Tidewater man’s drunken crash into a Waldport store last week came four days after his second DUII arrest

April 22, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT – A Tidewater man arrested for drunken driving last week after hitting one vehicle and then plowing his truck into an auto repair shop had spent the previous Friday night in jail on another drunken driving charge. The incident Monday, April 14, was the third drunken driving arrest of Scott D. Toates, 70, of

Proposal to ban boat motors on Siletz River brings out competing interests on what’s best for users, environment

April 20, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle Fishermen, boaters, and environmentalists are battling over a request by the Siletz Tribe to ban boat motors on a vast stretch of the Siletz River – an issue that the Oregon Marine Board will wade into Thursday. The issue of banning motor on the Siletz is not new – the so-called “jet pump” motors were

Gray whales migrating north are malnourished, stressed and without many newborns, foreshadowing another die-off

April 17, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers and others worry they may be witnessing another die-off. Researchers believe their poor condition is due to changing feeding conditions in the Arctic, which could mean the whales were already

Yachats council works to settle homeless shelter complaint, OKs new sheriff’s contract and to replace delineators

April 17, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The Yachats city council dealt with a myriad of topics during a three-hour meeting Wednesday that shuffled through a deck of issues ranging from replacing vandalized delineators along Ocean View Drive to mediating a complaint about a former resident of a homeless shelter. Council also tentatively approved extending contract-deputy services with the Lincoln

Noted OSU scientist and NOAA administrator tries to offer hope for oceans, humans during turbulent times

April 17, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT – At the start of her lecture, environmental scientist and marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco projected a map onto a screen at Hatfield Marine Science Center. First she showed a map the audience was accustomed to seeing – familiar shapes of land separated by blue oceans. Then, she displayed a second map – a blue

Resource fair Wednesday in Waldport aims to connect people in need with social service agencies

April 17, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — Sometimes the people who need help the most don’t know which social services are available — or how to access them. That’s why, for the second year, the South Lincoln County Resource Fair is bringing social services agencies to the people. Whether the issue is food or housing, senior or family services, disabilities

Lincoln County schools work to bring farm-fresh food to cafeterias, but federal cuts jeopardize the program

April 15, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle When the lunch bell rings, students eagerly scramble to Newport Middle School’s cafeteria and line up, plates in hand. There are the usual options – pizza, burgers and sandwiches. But there’s something else too – bowls of shrimp alfredo with bread and ceviche with chopped cilantro, tomatoes, and cucumber. The dishes are part of Farm

Yachats Fire board will wait for interviews, outside report before deciding what to do with ambulance service

April 15, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board will hold off seeking legal advice regarding its ambulance options in south Lincoln County until after it meets Friday with representatives from the group it asked to conduct a feasibility study. The board asked the Special Districts Association of Oregon to advise it on whether operating an

Governor, congressional delegation urge feds to declare disaster for Oregon coast salmon fisheries

April 15, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle For the seventh time in less than a decade, Oregon’s commercial fishermen, governor and congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to soften the blow of climate change on the state’s ocean salmon fisheries. In January, members of the Oregon Salmon Commission asked Gov. Tina Kotek to request a federal fishery resource disaster declaration from the

If you are visiting the coast, do you know what to do and where to go during a tsunami emergency?

April 14, 2025

By DANA TIMS/Lincoln Chronicle Drew Roslund knows very well that the more than 1,500 tourists and others who stay at the two Yachats-area motels he operates may know very little about their oceanfront surroundings. Knowing where to shop and dine, for instance, are likely to be completely foreign to many guests, many of whom are first-time visitors to the

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Tidewater man’s drunken crash into a Waldport store last week came four days after his second DUII arrest

Proposal to ban boat motors on Siletz River brings out competing interests on what’s best for users, environment

Gray whales migrating north are malnourished, stressed and without many newborns, foreshadowing another die-off

Yachats council works to settle homeless shelter complaint, OKs new sheriff’s contract and to replace delineators

Noted OSU scientist and NOAA administrator tries to offer hope for oceans, humans during turbulent times

Resource fair Wednesday in Waldport aims to connect people in need with social service agencies

Lincoln County schools work to bring farm-fresh food to cafeterias, but federal cuts jeopardize the program

Yachats Fire board will wait for interviews, outside report before deciding what to do with ambulance service

Governor, congressional delegation urge feds to declare disaster for Oregon coast salmon fisheries

If you are visiting the coast, do you know what to do and where to go during a tsunami emergency?

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