OSU scientists say two species of coastal beach grass have hybridized, raising issues with its impact on dune building and native plants

May 30, 2021

By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News service NEWPORT – Two species of sand-stabilizing beach grasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the early 1900s are hybridizing, raising new questions about impacts to the coastal ecosystems the non-native plants have been engineering for more than a century. Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science identified the hybrid in a paper

Sudden departure of two Yachats City Hall staffers stalls re-opening plans for Commons, throws administration into turmoil

May 27, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats’ slow re-opening of the Commons this week has come to an abrupt halt after the community services coordinator resigned and the city ended its contract with an administrative assistant — two of four full-time staffers in City Hall. On Monday, the city announced it was initiating a soft re-opening of the Commons

After a decade of design, first part of wave energy testing project gets ready to break ground in state park north of Waldport

May 27, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com After a decade of near misses and almost collapses, work will finally begin next week just north of Waldport on the country’s first commercial-scale ocean-wave energy project. When completed — either in 2022 or 2023 — PacWave South will provide the infrastructure private companies need to test electricity-generating devices and technologies in the open waters of

Fireworks and Beachcomber Days are back for the July 2-4 holiday in Waldport, as city helps rescue funding

May 27, 2021

By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Fireworks are back! Officially. And, after a year disrupted by pandemic restrictions, so are Beachcomber Days. If there is any summer event that brings such crowds and excitement to Waldport, it is Beachcomber Days – now in its 65th year. However, the three-day event traditionally held Father’s Day weekend, has been moved to July

Police chase Wednesday starts near Grand Ronde and ends up north of Yachats with Colorado woman’s arrest

May 26, 2021

A slow- and high-speed police chase of a Colorado woman wanted on kidnapping charges started Wednesday near Grande Ronde and ended up two hours and 70 miles later north of Yachats after several attempts to disable her car and a police “box in” maneuver. Corienne A. Meyer, 40, of Ward, Colo. is in the Lincoln County Jail on 11 counts

Yachats chamber and visitor center once again under the same roof in downtown as they resume working together

May 26, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com When visitors want information about Yachats, where should they go — to the Chamber of Commerce or the Visitor Center? “Yes” is the answer, now that the two groups have once again joined forces downtown. Thanks to an ad hoc joint venture between the chamber and the city’s marketing contractor/consultant, the cozy storefront in the C&K

Lincoln County commissioners miss June 1 deadline for new short-term rental regulations, extend license moratorium for another 6 months

May 25, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A 14-month-old moratorium on issuing new short-term rental licenses in unincorporated areas of Lincoln County has again been extended, this time for six months. Approved by county commissioners Monday, the extension to Nov. 30 means they blew through a self-imposed June 1 deadline to settle a contentious 2-year-old debate over proliferating vacation rentals in unincorporated neighborhoods. County

Central Oregon Coast fire budget committee OKs 2021-22 spending plan, adding firefighter, paying off loan and possibly replacing engine

May 24, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District budget committee has approved a $1.34 million spending plan for 2021-22, which includes money to hire a fourth firefighter, possibly buy a used fire engine to replace an old, troublesome one, and pay off a $86,000 loan for air packs purchased this year. It is the first budget

Every Saturday at 10 a.m. they show up along Highway 101 in Yachats to show that Black Lives Matter. Saturday marked one year

May 21, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There’s no real organization. It’s just a group of mostly older folks from Yachats and Waldport who each Saturday morning show up along U.S. Highway 101 to hold up their signs. “Black Lives Matter” “Respect Black Lives” “Stop killing Black people” “Old hippie for Black Lives” They show up when it’s sunny. When it has poured

City of Yachats begins “soft opening” of Commons on Monday, but plans to reopen City Hall, Library and museum will wait

May 20, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After a 15-month closure, the city of Yachats will begin taking reservations at noon Monday for use of the Commons’ multipurpose room. Except for bathrooms, no other portion of the Commons will be open — for awhile. In announcing the “soft opening” on its website, the city said the multipurpose room would be open from 9

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OSU scientists say two species of coastal beach grass have hybridized, raising issues with its impact on dune building and native plants

Sudden departure of two Yachats City Hall staffers stalls re-opening plans for Commons, throws administration into turmoil

After a decade of design, first part of wave energy testing project gets ready to break ground in state park north of Waldport

Fireworks and Beachcomber Days are back for the July 2-4 holiday in Waldport, as city helps rescue funding

Police chase Wednesday starts near Grand Ronde and ends up north of Yachats with Colorado woman’s arrest

Yachats chamber and visitor center once again under the same roof in downtown as they resume working together

Lincoln County commissioners miss June 1 deadline for new short-term rental regulations, extend license moratorium for another 6 months

Central Oregon Coast fire budget committee OKs 2021-22 spending plan, adding firefighter, paying off loan and possibly replacing engine

Every Saturday at 10 a.m. they show up along Highway 101 in Yachats to show that Black Lives Matter. Saturday marked one year

City of Yachats begins “soft opening” of Commons on Monday, but plans to reopen City Hall, Library and museum will wait

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

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

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

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