After ocean’s closure, the commercial fishing season for Chinook salmon off Oregon coast could be a disaster

April 9, 2023

Offshore salmon seasons will be closed or look much different this summer along most of the Oregon coast as managers struggle to ensure the safety of declining fall Chinook returning to Northern California. A federal regulatory group has voted to officially close the ocean commercial and recreational Chinook salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record

Yachats council follows up decision from last year with 3-2 vote to take away commission’s oversight of Commons and museum

April 6, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — In what the mayor described as a “power grab,” a split city council voted Thursday to take away the Parks and Commons Commission’s oversight of the Yachats Commons and Little Log Church Museum. The issue was teed up last June when council voted unanimously to “pause” the commission’s oversight of those two key city

Coastal arts group in final stage of fundraising, renovating and modernizing 35-year-old Newport Performing Arts Center

April 6, 2023

By Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — In the coming year, when the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts finishes the long-awaited renovation project at Newport’s Performing Arts Center, performers will enjoy 3,000 square feet of “new” space – and it will come without adding one square foot to the building. “We’re shifting from storage to functionality,” said Jason Holland, executive director of the

Led by Shelly Shrock, hardworking volunteers grow a prettier downtown Yachats, one plant at a time

April 6, 2023

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — As the downtown core blooms with visitors and flowers, not many people realize that the bountiful daffodils and decorative shrubs along U.S. Highway 101 have an unlikely origin — construction mess. The mess stemmed from the installation of sidewalks and bike lanes in 2017, a project of the Oregon Department Of Transportation. Intended to

Lincoln County adds $5.6 million to budget for mental health services, including housing and crisis center

April 6, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews NEWPORT — Lincoln County commissioners gave the nod Wednesday to a budget adjustment for the Health and Human Services Department representing millions in programs for mental health, including dozens of units of new housing. Health and human services director Jayne Romero and finance director Christine Shearer brought the adjustment to commissioners during their bi-monthly meeting. Shearer

Ocean researchers in Newport find that upwelling, heat waves are biggest factors in whale entanglement in crab gear

April 4, 2023

By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service NEWPORT – New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest danger of entanglement in fishing gear on the Oregon Coast. “We’ve been able to geographically locate some areas where the risk of entanglement for whales is higher,” said Solene

OSU’s Marine Science Day returns to day-long in-person affair Saturday at Hatfield Center

March 31, 2023

NEWPORT – After two years of going online because of the pandemic, Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual science fair and open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Marine Science Day is a free, family-friendly event showcasing the diverse marine research occurring at Hatfield. It was held virtually during the pandemic but

Yachats city council holds short, special meeting to clarify contract issues with city planner and her job

March 30, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council hopes a special, 16-minute meeting Wednesday clears up any confusion over the city planner’s job – and maybe who holds it. The council – with Mayor Craig Berdie conducting the meeting from home because of a positive Covid test and councilor Greg Scott online from Vietnam at 3 a.m. local

First major sighting this spring of killer whales in Yaquina Bay thrills photographers, tourists and orca researcher

March 28, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Jaklyn Larsen wasn’t planning to go for a run Monday, but that’s just what happened when the Florence-based professional photographer got word that a family of five killer whales was heading up the Yaquina River. Larsen, a self-described killer whale enthusiast, dropped everything and made the drive to Newport, hoping she would make it in time

Oregon governor denies Lincoln County’s request for homeless emergency declaration, but different help on the way

March 27, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has denied Lincoln County’s request to be included in her homelessness emergency declaration. Among Kotek’s first official acts in January was an emergency order declaring a state of emergency to respond to Oregon’s homelessness crisis. The executive order directed state agencies to spend tens of millions of dollars and removed bureaucratic hurdles

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After ocean’s closure, the commercial fishing season for Chinook salmon off Oregon coast could be a disaster

Yachats council follows up decision from last year with 3-2 vote to take away commission’s oversight of Commons and museum

Coastal arts group in final stage of fundraising, renovating and modernizing 35-year-old Newport Performing Arts Center

Led by Shelly Shrock, hardworking volunteers grow a prettier downtown Yachats, one plant at a time

Lincoln County adds $5.6 million to budget for mental health services, including housing and crisis center

Ocean researchers in Newport find that upwelling, heat waves are biggest factors in whale entanglement in crab gear

OSU’s Marine Science Day returns to day-long in-person affair Saturday at Hatfield Center

Yachats city council holds short, special meeting to clarify contract issues with city planner and her job

First major sighting this spring of killer whales in Yaquina Bay thrills photographers, tourists and orca researcher

Oregon governor denies Lincoln County’s request for homeless emergency declaration, but different help on the way

Letters from readers

Commissioner clarifies stance on Veterans Service levy on Nov. 4 ballot

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

Yachats and Central Oregon Coast fire districts consolidation committee meeting

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Yachats “open mic” night

Newport City Council work session and regular meeting

Public & Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE: Seal Rock Fire District and East Lincoln County Fire District

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD