Newport-based researchers use ‘poop’ samples to monitor health issues of gray whales off Oregon coast

March 8, 2021

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other physiological responses, a new study from Oregon State University shows. Researchers from OSU’s Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory in Newport collected 158 fecal (commonly known as poop) samples from Eastern North Pacific gray whales off the coast of

Yachats Fire District again using bank loans to make ends meet as board readies old station for sale and discusses increasing tax levy next May

March 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is again using a bank loan to pay its monthly bills as it looks both to cut spending and seek more money by asking voters to raise their taxes. The district has taken out a bank loan each of the last four years to help make ends meet, paying it

Yachats City Council wants to negotiate contract bringing Texas administrator to town as interim manager

March 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council decided Thursday to try to negotiate an interim city manager contract with a Texas man who has spent the last six years working in interim municipal government roles in Texas, Arkansas, Arizona and Oregon. The council wants to bring Lee Elliott of Texarkana, Texas to Yachats as soon as possible to replace

Eugene-based McKenzie River Trust looks to expand reach to the central Oregon coast with $243,000 water planning and conservation grant

March 4, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Sam Hillman, by all accounts, has been a whirlwind in his first months as an intern helping the city of Yachats complete ambitious, long-term plans for identifying future sources of drinking water. Now, with the aid of a $243,500 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a long-time Northwest charitable foundation, he’s about to get some

State OKs $3.34 million grant for Lincoln County nonprofit to buy 42-unit motel to help house Otis fire victims, and eventually others

March 3, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County non-profit organization could get the keys as early as this week to a 42-unit hotel being refurbished to provide housing for the dozens of families displaced by last year’s Echo Mountain Complex fire. Northwest Coastal Housing’s application for more than $3 million to buy the property is one of four projects approved so

ODOT contractors retrieve 28-ton drilling rig from rocks below U.S. 101 on Saturday, highway re-opens 24/7 with flaggers at Brays Point

March 2, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Three massive tow trucks and crews from across the country hauled a 28-ton drilling rig from the edge of the ocean Saturday, three weeks after it fell to the rocks 150 feet below U.S. Highway 101. Go here to see a drone video of the removal that the Oregon Department of Transportation posted Thursday. The collapse

Lincoln County health officials say supply of COVID-19 vaccines has stabilized and should increase in coming weeks

March 1, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After several weeks of interrupted supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, Lincoln County health officials say new shipments have stabilized and should increase in the coming weeks as vaccines nationwide ramp up. Currently, Lincoln County Public Health is getting 1,200 to 1,400 first doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine each week. Other providers, such as private pharmacies and

Starting March 11, Oregon residents can start getting early notice of earthquakes on their cell phones via new ‘Shake Alert’ system

February 25, 2021

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Starting next month, thanks to a multi-state program years in development, Oregon residents will receive cell phone alerts to brace for an impending earthquake. The ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning system will give Oregonians anywhere from five seconds to tens of seconds notice that a quake of at least 5.0 magnitude is about to strike. The state

Remembering Martin Baker: He found a home in Yachats and helped change the people and church who took him in

February 25, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Martin Baker was homeless when he arrived in Yachats on his bike four years ago. He found a place to sleep in the entryway of Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, gradually impressing its pastor and the congregation with his willingness to work and participate in church activities. Baker lived inside the church for several months; in return,

Waldport-area fire district board votes to offer fire chief’s job to interim chief

February 25, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board voted this week to offer its chief’s job to Jamie Mason, who has been serving as interim fire chief since mid-December when its former chief was placed on administrative leave. Mason’s official hiring will take place once the board and he negotiate a contract. Mason replaces Gary

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Newport-based researchers use ‘poop’ samples to monitor health issues of gray whales off Oregon coast

Yachats Fire District again using bank loans to make ends meet as board readies old station for sale and discusses increasing tax levy next May

Yachats City Council wants to negotiate contract bringing Texas administrator to town as interim manager

Eugene-based McKenzie River Trust looks to expand reach to the central Oregon coast with $243,000 water planning and conservation grant

State OKs $3.34 million grant for Lincoln County nonprofit to buy 42-unit motel to help house Otis fire victims, and eventually others

ODOT contractors retrieve 28-ton drilling rig from rocks below U.S. 101 on Saturday, highway re-opens 24/7 with flaggers at Brays Point

Lincoln County health officials say supply of COVID-19 vaccines has stabilized and should increase in coming weeks

Starting March 11, Oregon residents can start getting early notice of earthquakes on their cell phones via new ‘Shake Alert’ system

Remembering Martin Baker: He found a home in Yachats and helped change the people and church who took him in

Waldport-area fire district board votes to offer fire chief’s job to interim chief

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