from 5:30-6:00 p.m., followed by the first hour highlighting races for the

Trail runners racing around Yachats, Cape Perpetua this weekend

October 3, 2024
YACHATS – Prepare and watch out for lots of long-distance runners hitting the trails around Yachats and Cape Perpetua this weekend. Hundreds of runners are in Yachats Saturday and Sunday participating in the third and final race in the Oregon Coast trail series sponsored by Daybreak Racing of Hillsboro, which has organized the event since 2022. From 2014-21 the

County OKs new legal description of road it wants to give to Yachats

October 3, 2024
Lincoln County’s years-long attempt to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats cleared a small but key hurdle Wednesday when county commissioners held a brief hearing to approve a new legal description and boundaries for a short section of the road. The hearing was a continuation of one from August, when an Oregon State Parks official showed

Lincoln County opens applications for $130,000 in economic development grants

October 3, 2024
Lincoln County has opened applications for $130,000 as part of its 2024-25 community and economic development grant program. With a variety of conditions, applications are open from local governments and nonprofit organizations in the county. Applications are also accepted from public-private partnerships with the fiscal agent being a nonprofit or municipal organization. To maximize applicant and project diversity, the county

September was another dry summer month in Yachats, but get ready for rain

October 1, 2024
Rainfall in the Yachats area was substantially below average in September. But if 17 years of weather watching mean anything, get ready for the start of the central Oregon coast’s rainy season this month. October, November and December usually mean the start of the coast’s rainy weather – an average of 27 inches of rain falling during those months, according

Firewood permits for Siuslaw forest now available in Waldport

September 30, 2024
WALDPORT — Firewood cutting permits for commercial and personal use are now available for the Siuslaw National Forest’s central coast ranger district. Commercial and personal use permits are required and must be in-hand when harvesting or transporting firewood. Personal use and commercial firewood permits are at the Central Coast Ranger Station, 1130 Forestry Lane, Waldport and at the Reedsport ranger

Newport student taken into custody Tuesday after school shooting threat

September 25, 2024
NEWPORT – Police took a 14-year-old Newport High School student into custody on an accusation of  disorderly conduct Tuesday night after he posted on social media an implication there would be a shooting at the school Wednesday. In a news release Wednesday, Newport police said the student’s threat “had no validity and there was no active threat to any students
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