Waldport orders massive playground structure for new Southworth Park, but will need volunteers to prepare and erect it

November 2, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Thirteen months after winning a $750,000 grant to help develop a 12-acre park in the middle of downtown, the city of Waldport is ordering the first piece of equipment for it. The city council voted Thursday to spend $413,000 to order a 100-by-100-foot playground structure intended to be the centerpiece of the park bordered

Lincoln County voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return ballots in November special election

November 2, 2023

Still have that Lincoln County ballot hanging around the house? Registered voters — there are more than 40,000 in the county — have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to get them back to the clerk’s office in order to have them counted. Ballots have to be postmarked by the close of the business day Tuesday or be dropped off in

Author of new book of essays on women and aging will talk (via Zoom) Saturday in special Newport Library event

October 31, 2023

By OREGON ARTSWATCH Andrea Carlisle’s mother, Alice, was 93 when she came to Oregon and Carlisle became her primary caregiver. Soon, Carlisle’s time with Alice and her friends inspired her to start the blog she called “Go Ask Alice … When She’s 94.” In a short time, Carlisle’s tales attracted a sizeable following. “A lot of people could relate,” Carlisle

Struggling Oregon coast salmon fishermen finally getting some federal disaster relief, but it may be too late

October 29, 2023

By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government will dole out disaster relief to commercial Chinook salmon fishermen who have weathered a string of poor seasons on the Oregon Coast. But some fishermen say the help won’t be enough to rescue the fast-shrinking industry. Earlier this month, two years after a request by Oregon’s governor, the U.S. Department of

Oregon Ethics Commission will conduct full investigation into allegations against Lincoln County schools superintendent

October 26, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted unanimously to proceed with a full investigation of Lincoln County School District superintendent Majalise Tolan over a complaint that she has used district travel to help promote a book she co-authored last year. The commission voted 8-0 on Oct. 6 to proceed to a formal investigation after receiving a

Yachats council changes course Thursday and votes to hire chamber director Bobbi Price as next city manager

October 26, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Riding a wave of public and city staff support along with some soul-searching by the city council, Bobbi Price has been named the next city manager of Yachats. The decision to hire Price, the executive director of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, was announced at a special meeting of the council Thursday afternoon.

Developer of housing project in downtown Yachats resumes work after months of delays

October 26, 2023

YACHATS — The owners of a long-unfinished apartment project overlooking U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Yachats have resumed work on their properties after waiting months for permits and getting bank financing. Luke and Jocelyn Glaze of Salem bought the two commercial lots and unfinished foundations in March 2022 from Doug Sowden of Eugene. Sowden started his four-building Sunset Village

Siletz Charter School principal on administrative leave after student protests over Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 26, 2023

Story and photos by NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News SILETZ — Students at one of the few schools near the central Oregon coast serving the Siletz Reservation called for their school to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Initially, administrators did not respond well. But the school board later voted to honor the day, as well as Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance

Yachats Fire District asking voters to renew a 61 cent levy it’s had for 24 years to help fund operations

October 26, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews One year after approving a new, larger tax levy for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District, voters in the district now face the decision of whether to renew a second but much smaller one. The fire district is asking voters to approve – and renew — a tax levy of 61 cents per $1,000 assessed property value

Badly needed infant and toddler care investments aren’t reaching Oregon’s central and north coasts

October 24, 2023

By KAYLEE TORNAY/ InvestigateWest Jess Sollaccio never expected it would be so difficult to find child care. A tech worker living near Astoria, Jess was making a good wage alongside her husband, Dan. Both work remotely, and during COVID, their employers understood their need to juggle caring for their 1-year-old son, Liam. But as society began coming out of

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Waldport orders massive playground structure for new Southworth Park, but will need volunteers to prepare and erect it

Lincoln County voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return ballots in November special election

Author of new book of essays on women and aging will talk (via Zoom) Saturday in special Newport Library event

Struggling Oregon coast salmon fishermen finally getting some federal disaster relief, but it may be too late

Oregon Ethics Commission will conduct full investigation into allegations against Lincoln County schools superintendent

Yachats council changes course Thursday and votes to hire chamber director Bobbi Price as next city manager

Developer of housing project in downtown Yachats resumes work after months of delays

Siletz Charter School principal on administrative leave after student protests over Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Yachats Fire District asking voters to renew a 61 cent levy it’s had for 24 years to help fund operations

Badly needed infant and toddler care investments aren’t reaching Oregon’s central and north coasts

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