Yachats commission OKs permit for employee apartment in downtown

March 29, 2023

YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a conditional use permit allowing the owner of a downtown building to convert a storage area above Luna Sea Fish House into a one-bedroom apartment. In doing so, the commission stipulated that the apartment be rented only to someone who worked in the complex that houses Topper’s Ice Cream

Lincoln County jobless rate stays flat — but at 5.8 percent — in February

March 28, 2023

Is this good news or bad news? Or just news? The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday that the unemployment rate for Lincoln County remained flat at 5.8 percent in February – the same as it was in January. The county’s unemployment rate had been steadily rising each month since hitting a low of 4.7 percent last July. The unemployment rate

Oregon Coast CC announces business workshops for spring

March 27, 2023

The Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College has announced a series of workshops for business owners this spring. There will be two training workshops on how to use Excel. A basic workshop is Wednesday, April 5 and a “tips and tricks” workshop is Wednesday, April 19. Both are offered online via Zoom. The term will also offer

Samaritan offering six-week grief classes starting in April

March 27, 2023

NEWPORT — Samaritan Evergreen Hospice is hosting a free six-week group this spring for adults who could benefit from education and support while navigating through the death of a loved one. The loss does not have to be recent. The class will meet from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesdays, April 19 through May 24 at Samaritan’s Center for Health Education in Newport.

ODFW’s marine reserve program to fish off Port Orford and Cape Falcon this year

March 27, 2023

NEWPORT — Oregon’s marine reserves program will return to the ports of Garibaldi and Port Orford this spring and fall in the latest installment of an unique way for coastal commercial and recreational fishers to help fuel scientific research in the state’s near-shore waters. The marine preserves program, administered by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, plans to target

Three days of craft or book sales begin Friday in Yachats

March 23, 2023

YACHATS — The first spring weekend in Yachats is blooming with two popular arts and crafts fairs, plus a big book sale to benefit the Yachats Library. In all, beginning Friday there will be 38 hours of browsing and shopping fun. Yachats Ladies Club Spring Crafts Bazaar, 286 W. Third St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Find

County commissioners drop regular weekly meeting dates

March 21, 2023

NEWPORT — Lincoln County commissioners will now hold two regular meetings a month with workshops on Wednesdays in between. The change from weekly regular meetings has been in place since the beginning of March when commissioners participated in a workshop on the county’s new budget software then held a special meeting to declare a homelessness emergency. Commissioners now have regular

Attempt to get Port of Alsea board recall on May ballot fails

March 21, 2023

WALDPORT — An attempt to get a recall election of four of five Port of Alsea commissioners on the May ballot has failed to gather enough signatures. A recall of port commissioners was first threatened during a meeting last July. Kurt Saindon asked the board to fire port manager Roxie Cuellar because she would not change locations for crabbers using

Lincoln County looking for some housing expertise

March 20, 2023

Lincoln County is on the market for a consultant to help it develop housing for all income levels. The county announced Monday it is looking for a team or individual that can help it identify properties to develop as affordable, workforce and market-rate housing. The consultant should also be to perform basic due diligence on properties, identify funding opportunities, court developers

Tidewater woman dies Wednesday in head-on crash near Seal Rock

March 16, 2023

SEAL ROCK — A 32-year-old Tidewater woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when her car collided head on with a truck on U.S. Highway 101 south of Seal Rock. Oregon State Police said Ashlee C. Hayden was driving south when her car crossed into the northbound lane and collided with a box truck driven by Victor Loreza, 40, of Salem. Hayden