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Waldport council, COCF&R board officially approve fire station sale, purchase

November 13, 2022
WALDPORT – The Waldport city council last week formally voted to sell – and the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board formally voted to buy – the city-owned fire station in downtown Waldport. The agreement allows the fire district to proceed with remodeling it into a safe, modern station and requires the district to help lobby the 2023

Two local Samaritan hospitals win high marks from Medicare agency

November 13, 2022
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have recognized the two Samaritan Health Services hospitals in Lincoln County for their quality and patient experience. On a scale of one to five, Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City earned four stars for overall quality and five stars for patient experience. Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital earned four stars in both

10th annual Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium is Thursday in Yachats and online

November 12, 2022
YACHATS — Both the history and the future of the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve are getting top billing at this year’s 10th anniversary celebration of the protected area’s establishment. The formally titled “Land-Sea Symposium” takes place Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Yachats Commons. The event is 5-8:30 p.m. The 130 available in-person slots have already sold out, but a virtual

Voters in Yachats fire district approve new, larger operating levy

November 10, 2022
YACHATS — Voters this week approved the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s request for a new, large operating levy by a wide margin. After three days of counting, the vote Thursday afternoon was 951 to 689 to approve a levy of $1.59 per $1,000 assessed property value. The district’s current levy of 59 cents per $1,000 expires in June and

Hunters asked to stop in Blodgett to get elk tested for wasting disease

November 9, 2022
BLODGETT — The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Department will be staffing a check station to sample elk for chronic wasting disease on Saturday during the first Western Coast elk season. The station will be open from from 8 a.m. to dusk in Blodgett in the large gravel parking lot on the north side of Oregon Highway 20. New this year,

Boater who drew two COCF&R responses Saturday will be getting big bill

November 7, 2022
WALDPORT – Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue will be sending an Albany boater a pretty big bill for causing such a ruckus on the river Saturday. COCF&R firefighters twice had to respond to calls from Michael C. Herring of Albany for help pulling him off a sandbar in the Alsea River 1¼ miles up river from McKinley’s RV Park

Problem at new Beaver Creek intake sends salty water to some Seal Rock residents

November 3, 2022
SEAL ROCK — The unexpected failure of a water-quality sensor at some point over the past few days left many Seal Rock Water District customers with salty-tasting water in their pipes. Although district officials and engineers are still working to determine exactly what went wrong, almost all of the high-saline water has already been flushed from the system, Adam Denlinger,

Yachats-area rainfall through October is 77 percent of normal

November 2, 2022
Measured rainfall for 2022 in Yachats is running at 77 percent of normal for the year, according to the latest measurements at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. But that doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a water shortage because measurements up the Yachats River valley – where the two sources of Yachats’ municipal water are located – are much higher. The city

Pioneer receives $25 million grant to expand internet in rural areas

November 2, 2022
Two internet providers on the central Oregon coast have been awarded millions in federal funds to install high-speed broadband connections in rural areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $759 million in grants and loans last week for 49 recipients in 24 states. The two Oregon recipients were Siuslaw Broadband, which got a $10,700 loan, and Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, which

Agencies break ground for low-income apartment complex in Lincoln City

November 1, 2022
LINCOLN CITY – Officials from four nonprofits and government agencies broke ground last week on a 44-unit apartment complex for low-income residents. Known as Wecoma Place, the four-story building at the corner of U.S. Highway 101 and Northeast 29th Street, will be reserved entirely for low-income families. It will cost $12 million to construct and is expected to be finished
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