Daylong expedition to sea gives Waldport High students a taste of scientific research and ship life

June 5, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle Rolling seas with tightly-packed peaks rock the research vessel Pacific Storm relentlessly – the bow alternately rising high before plunging into the next trough – as the 84-foot former trawler steams toward Stonewall Bank in search of humpback whales. The conditions do not phase the salt-soaked crew. But after 1½ hours, the youthful enthusiasm that initially

Due to fire risk, Newport joins most other Lincoln County jurisdictions to ban personal fireworks

June 5, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT — Anticipating a hot and dry Fourth of July, the Newport city council voted this week to ban personal fireworks this summer. Citing an increased fire risk, the council voted unanimously Monday to ban personal fireworks within city limits until Oct. 15 – sparking some pushback from residents. As councilors weigh tradition with caution,

Yachats group’s first “Share Fair” Monday designed to offer dozens of services to anyone with a need

June 5, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Need a haircut? Want to try acupuncture? Like to pick up reading glasses, clothes or household items? Those are just a few of the services and goods available Monday, June 9 at a free market called “Share Fair.” From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church and Don’s Place

Lincoln Chronicle begins month-long fundraising campaign to help it cover local, community news

June 5, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle I had no idea – and no intention – when I launched YachatsNews 6½ years ago that it would evolve to what it is today. I thought my little local news site would be a one-person retirement and community service project covering the small community of Yachats, where I live. But events, reader response and

Sudden closure of 99 Job Corps centers across the U.S. could threaten the operation of Angell center near Yachats

June 3, 2025

Thursday, June 5, 2025 update: By Reuters News Service NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily stopped the Trump administration from moving ahead with an effort to eliminate the Job Corps, the largest U.S. job training program for low-income youth. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by a trade

7th year of Yachats Pride celebration kicks off Friday with weekend full of events

June 3, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Three days of celebrating diversity begin Friday, when Yachats Pride offers live music, discussions, dinners, a dance and a puppy parade, all indoors at the Yachats Commons. For the seventh year, the local nonprofit group is staging a weekend of events to “give everyone a chance to connect with people who may be

ODFW budget proposal closes Otis hatchery, raises fishing and hunting fees, adds $9 ocean endorsement

June 2, 2025

By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The price of fishing and hunting licenses would increase 26 percent to 28 percent over the next five years, two hatcheries closed and some wildlife programs cut under the proposed $607 million budget for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that is working its way through the Oregon Legislature. A resident fishing license would

30-foot recreational boat catches fire and burns Friday afternoon in Yaquina Bay

May 30, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT — A 30-foot recreational boat caught fire along the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dock Friday afternoon, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky and drawing onlookers throughout Yaquina Bay and Newport. No one was injured in the fire and it was extinguished in about 20 minutes. The large plume of black smoke

Coast tourism officials say loss of Canadian visitors because of Trump’s rhetoric will hurt this summer

May 29, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Curtis Allen spent considerable time earlier this year planning what he expected would be his next “great trip” to the central Oregon coast. Allen, who lives about four hours outside Vancouver, British Columbia, had already contacted a number of friends and, accompanied by a bevy of dogs loaded into cars and campers, were all set

Will Yachats property owners accept a $10 monthly fee for streets? Council is about to find out

May 29, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – Will 950 property owners in Yachats go along with a proposal that they pay an extra $10 a month to the city in order to get streets repaired or paved more regularly? We will see soon. After getting a recommendation from the Public Works & Streets Commission, talking about it in March and