Yachats city manager negotiating contract to take similar position in Willamette Valley community of Carlton

January 21, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Manager Shannon Beaucaire has been offered the job as the city manager in Carlton, a small city in the wine region of Yamhill County. Beaucaire said Thursday she is negotiating the details of her Carlton contract and will wait to complete that before officially notifying the Yachats City Council that she is leaving. Beaucaire’s contract

Yachats Fire District board eyes adding personnel — and tax increase — while also debating raise for longtime administrator/chief

January 21, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The five-member board that oversees the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District has scheduled a special meeting for Monday to delve deeper into two money issues – whether to ask voters to raise their taxes in order to hire more personnel and debate how big a raise to give its top administrator. Board members have been quietly

Risk of erosion and neighbor’s efforts combine to affect decisions on ‘armoring’ coastal properties, OSU researchers find

January 20, 2021

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service Neighbors play an influential role in private oceanfront landowners’ decisions to protect their shorelines from erosion and rising sea levels, which could lead to excessive use of riprap — or armoring — of the coastline, a new analysis from Oregon State University shows. Researchers studied 25 years of decisions by property owners along the

The lady delivered a simple note of thanks — and then a big surprise for staff at Luna Sea restaurant in Yachats

January 19, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The women is regular enough at Luna Sea Fish House in Yachats that owner Robert Anthony recognizes her as a local. But not quite familiar enough that he can attach a name. She came in about 5 o’clock Sunday evening. She inquired about the start of the crab season, and bought one to take home. Then,

New Yachats council wades into contentious waters as it discusses expectations for city manager and philosophy on city personnel

January 18, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After discussing city of Yachats personnel issues and policy for much of the morning Friday, the City Council finally reached a point it had been moving toward since new members took office this month – its changing expectations for the city manager. For nearly two hours the four council members – there is a vacancy it

Lincoln County grand jury Thursday indicts accused burglar for murder in Dec. 6 killing of Waldport council member and golf course owner

January 14, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Waldport man already in jail on charges of burglarizing the apartment where Crestview Golf Course owner Mark Campbell was stabbed to death in December was indicted Thursday for his murder. Jack E. Sigler, 52, who was living in a garage just north of the golf course, was indicted on one count of second-degree murder by

As Colorado company pitches Yachats on tracking down unlicensed vacation rentals, city wrestles with how to really find out

January 14, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Are there more than 50 vacation rentals operating illegally in Yachats? Some former members of the Yachats City Council thought there could be. But members of the new council are more skeptical, and are wrestling with ways to find out. Information from officials in other Oregon coast cities and counties, and conversations with vacation rental managers

“Perfect storm” this week of wind, rain and King tides creates havoc up and down the central Oregon coast

January 13, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A two-day storm that carried winds of 70 mph and dumped inches of rain on the central Oregon coast combined with some of the highest tides of the year to flood rivers and threaten homes Wednesday. The state issued emergency permits to three homeowners at Wakonda Beach just south of Waldport to allow a contractor

After 11-month pause, Lincoln County asks again for public comment on vacation rentals before and during Wednesday workshop

January 13, 2021

Lincoln County commissioners have scheduled the first of two planned workshops to hear comments on proposals to change regulations on nearly 600 vacation rentals in unincorporated county. The online meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, via the online Zoom platform. People who want to testify Wednesday evening have to register via the short-term rental area of

Surprise! Lincoln County stays in “high risk” COVID-19 category, keeping restaurants open and some businesses operating

January 12, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County residents and businesses have dodged a coronavirus bullet. Four of them, to be exact. The county was notified Monday that it will stay in the “high risk” category for coronavirus restrictions until Jan. 28 after falling four COVID-19 cases short of moving into the “extreme risk” category. Last week the Oregon Health Authority warned

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Yachats city manager negotiating contract to take similar position in Willamette Valley community of Carlton

Yachats Fire District board eyes adding personnel — and tax increase — while also debating raise for longtime administrator/chief

Risk of erosion and neighbor’s efforts combine to affect decisions on ‘armoring’ coastal properties, OSU researchers find

The lady delivered a simple note of thanks — and then a big surprise for staff at Luna Sea restaurant in Yachats

New Yachats council wades into contentious waters as it discusses expectations for city manager and philosophy on city personnel

Lincoln County grand jury Thursday indicts accused burglar for murder in Dec. 6 killing of Waldport council member and golf course owner

As Colorado company pitches Yachats on tracking down unlicensed vacation rentals, city wrestles with how to really find out

“Perfect storm” this week of wind, rain and King tides creates havoc up and down the central Oregon coast

After 11-month pause, Lincoln County asks again for public comment on vacation rentals before and during Wednesday workshop

Surprise! Lincoln County stays in “high risk” COVID-19 category, keeping restaurants open and some businesses operating

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 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