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No longer worth the time, money and hassle, Waldport looking to end its 28-year-old traffic court

November 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – A perceived jaw-dropping decrease in the number of traffic citations issued in Waldport looked to be the death knell for the city’s long-standing traffic court. And while the court may still go the way of the dinosaur, it turns out a miscommunication months ago left city officials believing only one traffic citation had

Corvallis family developers hope to create “cool little wonderland” on three acres in downtown Waldport

November 7, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Tee to green is a fair way apart but barring any sand trap trouble, a first-time developer hopes for a-hole-in-one with plans to land a golf course amidst a unique attraction in the heart of Waldport. It could be another ace in the wake of Waldport developing Louis Southworth Park just blocks away and

“Community” is the common theme by the six candidates for Waldport mayor and city council positions

October 22, 2024

Garret Jaros Garret Jaros By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The common thread woven into the campaign cloth of candidates running for mayor and city council seats in Waldport is community. Whether in the voter pamphlet statements of the four candidates running for three council seats or in statements and interviews with the two mayoral candidates – community is the

Beachcomber supporters pack Waldport council meeting to protest permit suspensions

October 10, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH and GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Citing what it believes are “financial irregularities,” the city of Waldport says it has stopped its permission for Waldport Beachcomber Days to use city property until the nonprofit clears up questions on a variety of funding and legal reporting issues. More than 50 Beachcomber volunteers and supporters packed a city council

Citing political rancor, Waldport mayor resigns three months before end of second term

September 26, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport Mayor Greg Holland announced his immediate resignation from office on social media early Wednesday. In a letter posted on Facebook’s Waldport Community page, the two-term mayor and former three-term city council member, cited political rancor as his reason for stepping aside before the end of his term in December. “I am proud to

Waldport community comes together to help assemble massive new play structure at Southworth Park

September 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – In a flurry of activity spanning three days this week, dozens of volunteers banded together to help erect what is being touted as the largest playground on the Oregon coast at Louis Southworth Park. The trouble now will be keeping half-pint thrill-seekers who see the shimmering oasis of fun from descending upon it before

Four years after getting $1.7 million grant, Waldport finds a way to construct sidewalks to schools on Crestline

August 15, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city councilors let loose a collective cheer when they learned work on the long-awaited plan to build a sidewalk along a portion of Crestline Drive could begin as early as next week. Then came the collective groan when they learned that Lincoln County still has to sign off on the project because it

Waldport says it will test city water and monitor herbicide spraying on 110-acre Weyerhaeuser clearcut

July 18, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – A plan to spray herbicides on a Weyerhaeuser clearcut near one of Waldport’s municipal water sources has drawn condemnation by people who oppose the practice and triggered city officials to take precautionary measures. While city officials have not yet been notified when ground spraying on the 110-acre “Pankey Pit” clearcut located immediately east of

Waldport receives $130,000 to help pay for Southworth Park playground

July 3, 2024

WALDPORT — The Noble Carlton fund has donated $130,000 to the city of Waldport’s Louis Southworth Park to help pay for the rubberized playground surface. “As a group of educators and parents, we feel that this gift will have a lasting effect on the community,” said a release by the fund. “The playground and park will bring the community together

City of Waldport thinks it has a “smoking deal” for playground surface at new Southworth Park

June 17, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Something out of the ordinary happened when Waldport city manager Dann Cutter began casting about to find a contractor to install a special surface for the playground planned for Louis Southworth Park. He knew it would be expensive but did not realize just how expensive. He had previously informed the Waldport city council that

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No longer worth the time, money and hassle, Waldport looking to end its 28-year-old traffic court

Corvallis family developers hope to create “cool little wonderland” on three acres in downtown Waldport

“Community” is the common theme by the six candidates for Waldport mayor and city council positions

Beachcomber supporters pack Waldport council meeting to protest permit suspensions

Citing political rancor, Waldport mayor resigns three months before end of second term

Waldport community comes together to help assemble massive new play structure at Southworth Park

Four years after getting $1.7 million grant, Waldport finds a way to construct sidewalks to schools on Crestline

Waldport says it will test city water and monitor herbicide spraying on 110-acre Weyerhaeuser clearcut

Waldport receives $130,000 to help pay for Southworth Park playground

City of Waldport thinks it has a “smoking deal” for playground surface at new Southworth Park

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

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