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WALDPORT – It’s firewood cutting season on the Siuslaw National Forest – but permits are needed from the Central Coast Ranger District in Waldport. Commercial and personal use permits are required when harvesting or transporting firewood. Personal use permits are free of charge but commercial use permits will cost $20 per cord — both issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

YACHATS – A Lincoln County nonprofit urging the re-introduction of sea otters on the Oregon coast will talk about its efforts during a public presentation at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in the Yachats Commons multipurpose room. The presentation by Peter Hatch of the Siletz-based Elakha Foundation is sponsored by View the Future, a Yachats conservation group. A federal report

NEWPORT – Lincoln County learned last week it is getting $1.24 million from the federal government over the next two years as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. Now county officials need to wade through 60 pages of rules and regulations that came with the award to see what spending restrictions there may be. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

The Siuslaw National Forest is hiring for five permanent fire positions and over 40 seasonal positions on the Central Coast and Hebo ranger districts. Applicants can search USAjobs.gov for available Forest Service positions in the coastal towns of Waldport, Hebo, and Reedsport. Hiring for permanent fire positions began Sept. 21 and will continue through Oct. 11. Seasonal hiring for spring and summer of 2023 began

An end-of-the month rainstorm saved the Yachats area from having the driest September in 10 years. A two-day rainstorm that hit Wednesday dropped anywhere from .59 inches to 1.49 inches of rain on the area – saving the month from being the driest since 2012. In Yachats, most of the rain for the month fell on Sept. 28 — .49

SILETZ – The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz is one of three Oregon tribal organizations to receive a total of $1.6 million from the U.S. Office on Violence Against Women to continue to provide victim and intervention services after sexual violence on tribal lands. The Siletz is receiving $525,000 to create, maintain, and expand sustainable tribal sexual assault services, according

A central Oregon coast insurance agency is one of 29 statewide awarded grants from the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace to help residents navigate medical coverage. Abel Insurance, which has offices in Newport, Florence, Coos Bay and Gold Beach, was one of two coastal agencies to be selected for the program. The other was Linda Dugan Insurance in Astoria. The state

YACHATS — Now that the Yachats Library has its first paid administrator, residents are invited to meet her at a casual meet-and-greet from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 in the library, 560 W. Seventh St. The library’s volunteer librarians will serve cake and beverages to introduce Traci Miller-Altson of Yachats, who became the library’s part-time administrator in mid-September. A resident

YACHATS – A 61-year-old Yachats man died Tuesday night after he apparently suffered a medical event and crashed his pickup truck into a ditch along U.S. HIghway 101 near Salmon Street, one mile north of the city. Oregon State Police on Wednesday identified the driver as David A. Stendal. State police said Stendal was driving south on Highway 101 about

WALDPORT – A knock on the door has led to a Waldport Public Library presentation Monday, Oct. 3 by the author of more than 20 books. The library’s book club is hosting an appearance by Eric Wilson at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at the Waldport Community Center. Wilson’s wife, Carolyn, grew up in Waldport and during a visit last