Yachats Lions Club distributes $25,000 to 13 groups and one scholarship winner during annual awards dinner Tuesday

July 14, 2021

The Yachats Lions Club distributed $25,081 in charitable gifts and scholarships Tuesday night to 13 organizations and one person during its annual awards dinner. The award amount – the group’s highest – came despite many of the club’s activities being curtailed or eliminated during the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the awards, the other good news is that the club

Three new members take seats on Seal Rock fire board, promising a different direction and focus for struggling district

July 13, 2021

By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK — It was clear there was a change in the focus and direction for the Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection board as soon as newly elected board members Al Anton, Mike Burt, and Paul Rimola were sworn in and seated at its regular July meeting last week. Anton ran unopposed for the board in

Delayed (officially) by the pandemic, the Corvallis to the Sea Trail is now open (informally) to hikers. Here’s is one trekker’s review

July 12, 2021

By PAUL LASK/For YachatsNews.com There is nothing in Oregon that quite compares to the Corvallis to the Sea Trail, also known as the C2C. As advertised, the 62-mile route links the Willamette Valley to the Pacific Ocean, traveling through national forest, small towns, active logging stands, farms, ranches and wetlands. The trail was conceived in the early 1970s but

To deter a thief, think like one: In wake of Yachats car prowls, police offer tips to protect yourself and your belongings

July 8, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com For the criminally-minded, the recent travails of a Yachats couple set up a “perfect storm” of opportunity. As warmer weather boosts those opportunities and brings more people and vehicles to the area, police along the central Oregon coast offer prevention tips that boil down to “Think like a thief.” That thinking eluded Dan and Karen Bertenthal

As COVID-19 cases hit the unvaccinated, Lincoln County Public Health pushes smaller clinics into low-vaccinated areas

July 8, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com TIDEWATER — Shelby Johnson fit perfectly the type of person the Lincoln County Public Health staff was looking for Thursday to get a COVID-19 shot – young, busy, lives in the Tidewater area. Although Lincoln County has one of the highest vaccination rates in Oregon at more than 70 percent, it is lagging in the 18-49

Administrative changes looming for Lincoln County as its top lawyer and “de facto administrator” retires on Friday

July 8, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Wayne Belmont’s last official day as the top lawyer and de facto administrator for Lincoln County is Friday and his departure – delayed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic and wildfires – is creating a ripple effect among county leadership. Belmont joined the county in 1986, soon becoming county counsel and then as the unofficial

With gallery space on the market, owners of Laughing Crab in Yachats are moving to bayfront in downtown Florence

July 5, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The Laughing Crab art gallery is leaving downtown Yachats for a bigger space on the Florence bayfront. “We’re sorry to be leaving our friends in Yachats, but since our building is being sold, we had to make the hard decision to move,” said Kim McLaughlin, co-owner of the gallery with husband Gary Manos. “We hope everyone will

Yachats council removes chair of Parks & Commons Commission for disparaging emails to staff, refusing to follow city procedures

July 5, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council has taken the unusual step of removing the chair of the city’s Parks and Commons Commission after agreeing that Dawn Keller sent disparaging emails to staff, verbally abused community members, misrepresented her role with the city, and refused to accept the role of the commission within city government. Keller’s removal came at

Drought emergency declaration this week for Lincoln County may be only the start of a long, dry summer on central coast

July 1, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County’s declaration of a drought emergency this week is only the first step on a path likely to result in everything from requests for voluntary water curtailment to stronger, mandatory measures if drought conditions persist. Many water purveyors all along Oregon’s central coast – there are 52 in Lincoln County — are now preparing to

Nine months after $1 building purchase, city of Waldport and chamber partnership opens new welcome center along Highway 101

July 1, 2021

CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Nine months after the city of Waldport acquired a state interpretive center and one day after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown lifted coronavirus restrictions, the Waldport Chamber of Commerce opened the doors Thursday to the area’s newest welcome center and museum. The re-opening of the center at the south end of the Alsea Bay bridge is

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Yachats Lions Club distributes $25,000 to 13 groups and one scholarship winner during annual awards dinner Tuesday

Three new members take seats on Seal Rock fire board, promising a different direction and focus for struggling district

Delayed (officially) by the pandemic, the Corvallis to the Sea Trail is now open (informally) to hikers. Here’s is one trekker’s review

To deter a thief, think like one: In wake of Yachats car prowls, police offer tips to protect yourself and your belongings

As COVID-19 cases hit the unvaccinated, Lincoln County Public Health pushes smaller clinics into low-vaccinated areas

Administrative changes looming for Lincoln County as its top lawyer and “de facto administrator” retires on Friday

With gallery space on the market, owners of Laughing Crab in Yachats are moving to bayfront in downtown Florence

Yachats council removes chair of Parks & Commons Commission for disparaging emails to staff, refusing to follow city procedures

Drought emergency declaration this week for Lincoln County may be only the start of a long, dry summer on central coast

Nine months after $1 building purchase, city of Waldport and chamber partnership opens new welcome center along Highway 101

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

Workshop meeting of Seal Rock and East Lincoln County fire district boards

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

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