Three suspects in two truck thefts elude police east of Waldport after off-and-on 13-mile high-speed chase

September 20, 2021

WALDPORT – They’ve vanished, apparently. Three suspects in the theft of two Ford F-250 trucks eluded police after a high-speed chase from Newport to east of Waldport on Sunday. The suspects – either three men or two men and a woman – were last seen Sunday afternoon by fishermen running through Don Lindly Park, seven miles east of Waldport, after

OSU wins federal grant to help lead research program on environmental resiliency of coastal communities

September 19, 2021

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service The National Science Foundation has selected Oregon State University and the University of Washington to lead a research program focused on increasing resiliency among coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest coastline is at significant risk of earthquakes from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which stretches nearly 700 miles along the coast from

Yachats council finishing interviews with city manager candidates Friday, hopes to name finalists for visits

September 16, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council will complete its fourth and last preliminary interview with a city manager candidate Friday morning and then will decide whom to bring in for a final round of in-person interviews. The council has been meeting in executive, or closed, sessions this week to conduct the first round of interviews. Fourteen people had applied

In Oregon and Lincoln County, big COVID-19 wave appears to have crested, but recovery unlikely before holiday season

September 16, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The record wave of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and Lincoln County appears to have crested, but the long recovery will likely stretch into the winter holiday season. “I’m happy to deliver some promising news — daily cases and hospitalizations are slowly coming down from record highs,” said Dr. Dean Sidelinger,

Oops. Just days after assurances from officials, Yachats Post Office closed again Monday because of staffing issues

September 16, 2021

Update Monday, Sept. 20: Despite assurances from Postal Service officials last week that staffing issues had been resolved, the lobby and transaction counter at the Yachats Post Office was closed again Monday, Sept. 20 because a clerk was out and there was no one else available to staff the office. Responding to an inquiry from YachatsNews, a Post Office spokesman

After repairing mechanical issues, Newport-based researchers set sail again Thursday in search of rare beaked whales

September 16, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT — In the inky darkness a couple hundred miles off the Oregon coast, Lisa Ballance slept soundly as the research expedition she led sailed toward Hawaii in search of a species of whale never before identified alive in the wild. Then, just after 4:30 a.m., Ballance awoke with a start when the constant thrum of

What can a rural, coastal community do when a naked man or transients in distress need help? Officially, not a lot

September 14, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Laura Mulroney’s first encounter with William Minkema occurred Sept. 3 at the front door of the C&K Market she manages in downtown Yachats. Minkema was not wearing any clothes. “I have never, absolutely ever, even once had a naked person in here,” said Mulroney, who has managed groceries for 20 years. “He wasn’t mean. He was

New Waldport 6-day a week city bus system needs two things to launch — suggestions on routes and hiring drivers

September 13, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Getting around the city without a car will get easier sometime (hopefully) soon with a planned new bus service that will run a loop within the city. First, however, organizers need comments from local residents on where and when it should run — and the drivers to staff it. Thanks to a $224,640 grant

Ocean oxygen levels off Oregon coast are not improving this month as scientists worry about worsening “hypoxia season”

September 13, 2021

By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oxygen levels in the ocean off the Oregon and Washington coasts are not improving as they usually do this time of year and are as bad as they’ve been at any point in 2021, according to new research by Oregon State University, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and Oregon’s crabbing industry. The

Cleaner but still struggling, Yachats Post Office gets spruced up — but customers urged to contact Congress to help restore staff

September 6, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com A small band of Yachats residents turned out over the Labor Day weekend to perform housekeeping duties at the Post Office, but their vacuums and cleaners can’t fix the service’s persistent staffing problems. “I thought, ‘Let’s do a good deed; everyone is missing Angie so much,’” said Catherine Whitten-Carey, referring to longtime clerk Angie Bagby. Bagby

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Three suspects in two truck thefts elude police east of Waldport after off-and-on 13-mile high-speed chase

OSU wins federal grant to help lead research program on environmental resiliency of coastal communities

Yachats council finishing interviews with city manager candidates Friday, hopes to name finalists for visits

In Oregon and Lincoln County, big COVID-19 wave appears to have crested, but recovery unlikely before holiday season

Oops. Just days after assurances from officials, Yachats Post Office closed again Monday because of staffing issues

After repairing mechanical issues, Newport-based researchers set sail again Thursday in search of rare beaked whales

What can a rural, coastal community do when a naked man or transients in distress need help? Officially, not a lot

New Waldport 6-day a week city bus system needs two things to launch — suggestions on routes and hiring drivers

Ocean oxygen levels off Oregon coast are not improving this month as scientists worry about worsening “hypoxia season”

Cleaner but still struggling, Yachats Post Office gets spruced up — but customers urged to contact Congress to help restore staff

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