Razor clamming reopens from Yachats north, but other harvests still closed

June 14, 2024

Razor clamming has reopened from Yachats to the Washington border and commercial oyster harvest reopens in Netarts and Tillamook bays, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday after two consecutive tests showed biotoxin levels below the closure limit. Bay clam and mussel harvesting remains closed coastwide due to high levels of the

Garbage rates going up 3.15 percent in Yachats and Waldport

June 13, 2024

Yachats and Waldport customers of Dahl Disposal will see a rate increase on their August bills after approval Wednesday and Thursday from city councils in the two towns. Toledo-based Dahl, which has 7,500 customers in Yachats, Waldport, Siletz, Toledo and unincorporated Lincoln County, requested permission to raise its rates 3.15 percent. Yachats customers using a 35-gallon cart will see a

Waldport woman sentenced to year in jail for November crash

June 13, 2024

A Waldport woman originally charged with five counts of assault and recklessly endangering others for causing a three-vehicle crash last November on U.S. Highway 101 has been sentenced to one year in the county jail after pleading guilty to three of the charges. Angela M. Sherlock, 67, was sentenced to 364 days in the Lincoln County jail after pleading guilty

Want to march in Yachats’ July 4 parade? There are deadlines coming up

June 12, 2024

YACHATS — Want to be part of Yachats’ July 4 La de da Parade? There are two ways to be involved and both have deadlines coming up soon. Would-be marchers need to sign up with the Yachats Chamber of Commerce, which invites anyone to participate by completing an application on its website. Applications must be submitted before June 25. Those

Yachats Lions award $33,000 to 14 community organizations Tuesday

June 12, 2024

YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club gave $33,000 to 14 community organizations Tuesday night to wrap up its charitable giving for 2024, led by $10,000 to two Waldport schools and $5,000 to the Yachats Food Pantry. Yachats Lions raise money through its busy thrift shop on West Fourth Street, pancake breakfasts, other fundraisers and donations. The club has also resumed

Lincoln County opens applications for $398,000 in water, sewer grants

June 11, 2024

Lincoln County is allocating $398,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act money to invest in local water, sewer and drainage districts serving unincorporated areas of the county. The county said this week that 13 districts are eligible for grants of up to $50,000, including the Southwest Lincoln Water PUD and Seal Rock Water District. Other eligible districts include the Lower

Leader of Oregon Black Pioneer group speaks Sunday in Yachats

June 11, 2024

YACHATS — The rich and often overlooked history and legacy of African-Americans in Oregon is the topic of a 2 p.m. Sunday presentation at the Yachats Commons. “Uncovering Oregon’s Black History, 450 Years in 45 Minutes,” will be presented by Zachary Stocks, executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers, a historical society dedicated to “safeguarding and sharing the experiences” of African-Americans

Agencies end response to coastal tar balls, still don’t know origin

June 8, 2024

Nearly three weeks after oil coated and killed several birds on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts, officials say they still don’t know where the sticky petroleum product came from. But they say they’ve done their best to clean up the beaches that were affected by the mysterious balls of tar and they’ve ended an effort that brought together multiple

State expands shellfish closures to all of Oregon coast Thursday

June 6, 2024

Two state agencies announced Thursday they had closed the entire Oregon coast to all razor and bay clam harvesting because of historic high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning. However, crab harvesting remains open along the entire coast. The coastwide closure expands on a partial closure announced in late May by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of

State agency begins monitoring of seven Lincoln County beaches

June 2, 2024

The Oregon Health Authority has started its beach monitoring program for the summer and fall by announcing the list of 24 coastal recreation areas it will be keeping an eye on for bacteria. The beaches on the list that the agency is monitoring includes some of the most frequently visited beaches in Oregon. It also includes beaches where the program