Skeleton of massive blue whale hits the road to Canada for final restoration before going on display in Newport

March 23, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Newport will soon be the home of one of the largest animals to ever roam the Earth — a near-complete skeleton of a 70-foot long blue whale. Speaking to reporters Thursday in a South Beach marine storage facility holding the whale’s skeleton, dinosaur reconstruction expert Frank Hadfield said sauropod-type dinosaurs were longer than whales, but none

Housing crisis forces Presbyterian church to gently evict Yachats Community Garden for pastor’s new home

March 23, 2023

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews An activist pastor, a treasured garden and a thorny housing crisis — these are the elements of a bittersweet solution to a problem in Yachats. The problem: The pastor of the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church and his family were running out of housing options this winter, after his landlord announced other plans for the house he’d

It’s snowy plover nesting season on the Oregon coast as threatened shorebirds rebound with help of beach restrictions

March 23, 2023

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon’s cutest shorebird has made a big rally over the past two decades, from the verge of extinction to expanding its range. Western snowy plovers, which nest in beach sand on the Oregon coast and resemble a palm-sized cotton ball with legs, reached an estimated population of 483 in the most recent count, up

Pushback by locals over development of Alsea River park may have state and county agencies re-thinking plans

March 21, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT — State officials say 10-year-old funding agreements require the development of Don Lindly Park to include a launch for motorized boats, but current park users who have taken advantage of its open spaces and unique public access to the Alsea River want to retain its rustic state. No one in the standing-room-only audience in Central

At $475,000, city of Waldport wins bid for former school property for addition to Southworth Park and community center

March 20, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – After a five-month on-off-on negotiation process, the city of Waldport will become the new owner of the 2.81-acre Lincoln County School District property in downtown. The city announced Monday that the district and it had agreed on the sale of the property – subject to approval of the city council at its meeting in

Fish & Wildlife Commission bans use of lighted boats in rapidly growing market squid fishery off Oregon coast

March 20, 2023

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, citing concerns over sustainability, voted unanimously Friday to prohibit independently operated light boats to help catch market squid off the Oregon coast. The unanimous vote, which met with both support and criticism from fishing interests, takes effect immediately. The lights, used for night fishing, transfix the small, fist-sized squid, which

Renters in small Waldport apartment complex search for places to live after new owner says they will become vacation rentals

March 16, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT – One apartment is occupied by a single mother with a 9-year-old. Another apartment is home to a disabled couple. A married couple with three children lived in the third. They all rely on some sort of rent assistance to live in the modest four-unit apartment building on Southwest Corona Court. The three households shared

Oregon Coast CC pulls $32 million bond off May ballot after it discovers $8 million in state match is no longer available

March 16, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Coast Community College, which had planned to ask Lincoln County voters in May to approve a $32 million bond to build a trades building, announced Thursday it is pulling the measure off the ballot. Thursday was the deadline for candidates to file for election or local governments to seek money measures in the May 16

Yachats council authorizes city manager to try to acquire 8-acre property near water treatment plant

March 16, 2023

YACHATS — The Yachats city council has authorized the city manager to pursue acquisition of land next to the water treatment plant. Purchase of the 8-acre parcel on Yachats River Road has been discussed for years. During the council’s March 3 meeting, water treatment plant operator Rick McClung delivered a report on water security that included developing the site as

Alarmed about impacts to fisheries, West Coast council asks feds to start over on Oregon wind energy studies

March 15, 2023

BY DANA TIMS/YachatsNews An influential group charged with helping manage West Coast fisheries is asking the federal government to completely start over with plans for floating offshore wind energy development. The Pacific Fishery Management Council, meeting recently in Seattle, cited fishing sustainability concerns in approving a resolution asking that two “call areas” already approved off the southern Oregon coast be

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Skeleton of massive blue whale hits the road to Canada for final restoration before going on display in Newport

Housing crisis forces Presbyterian church to gently evict Yachats Community Garden for pastor’s new home

It’s snowy plover nesting season on the Oregon coast as threatened shorebirds rebound with help of beach restrictions

Pushback by locals over development of Alsea River park may have state and county agencies re-thinking plans

At $475,000, city of Waldport wins bid for former school property for addition to Southworth Park and community center

Fish & Wildlife Commission bans use of lighted boats in rapidly growing market squid fishery off Oregon coast

Renters in small Waldport apartment complex search for places to live after new owner says they will become vacation rentals

Oregon Coast CC pulls $32 million bond off May ballot after it discovers $8 million in state match is no longer available

Yachats council authorizes city manager to try to acquire 8-acre property near water treatment plant

Alarmed about impacts to fisheries, West Coast council asks feds to start over on Oregon wind energy studies

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