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Scenes from Waldport’s Beachcomber Days as thousands come out to watch a parade, hear music, play games and watch timber competition

June 18, 2023

WALDPORT — It started with the blare of fire engine sirens and ended Saturday night with a performance from Sol Fire Dancers. In between, thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Waldport for the 2023 Beachcomber Days parade, feasted on everything from tacos to elephant ears to strawberry shortcake, listened to rock n’ roll and patriotic music, and

Waldport council OKs 2023-24 spending plan — and lots of construction projects “with other peoples’ money”

May 29, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city officials say residents should see lots of construction activity around town the next 1-2 years based on their plans and a newly approved 2023-24 budget. Projects include sidewalks – although probably scaled back – along Crestline and Range drives, a new 300,000 gallon water tank, a state-mandated upgrade to the wastewater treatment

Lincoln County buying land in the Waldport Industrial Park for location of new animal shelter

April 27, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County plans to announce Wednesday that it is purchasing property in the Waldport Industrial Park to house its new animal shelter. The county has struggled to find a place to locate a new shelter after its longtime facility in Newport was forced to close in 2019 because of toxic levels of mold. The search for

City of Waldport completes purchase of old school property for $475,000 — and now comes the hard part

April 25, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Coming up with $475,000 to buy the 2.8-acre Lincoln County School District property in downtown may be the easiest part of the city of Waldport’s latest property acquisition. Now the city needs to mobilize the community to help clean it up, fix it up and get it ready for use. The city signed papers

At $475,000, city of Waldport wins bid for former school property for addition to Southworth Park and community center

March 20, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – After a five-month on-off-on negotiation process, the city of Waldport will become the new owner of the 2.81-acre Lincoln County School District property in downtown. The city announced Monday that the district and it had agreed on the sale of the property – subject to approval of the city council at its meeting in

Renters in small Waldport apartment complex search for places to live after new owner says they will become vacation rentals

March 16, 2023

By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT – One apartment is occupied by a single mother with a 9-year-old. Another apartment is home to a disabled couple. A married couple with three children lived in the third. They all rely on some sort of rent assistance to live in the modest four-unit apartment building on Southwest Corona Court. The three households shared

Can Waldport become an art destination? With a flurry of gallery and studio openings, an image makeover may be on the horizon

January 13, 2022

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – An Oregon coast tourism website says visitors to Waldport can enjoy “sandy, unspoiled beaches, wooded hiking trails” and more in this “surprisingly varied, but often passed-over, destination.” That “passed-over” status may be changing. The modest town of 2,300 residents is seeing the sudden addition of three art galleries, a ceramic studio, a coffee house/entertainment

Waldport will use $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create food cart pod at community center

January 12, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has won a $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create a food cart pod in the parking lot of its community center. The grant was one of eight the county awarded in late December to help spur economic development Waldport’s project is expected to cost $15,000 to $20,000. The

Waldport wins state grant to help determine where and how to get more housing

December 13, 2021

WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has received state grants totaling $53,000 to help it determine its future housing needs and at the same time help update the city’s zoning codes and land-use map. The grants come from the state Land Conservation and Development Commission, which is offering dozens of such “housing needs assessments” to cities around Oregon. Much of

Waldport council votes Thursday to allow accessory dwelling units, but puts off garage requirement until there’s a broader look at parking issues

December 9, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city believes it has a parking problem in residential neighborhoods. Too many vehicles parked on some too-narrow streets. Vehicles spilling onto front lawns, often to the consternation of neighbors. And, during City Council consideration Thursday — first on accessory dwelling units and then about garages — the issue of residential parking threaded its way

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Scenes from Waldport’s Beachcomber Days as thousands come out to watch a parade, hear music, play games and watch timber competition

Waldport council OKs 2023-24 spending plan — and lots of construction projects “with other peoples’ money”

Lincoln County buying land in the Waldport Industrial Park for location of new animal shelter

City of Waldport completes purchase of old school property for $475,000 — and now comes the hard part

At $475,000, city of Waldport wins bid for former school property for addition to Southworth Park and community center

Renters in small Waldport apartment complex search for places to live after new owner says they will become vacation rentals

Can Waldport become an art destination? With a flurry of gallery and studio openings, an image makeover may be on the horizon

Waldport will use $7,400 grant from Lincoln County to help create food cart pod at community center

Waldport wins state grant to help determine where and how to get more housing

Waldport council votes Thursday to allow accessory dwelling units, but puts off garage requirement until there’s a broader look at parking issues

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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