With 67-vote margin, Lincoln County commission race won’t likely be determined until Tuesday night

November 7, 2024

It may take until Tuesday night — a week after the Nov. 5 general election — to determine the winner of the lone race for a seat on the Lincoln County board of commissioners. Five-term incumbent Claire Hall of Newport increased her lead over challenger Rick Beasley of Depoe Bay to 67 votes on Friday night — 12,960 to

Incumbent Hoyle winning against Republican challenger DeSpain in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District

November 6, 2024

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle stepped into a divided Congress and big shoes in 2022, when she was elected to her first term to represent Oregon’s 4th District. “I started working in a district that had Peter DeFazio for 36 years, and he did an amazing job,” Hoyle told the Capital Chronicle on Wednesday,

22nd annual Celtic Music Festival will fill Yachats this weekend with hundreds of its devotees

November 5, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — When the Yachats Celtic Music Festival sings, strums and stomps its way into town this weekend, it isn’t only music-lovers who’ll be thrilled. Hotels, restaurants and shops will also enjoy a late fall lift from crowds of festival-goers. “We expect to pull in 800 to 1,000 people this year,” said Stephen Farish of Waldport,

A very wet end of October pushes Yachats-area’s 10-month rain totals to highest in a dozen years

November 3, 2024

October on the central Oregon coast was a nice sunny fall month – until it wasn’t. Five of the last 11 days of October saw rain totals of more than one inch in the Yachats area, which made October one of the wettest months in records kept by a group of YachatsNews weather watchers. “Six days before the end

Mushroom hunter lost and found near Waldport has advice: “Look up and see where you’re at …”

November 2, 2024

By FEDOR ZARKHIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive Some of Cary Kerst’s happiest childhood memories are of picking mushrooms in rural Indiana with his father 60 years ago. Those happy memories transformed into a nightmare last week when he got lost in the woods just east of Waldport. Since moving to Oregon in 1967, the 79-year-old retired entomologist, dragonfly expert and avid bird photographer wanted to go

Despite glitches with facilities, Lincoln County began second year of homeless shelter operations Friday

October 31, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Last year Chantelle Estess had two weeks to get Lincoln County’s winter shelter program for the homeless up and running. Despite fits and starts and trials and errors, by the time the lone shelter in downtown Newport closed for the summer after six months, it provided respite for 230 people during 5,133 overnight stays. This year,

YachatsNews wrapping up its month-long fundraising campaign; just days left to support local news

October 30, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews As I said last week, while there’s never really any deadline for donations YachatsNews is wrapping up its fall fundraising campaign this week in an effort to encourage more small, monthly subscribers to help support its work. As of Thursday, 30 more people have signed up to donate a total of $285 more a month

Lincoln County clerk expects a deluge of general election ballots before Tuesday’s 8 p.m. deadline

October 29, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County is expecting a flood of ballots over the next four days as the voting deadline approaches in Tuesday’s general election. As of Friday, the county clerk’s office had processed 19,690 of the record number of 41,178 ballots sent to Lincoln County voters, a return rate so far of nearly 48 percent compared to a

Lincoln County grand jury rules police justified in Sept. 5 fatal shootout with Lincoln City man

October 29, 2024

By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A Lincoln County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by state police who fatally shot a 38-year-old man last month after he barricaded himself in a Lincoln City home and then escaped to the roof with a rifle when flames spread through the residence. The jury ruled last week, finding state police Senior Troopers Kyle Winship, Jeremy Smith,

Homeless shelter at Yachats church moves to full-time, six month schedule to house five individuals

October 29, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After operating just 21 days in its first full season, the emergency cold weather shelter in the parking lot of Yachats Community Presbyterian Church is changing to instead house five local homeless people daily for six months. Operators of the Don’s Place shelter plan to open it Nov. 15, shifting away from being a

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With 67-vote margin, Lincoln County commission race won’t likely be determined until Tuesday night

Incumbent Hoyle winning against Republican challenger DeSpain in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District

22nd annual Celtic Music Festival will fill Yachats this weekend with hundreds of its devotees

A very wet end of October pushes Yachats-area’s 10-month rain totals to highest in a dozen years

Mushroom hunter lost and found near Waldport has advice: “Look up and see where you’re at …”

Despite glitches with facilities, Lincoln County began second year of homeless shelter operations Friday

YachatsNews wrapping up its month-long fundraising campaign; just days left to support local news

Lincoln County clerk expects a deluge of general election ballots before Tuesday’s 8 p.m. deadline

Lincoln County grand jury rules police justified in Sept. 5 fatal shootout with Lincoln City man

Homeless shelter at Yachats church moves to full-time, six month schedule to house five individuals

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