Yachats council approves request — and $70,000 — to create emergency shelter for homeless in church’s parking lot

November 17, 2022

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — With two votes — one unanimous, one not — the Yachats city council Wednesday approved and funded a $70,000 emergency shelter proposal for the city’s homeless. The proposal came from a church-based committee of volunteers after a deputy state fire marshal last month informed the city that the Pavilion behind the Yachats Commons could

Will an increase in Lincoln County ambulance staffing help solve Samaritan issues on transporting patients to the valley?

November 17, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Four times a day, on average, a patient at one of Samaritan Health System’s two Lincoln County hospitals needs to be moved quickly to a hospital in the Willamette Valley or Portland that can provide a higher level of care. More and more frequently, ambulance providers in or near the county cannot immediately respond, leaving patients

Yachats Planning Commission OKs request by motel owners to put four park model homes for workers on property

November 16, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal by the owners of the Fireside and Overleaf motels to put four “park model” homes on its property to house employees. The four homes – about 450 square feet each – would sit at the southeast corner of the Fireside property adjacent to U.S.

Lincoln County sheriff doesn’t like new voter-approved gun law, but will enforce it if it survives court challenges

November 16, 2022

While he doesn’t necessarily like it, Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers said Tuesday he will enforce Oregon’s newly-passed Ballot Measure 114 that institutes new rules on gun permits and possession – if and when it takes effect. The measure passed 51 percent to 49 percent statewide, with voters in Multnomah, Washington, Lane and Benton counties providing enough of a margin

Longtime singer/songwriter now living in Newport with 300 titles to his credit, performs Saturday and Sunday at PAC

November 15, 2022

By Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — Songwriter Rand Bishop is not, by his own admission, much of a sport about aging. But he is realistic and not without a sense of humor. So, a few years ago, when Bishop took his parents to the movies and his father offered to pay, Bishop reminded him, “Three seniors, Dad.” What might have been an ouch

Yachats Celtic Music Festival came back with a bang — to the delight of appreciative audiences, volunteers and community

November 13, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Susan Emerson came from Corvallis. Jennie Smith and her daughter, Katherine, from Madras. Mike Kin drove up from Brookings. And on their years-long tour of north and south America, Dan and Geraldine Wood of Glasgow, Scotland stumbled upon Yachats and the 2022 Celtic Music Festival, staying long enough to fall in love with the

Life-sized bronze statue of Louis Southworth — the Black homesteader and namesake of new Waldport park — will be unveiled Nov. 19

November 10, 2022

By SUSAN PALMER/For YachatsNews.com It’s only a matter of time until someone makes a movie about Louis Southworth’s remarkable life. An Oregon pioneer, a professional fiddle player, a blacksmith, a soldier, a horse trainer, a landowner who donated property for a school: That’s Louis Southworth. And, oh yes, born a slave in Tennessee, a man who purchased his freedom

Yachats’ mayor-elect Craig Berdie — the fourth in past eight years — says the city “needs to get going”

November 10, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The mayor-elect of Yachats – and the councilor who lost to him in this week’s general election – believe the vote was a reflection of voter frustration the past two years. That’s why Craig Berdie, who got 372 votes, and councilor Ann Stott, who got 267 votes, believe he won after three days of

Gomberg wins sixth term in Oregon House District 10; Miller elected to Lincoln County commission

November 10, 2022

Rep. David Gomberg, D-Otis, sailed to an easy victory in his House District 10 re-election bid over three days of vote-counting that nearly wrapped up Thursday. Gomberg received 20,874 votes – or 56.8 percent – to earn a sixth term in the Oregon Legislature. His opponent, Celeste McEntee, a Republican restauranteur from Newport making her first run for a state

Waldport city council will be getting two new members, two incumbents return; voters approve COCF&R levy

November 9, 2022

WALDPORT — Waldport city council meetings may look a bit like the teachers’ lounge at Crestview Heights or Waldport Middle/High School in January. Two teachers — Melaia Kilduff and Michelle Severson — were elected to the council when nearly all vote tabulations ended Thursday, joining two incumbents, Susan Woodruff and Rick Booth. They will join the council in January.

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Yachats council approves request — and $70,000 — to create emergency shelter for homeless in church’s parking lot

Will an increase in Lincoln County ambulance staffing help solve Samaritan issues on transporting patients to the valley?

Yachats Planning Commission OKs request by motel owners to put four park model homes for workers on property

Lincoln County sheriff doesn’t like new voter-approved gun law, but will enforce it if it survives court challenges

Longtime singer/songwriter now living in Newport with 300 titles to his credit, performs Saturday and Sunday at PAC

Yachats Celtic Music Festival came back with a bang — to the delight of appreciative audiences, volunteers and community

Life-sized bronze statue of Louis Southworth — the Black homesteader and namesake of new Waldport park — will be unveiled Nov. 19

Yachats’ mayor-elect Craig Berdie — the fourth in past eight years — says the city “needs to get going”

Gomberg wins sixth term in Oregon House District 10; Miller elected to Lincoln County commission

Waldport city council will be getting two new members, two incumbents return; voters approve COCF&R levy

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

Jon M. French of Waldport

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Civic Calendar

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

Southwest Lincoln Water People’s Utility District board

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

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

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