While not big a business in Lincoln County, OSU Extension aims to help hundreds of small farms prosper

January 9, 2025

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews No one is confusing the economic and social importance of Lincoln County’s farms with the sprawling tracts of land dominating Oregon agriculture in the Willamette Valley and east of the Cascades. Total sales from Lincoln County’s farms, after all, rank dead last among Oregon’s 36 counties. Still, that figure doesn’t begin to tell the story of

They’re in! Road crews pave path along Highway 101 and install delineators on south side of Yachats

January 9, 2025

YACHATS – It’s done. They’re in. Crews from Newport-based Road & Driveway created a five-foot-wide asphalt path along U.S. Highway 101 on the south side of town Wednesday and installed 36 delineators Thursday to finish a long-awaited city project designed to help protect pedestrians. The delineators are 25 feet apart on the west side of the highway from Yachats

CCF&R and three other Lincoln County fire departments join Oregon strike force heading to LA wildfires

January 8, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Two Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue firefighters deployed Wednesday to help fight wildfires in Southern California. Central Coast firefighters John Townley and Shi Bucher are driving the district’s Type 3 brush truck, known as the workhorse of wildland firefighting, to the scene of wildfires that have engulfed thousands of acres, destroyed thousands of

Adam Shanks sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff, following 37-year path of Curtis Landers

January 6, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – There’s a new sheriff in town. Adam Shanks was sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff Monday by presiding circuit court judge Sheryl Bachart, two months after he ran unopposed for election. In a courtroom packed with Shanks’ family, law enforcement professionals and county staff, Bachart first praised outgoing Sheriff Curtis Landers for his

2024 rainfall on central Oregon coast one of the highest in years — and more dramatic just inland

January 6, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Bob Williams has been measuring the rain for decades, starting when he lived in Napa, Calif. and continuing after moving farther south to Carlsbad. “I started just out of curiosity,” said Williams, a former high school special needs teacher and California State Hospital employee with a longtime interest in nature and science. But he’s not seen

Yachats Lions Club lowers price and returns to all-you-can-eat format for annual crab feed

January 5, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats Lions Club has cracking good news for crab lovers — its popular annual feed is returning with a lower price and a generous “all-you-can-eat” format. On Saturday, Jan. 25, diners can enjoy Dungeness crab plus sides and beverages for $45 at three different seatings — 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the

Hypothermia leads to a record number of sea turtles washing ashore on Oregon beaches

January 5, 2025

By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two sea turtles washed up along Oregon’s beaches in the final days of 2024 due to hypothermic shock, bringing the number of sea turtles that appeared on the state’s shores last year to 17. That’s the highest number of sea turtle strandings the state has seen in any given year, and twice what the

Newport studies major changes to Highway 101 to revitalize city center for businesses, residents and tourists

January 2, 2025

By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News The city of Newport is hoping to revitalize its city center over the next several years. “Newport’s city center needs help,” says a consultant’s report about the project on the city’s website. “Many storefronts are vacant, and buildings are aging or in poor condition. Plus, summer traffic on U.S. 101 and U.S. 20 makes it

Innovative seafood lab, tourist association and Siletz tribe return salmon to Food Share of Lincoln County

January 2, 2025

By LORI TOBIAS/For YachatsNews For 10 years, Food Share of Lincoln County processed and distributed hatchery salmon to community food pantries all along the coast, sharing about 2,000 pounds of the protein-rich fish a year. Then in 2018, the nonprofit learned it would no longer be permitted to process the fish due to new food handling regulations and the salmon

Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians voted in November’s general election compared with 2020

January 2, 2025

By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting and YachatsNews Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians overall voted in this presidential election compared to the last one. About 75 percent of registered Oregon voters returned their ballots during this year’s general election. In all, 2,308,256 Oregonians returned their ballots this year, which was 105,634 fewer voters than 2020, or a 5 percent

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While not big a business in Lincoln County, OSU Extension aims to help hundreds of small farms prosper

They’re in! Road crews pave path along Highway 101 and install delineators on south side of Yachats

CCF&R and three other Lincoln County fire departments join Oregon strike force heading to LA wildfires

Adam Shanks sworn in as Lincoln County’s 17th sheriff, following 37-year path of Curtis Landers

2024 rainfall on central Oregon coast one of the highest in years — and more dramatic just inland

Yachats Lions Club lowers price and returns to all-you-can-eat format for annual crab feed

Hypothermia leads to a record number of sea turtles washing ashore on Oregon beaches

Newport studies major changes to Highway 101 to revitalize city center for businesses, residents and tourists

Innovative seafood lab, tourist association and Siletz tribe return salmon to Food Share of Lincoln County

Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians voted in November’s general election compared with 2020

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

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

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

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