Monday’s rainstorm briefly bumped stream flows during a normally very dry coastal July

August 1, 2024

July is usually the driest month of the year on the central Oregon coast, and July 2024 was no exception. But a day-long rainstorm on July 29 bumped up the numbers for the month and likely gave the city of Yachats a short reprieve on water issues. Monday’s rainstorm dropped .28 inches of rain in Yachats, but surprisingly less

Fall Chinook season opened Thursday in coastal rivers with “pretty good” returns expected again this year

July 30, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The salmon should be there, it’s just a matter of whether the rains will cooperate this fall to allow for another reasonable fishing season on central coast streams. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is forecasting “pretty good” fishing for fall Chinook on streams in Lincoln County as the season officially opened Thursday. Fishing for

Oregon newspapers continue to downsize, but the problem is especially acute in smaller towns

July 29, 2024

YachatsNews is a five-year-old nonprofit local news site providing local journalism for south Lincoln County. To support its efforts see the May 31 story about its third local fundraising campaign. By MIKE ROGOWAY/The Oregonian/OregonLive The 21st Century has not been kind to Oregon newspapers. The state’s papers have shed three-quarters their jobs since 2001 as readers and advertisers

Highway 101 pollinator group dedicates years of work with new interpretive sign near Seal Rock

July 25, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews If you like to eat, thank a bee. Or a butterfly. Or a hummingbird. And also thank a local volunteer group that’s building awareness of these critters as vital aids to humans’ food supply. The Waldport-based Highway 101 Pollinator Project has created a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 unique in all of Oregon. The 25 miles

Waldport accepting applications for mayor position and council seats; Holland not running again

July 25, 2024

WALDPORT — The city of Waldport is accepting applications for the position of mayor and three council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run must fill out an application, complete the filing process and submit it to the Lincoln County clerk’s office no later than 5 p.m. Aug. 27. It is suggested mailed forms

Heceta Bank off the central coast is the center of marine diversity and production. Does it need more protection?

July 25, 2024

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Accounts of the stunning biological diversity and productivity of an undersea formation 35 miles off Cape Perpetua are hardly new. They first appeared, after all, in the 1775 ship’s log kept by Spanish navigator and explorer Bruno Heceta. But the Heceta Bank, as the formation is known, continues to marvel everyone from marine researchers to commercial

Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts

July 25, 2024

Oregon Coast Community College and its staff and faculty have settled contracts resulting in wage increases of more than 30 percent over five years. The American Federation of Teachers-Oregon bargains for full- and part-time faculty and classified employees, but each employee group has its own contract. The college and the union settled new five-year contracts July 17 retroactive

Anderson’s stop in Yachats focuses on jobs and childcare, taxes and tourists, logging and herbicides

July 25, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – State Sen. Dick Anderson got quizzed on infrastructure and tourists, herbicides and logging, education and elections Tuesday during a 75-minute town hall in Yachats. Anderson, R-Lincoln City, is running for a second four-year term in Senate District 5 in the November general election. He said Tuesday’s session wasn’t a campaign stop, but a chance

For 54 years the Newport Fishermen’s Wives have been supporting the coastal fishing community in times of need

July 23, 2024

By SYDNE LONG and MALYA FASS/FLUX Magazine NEWPORT — “One day I’m going to die at sea,” Josh Porter said as he walked into his living room to greet his wife, Denise. He was fresh off a crabbing boat, the fishy, salty smell permeating his clothes. “You need to be a part of the Fishermen’s Wives,” he said. “They’re

Yachats council votes unanimously to split cost of single sheriff’s deputy with Waldport in one-year trial

July 21, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There is a new sheriff in town. Or there will be soon. With an eye toward balancing budget constraints and consistency, the Yachats city council voted unanimously Wednesday to pay for a half-time Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy who will split their 40-hour week equally between Yachats and Waldport. The decision reflects an effort to

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Monday’s rainstorm briefly bumped stream flows during a normally very dry coastal July

Fall Chinook season opened Thursday in coastal rivers with “pretty good” returns expected again this year

Oregon newspapers continue to downsize, but the problem is especially acute in smaller towns

Highway 101 pollinator group dedicates years of work with new interpretive sign near Seal Rock

Waldport accepting applications for mayor position and council seats; Holland not running again

Heceta Bank off the central coast is the center of marine diversity and production. Does it need more protection?

Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts

Anderson’s stop in Yachats focuses on jobs and childcare, taxes and tourists, logging and herbicides

For 54 years the Newport Fishermen’s Wives have been supporting the coastal fishing community in times of need

Yachats council votes unanimously to split cost of single sheriff’s deputy with Waldport in one-year trial

Letters from readers

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

Lincoln County School District board special meeting

Port of Newport Commission monthly meeting

Port of Alsea commission special meeting

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

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

Public & Legal Notices

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD

Otter Rock Water District NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING