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Waldport council cancels its Thursday meeting after DA declines to prosecute former mayor for disorderly conduct

May 8, 2025

By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle WALDPORT — The Waldport city council canceled its scheduled monthly meeting Thursday afternoon, saying it could not ensure the public’s “safety and security” after the Lincoln County district attorney dropped a disorderly conduct charge against former Waldport mayor Heide Lambert for her actions at an April meeting. “We have been informed by the district attorney

There’s an election this month and in many special districts only one candidate — and sometimes none — is running

May 7, 2025

By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News and Lincoln Chronicle There is an election going on around the state this month but some special district races – especially in Lincoln County – are missing some candidates. Special districts oversee local services like water, fire, roads and sewer systems. They’re largely made up of elected volunteers who receive limited payment, according to Frank

Newest study predicts “The Big One” tsunami will do even greater damage to coast than previously thought

May 5, 2025

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will take care of the rest, new research is suggesting. Oregon, Washington and California are susceptible to a potentially recurring seismic event — popularly referred to as

Construction, foundation work on Yachats’ library, Little Log Church Museum moving briskly with good weather

May 4, 2025

By CHERYL ROMANO/Lincoln Chronicle YACHATS — Work on two of the city’s most-watched building projects is proceeding steadily as workers take advantage of mostly fair spring weather. Foundation work is nearing the end at the West Seventh Street library, where walls for the new building are expected to start going up by the end of the month. “We’re on

Addition of doctor to Lincoln County’s winter shelter helps homeless with with short- and long-term ailments

March 27, 2025

By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/YachatsNews NEWPORT — When Charles Stuebner is sleeping outside, he usually finds a place along the beach, forming a makeshift bed on the sand and laying a tarp over his body like a sheet. The ground is cold but mostly bearable until winter arrives. What is less bearable than the cold is the series of blisters that

County commissioners OK $130,000 in grants to 12 organizations

February 19, 2025

Lincoln County commissioners have approved $130,000 in grants to 12 local governments or nonprofits as part of its community and economic development program. Applications and screening for the long-standing grant program are administered by the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County whose board rates projects and makes recommendations to county commissioners. The county awarded $76,000 in “standard grants” to 11

Lincoln County’s first full-time administrator resigns after almost three years in the job

February 10, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was updated Wednesday, Feb. 12 to include portions of Tim Johnson’s resignation letter to county commissioners. By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Tim Johnson, who had served as Lincoln County’s first administrator for nearly three years, resigned Friday after apparent dissatisfaction by commissioners with his work. Johnson was hired as the county’s first administrator in April 2022 after

Judge rules in county’s favor on land-use dispute, says yurts used as housing in timber area must be removed

February 6, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews For the second time in a year, a Lincoln County circuit judge has ruled against a business owner’s housing project in a forest north of Yachats and ordered four yurts on the property be removed. Judge Marcia Buckley on Monday denied another appeal attempt by Linda Hetzler and her husband, Thomas Smith, to keep the yurts

Senator and representative urge 450 town hall attendees to fight back against Trump administration edicts

February 2, 2025

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – As the crowd filtered into the commons area of Oregon Coast Community College for a political town hall Saturday, President Donald Trump was announcing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. As the audience of 450 waited for two Oregon Democrats — Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep Val Hoyle – to begin an

Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians voted in November’s general election compared with 2020

January 2, 2025

By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting and YachatsNews Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians overall voted in this presidential election compared to the last one. About 75 percent of registered Oregon voters returned their ballots during this year’s general election. In all, 2,308,256 Oregonians returned their ballots this year, which was 105,634 fewer voters than 2020, or a 5 percent

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Waldport council cancels its Thursday meeting after DA declines to prosecute former mayor for disorderly conduct

There’s an election this month and in many special districts only one candidate — and sometimes none — is running

Newest study predicts “The Big One” tsunami will do even greater damage to coast than previously thought

Construction, foundation work on Yachats’ library, Little Log Church Museum moving briskly with good weather

Addition of doctor to Lincoln County’s winter shelter helps homeless with with short- and long-term ailments

County commissioners OK $130,000 in grants to 12 organizations

Lincoln County’s first full-time administrator resigns after almost three years in the job

Judge rules in county’s favor on land-use dispute, says yurts used as housing in timber area must be removed

Senator and representative urge 450 town hall attendees to fight back against Trump administration edicts

Fewer Lincoln County residents and Oregonians voted in November’s general election compared with 2020

Letters from readers

Look at Medicare Advantage plans carefully before making a decision

Lincoln County has benefitted from Hall’s service for 20 years

Jacobi urges voters to not sign Hall recall petition

Obituaries

Marie Jones of Newport

Rebecca L. Bloch of Yachats

Sandra Lee Dunn of Yachats