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YACHATS – The city of Yachats’ 2024-25 proposed budget was passed unanimously by the city’s 10-member budget committee after eight hours of discussions over two meetings. The proposed budget now goes to the five-member city council, all of whom are on the budget committee, for final approval June 12. Yachats started the year with $10.2 million set aside in savings.

YACHATS — Naturalists with the Cape Perpetua Collaborative are offering free guided tidepool tours this summer at Yachats Sate Park, Bob Creek and Heceta Head. The tours mark the launch of the Tidepool Ambassador Program aimed at promoting coastal conservation and education in the Cape Perpetua area. Participants can learn about intertidal life and the marine reserve while also becoming

Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags are required on those two days. Both Oregon residents and nonresidents can fish for free. All other fishing regulations apply including closures, bag limits and size restrictions. Oregon State Parks also offers free parking and camping on Saturday. Expect

An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that sickened at least 20 people is prompting health officials to urge people who harvested mussels from a stretch of Oregon’s coast since Saturday to discard them. Officials at the Oregon Health Authority also recommend people who experience any symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning  – numbness of the mouth and lips, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,

Officials in Oregon and Washington are still trying to determine the source of mysterious tar balls that have appeared on coastal beaches the past week. Samples of the sticky substance were seen as far north as Long Beach, Wash., all the way down to the north side of the Alsea Bay at Waldport. They were first reported on May 19,

YACHATS — Yachats city manager Bobbi Price received a $10,000 pay raise along with praise from the city council Thursday for her performance eight months into the job. Price, the former director of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, had no previous city manager experience when she was chosen over two other candidates to lead the city in October 2023.

The Lincoln County Veterans Resource Center is hosting its first women veterans luncheon at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 at the Agate Beach Best Western in Newport. The luncheon will include speakers recognizing the unique challenges of women’s military service. June 12 has been celebrated as Women’s Veterans Day in Oregon since 2019 and commemorates President Harry Truman’s signature on

Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in April, unchanged from 4.6 percent rate in March, the Oregon Employment Department announced this week. The unemployment rate was 4.2 percent the year before. The statewide unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in April, the agency said, and the national rate was 3.9 percent. The agency’s regional economist, Shaun Barrick, said

Waldport High School sophomore Judah Tysman has $3,000 in prizes to some day help start his taxidermy business. Judges in the inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Program “Shark Tank” pitch competition on Wednesday voted Tysman’s presentation on his taxidermy business as the best among five competitors. Held at Hatfield Marine Science Center auditorium, the event featured five high school finalists presenting

Plants that have been started with a masterful touch will be on sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday during the Lincoln County Master Gardener Association’s 23rd annual plant sale at the Oregon National Guard Armory in Newport. There will be more than 25 varieties of tomatoes, vegetable starts, herbs, native plants, perennials and houseplants. All were grown by