Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

January 28, 2025

By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News A stretch of land in Southern Oregon with historical significance, including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of a massacre, is returning to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. The Siletz announced the historic land return in November with the purchase of approximately 2,000 acres of privately owned land adjacent

Did 4,677 emails from the Yachats city manager look odd? It was a “phishing” scheme — so delete it!

January 23, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – If you are one of the more than 4,000 people who received an email from Yachats’ city manager on Wednesday asking you to view a contract agreement — delete it. It was not sent by Bobbi Price. And its intention is for the receiver to reveal personal information for nefarious reasons. The email is

Lincoln County’s two legislators want 2025 session now underway to address issues, finish projects started in 2023

January 23, 2025

By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews If the biggest issues facing the 2025 Legislature – transportation, housing, behavioral health, education funding, wildfires – seem familiar to you, Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. David Gomberg sympathize. “You may have noticed over time that legislative members never finish anything,” said Anderson, R-Lincoln City. He’s joking. Sort of. But Gomberg, D-Otis, sees it the same

Yachats Fire board will see if outside expert can help resolve concerns over employees staffing ambulance nonprofit

January 23, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board agreed Monday to see if someone from the outside can help it sort out increasing concerns over the district’s staffing of the longtime nonprofit ambulance that serves the area. Meeting in a special session Monday, board members asked fire district administrator Frankie Petrick – who is also

Four months at sea helps NOAA scientists gather “most thorough” data yet on marine mammals

January 23, 2025

By NOAA News Service NOAA Fisheries scientists have completed a four-month, 5,000 mile survey of marine mammals and seabirds off the West Coast and collecting a trove of some of the most thorough data and biological samples ever on whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals. Researchers also saw immense schools of dolphins, an unusual number of sei whales, and

Yachats begins negotiating with Washington construction firm to replace Seventh Street library

January 21, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After a slight paperwork snag, the city of Yachats is starting negotiations with the low bidder on the long-awaited library rebuilding project. At the bids unveiling last week, seven firms submitted bids to construct a new library where the original 51-year-old building now stands on West Seventh Street. Initially, city infrastructure clerk Neal Morphis

After four-month probe, investigators say Lincoln County commissioner Miller violated one personnel rule but did not harass staff

January 20, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Casey Miller violated personnel rules by publicly disclosing confidential issues concerning the county’s top administrator but did not bully or harass staff with a statement or questions during September and October public meetings, outside investigators have found. After a four-month investigation by a Portland law firm, the attorneys could not conclude – but

Agency sets Feb. 11 meeting to discuss how Northwest plan will affect Siuslaw National Forest

January 20, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a series of public meetings across Oregon, Washington and northern California – including one in Corvallis — to discuss proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan. Amendments to 30-year-old plan could bring changes to the 630,000-acre Siuslaw National Forest that stretches along the central Oregon coast. For years the coastal

City of Yachats begins to address concerns about non-working fire hydrants and their locations

January 16, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A smoldering concern about fire hydrants in Yachats and whether they are plentiful enough and in working order has ignited a conversation between the city and fire officials. The subject, which had been on the minds of Yachats Rural Fire Protection District staff for several years, flamed in the past few months during its

CEO of Samaritan’s two hospitals in Lincoln County says “It’s been a year” of financial challenges

January 16, 2025

By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lesley Ogden’s job is to oversee the two hospitals in Lincoln County, its 1,000 employees and try to provide the best short- and long-term medical care possible in an economically disadvantaged rural area of the Oregon coast. That became harder in 2024 as the Samaritan Health Services hospitals in Newport and Lincoln City

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Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

Did 4,677 emails from the Yachats city manager look odd? It was a “phishing” scheme — so delete it!

Lincoln County’s two legislators want 2025 session now underway to address issues, finish projects started in 2023

Yachats Fire board will see if outside expert can help resolve concerns over employees staffing ambulance nonprofit

Four months at sea helps NOAA scientists gather “most thorough” data yet on marine mammals

Yachats begins negotiating with Washington construction firm to replace Seventh Street library

After four-month probe, investigators say Lincoln County commissioner Miller violated one personnel rule but did not harass staff

Agency sets Feb. 11 meeting to discuss how Northwest plan will affect Siuslaw National Forest

City of Yachats begins to address concerns about non-working fire hydrants and their locations

CEO of Samaritan’s two hospitals in Lincoln County says “It’s been a year” of financial challenges

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