Nonprofit tries to rally community, county and state officials to help buy and restore 950-acre Yachats ridge property

September 21, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Putting a price on a view is no simple thing but one Yachats non-profit is willing to give it a go. And they are not going anywhere as they wait for the price to be right. View the Future has been looking at the ridge view southeast of Yachats for 20 years with an

Newport and Lincoln City hospitals sign agreement with Life Flight for patient ambulance transport into valley

September 21, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The two hospitals in Lincoln County have apparently found a solution to the problem of transporting patients in need of a higher-level care to and from the Willamette Valley. After 18 months of searching, the Samaritan Health Services-affiliated hospitals announced an agreement this week with Life Flight Network to provide ground ambulance transport for patients. The

Waldport couple opens sweet store along Highway 101 that carries a special name and meaning

September 21, 2023

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — A tiny Waldport shop is ready to satisfy big cravings for sweets, thanks to a local couple’s new venture. “JillyBeanz” is the name of the cozy, bright blue store scheduled to open Friday in the former home of Mark’s Caramel popcorn, right next to Fresh Mexican restaurant on U.S. Highway 101. With its menu

Yachats council OKs $4,473 for county’s winter shelter effort, but still wrestling with camping ordinance for city

September 21, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With a nod to the money it receives from Lincoln County to care for the homeless, the Yachats city council Wednesday unanimously approved chipping in $4,473 to support regional emergency winter shelters. County officials asked Yachats and other cities for a contribution of $4.50 per person based on its population in the 2020 Census

Yachats community gathers to honor Joanne Kittel, advocate for trails, conservation and Native American history

September 21, 2023

YACHATS – The Yachats community saluted a favorite citizen Wednesday night, with 200 admirers of Joanne Kittel filling the Commons multipurpose room to sometimes tearfully honor the tireless advocate for trails, land conservation and Native American truth-telling. When she finally got to speak after all the accolades, the 72-year-old Kittel joked that the event had all the elements of

Yachats church’s bigger and better Oktoberfest returns this weekend with beer, brats and music

September 21, 2023

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Break out the lederhosen and dirndls — Munich, Germany is coming to the coast with the first annual Yachats Oktoberfest, a celebration of beer, bratwurst, music and dancing. From Friday through Sunday, Yachats will buzz with the sights and sounds of the traditional autumn festival, which originated in Munich and draws millions there each

Waldport crews begin cleanup of former middle school as city slowly works to turn it into recreation center

September 20, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is taking the first major steps this week to clean up the former school gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen it bought five months ago. Public works crews sorted scrap metal for recycling and threw years worth of accumulated junk into Dumpsters on Tuesday, the first day of a planned three-day cleanup.

For a second time Saturday search dogs were unable to find trace of Yachats man missing for seven weeks

September 18, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS — A Lane County Sheriff’s search team Saturday was unable to find a 45-year-old Yachats man who has been missing since late July after bringing in specially-trained dogs for the second time. Two “human remains detection” dogs, their handlers and 20 volunteers worked the Keller Creek Road area on the east side of Cape Perpetua where

Waldport council says “no” to Lincoln County request for $10,000 to help fund winter emergency shelter

September 18, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Saying they didn’t know how local homeless people would get to Newport and upset that Lincoln County might be cutting a $10,000 contribution to its museum, the city council voted 6-1 last week to not contribute to a county- and volunteer-operated emergency shelter this winter. The county is asking seven cities to contribute toward

Struggling mussel population along the Oregon coast had a sudden die-off this summer, and no one is sure why

September 18, 2023

By APRIL EHRLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting DEPOE BAY — Like many sea creatures, mussels along Oregon’s coastline are struggling. Their population took a sudden nose dive this summer, and researchers aren’t sure what’s behind the die-off. This mystery is what brought Oregon State University professor and marine ecologist Bruce Menge and his research team to a tide pool in Depoe

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Nonprofit tries to rally community, county and state officials to help buy and restore 950-acre Yachats ridge property

Newport and Lincoln City hospitals sign agreement with Life Flight for patient ambulance transport into valley

Waldport couple opens sweet store along Highway 101 that carries a special name and meaning

Yachats council OKs $4,473 for county’s winter shelter effort, but still wrestling with camping ordinance for city

Yachats community gathers to honor Joanne Kittel, advocate for trails, conservation and Native American history

Yachats church’s bigger and better Oktoberfest returns this weekend with beer, brats and music

Waldport crews begin cleanup of former middle school as city slowly works to turn it into recreation center

For a second time Saturday search dogs were unable to find trace of Yachats man missing for seven weeks

Waldport council says “no” to Lincoln County request for $10,000 to help fund winter emergency shelter

Struggling mussel population along the Oregon coast had a sudden die-off this summer, and no one is sure why

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