WALDPORT – Have a pile of poisons in your garage, a drawer full of old batteries, or florescent lights stacked in a corner? You can get rid of them for free Saturday in Waldport. The Lincoln County Sold Waste District and county garbage haulers are sponsoring their annual hazardous waste collection day – and this […]
Archives for July 2023
Nearly 12,000 Oregonians who have been making student loan payments for 20 years will have debt wiped out
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Nearly 12,000 Oregonians who have been making payments on their federal student loans for at least 20 years will soon find their balances wiped out. The U.S. Department of Education notified qualifying borrowers July 14 that by Aug. 14 they should have no remaining balance. The agency will […]
After a week in the sand, 16-ton cabin cruiser removed Saturday from the beach south of Newport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Empress is off the beach – and in Toledo for inspection and repairs. Crews from Coastal Towing & Salvage of Ilwaco, Wash. used an excavator, crane and special trailer Saturday to get the 41-foot, 16-ton cabin cruiser off the beach at Lost Creek state recreation site seven miles south of […]
After completing two housing studies, Yachats seeks third grant to help find short- and long-term solutions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The data has been collected, potential solutions sorted, and now the recommendations – short and long-term — have been made on how to possibly help Yachats correct some affordable housing issues. The recommendations will need more community conversations and even the simplest will not be easy to implement, so […]
ODFW lowers fall Chinook salmon limits on mid-coast streams starting Aug. 1, but coho catches likely OK again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews After two years of higher catch limits, Oregon’s fishery managers are cutting back on Chinook salmon harvests in bays and rivers along the central coast starting next month because of deteriorating ocean conditions. The only bright spot for central coast streams is that coho salmon – which are listed as endangered […]
With a coin flip to break a 2-2 tie, winner Barry Collins is sworn in as Yachats’ newest city council member
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Choosing a new city council member came down to a coin toss at Yachats’ city council meeting Wednesday after four current members were split on which of two applicants was the best fit. The mayor and three councilors wrote their votes on pieces of paper and passed them to […]
Lincoln County emergency, fire officials release new safety announcements
Lincoln County Emergency Management and Lincoln County Fire Defense Board are excited to announce the release of our new Wildfire Public Service Announcements (PSAs) in both English and Spanish. These were created through a collaborative effort between emergency management and local fire agencies after the Echo Mountain Complex Fire. Funding for the PSAs was […]
Beaverton man dies Tuesday in Highway 18 crash
OTIS – A 21-year-old Beaverton man was killed Tuesday morning when the car in which he was riding left Oregon Highway 18 east of Otis, struck a tree and rolled over. Oregon State Police say Jose Contreras-Gonzalez of Beaverton killed about 10:50 a.m. Tuesday when the westbound car driven by Gustavo Contreras-Gonzalez, 20, of Beaverton […]
Yachats council meeting has an unwanted, unpleasant interruption Wednesday
YACHATS — The Yachats City Council barely missed a beat Wednesday when their conversation about hedge heights and nuisance complaints was suddenly disrupted by loud wailing and the appearance of a naked man masturbating on the meeting’s online Zoom link. “The reasonable repair is in the nuisance category, and it’s trying to bring in […]
Lincoln County voters will decide in November whether to raise lodging tax by 20 percent to support park operations, maintenance
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to ask voters to increase lodging taxes in unincorporated parts of the county by 20 percent to provide additional money for park operations and improvements. If approved by all county voters Nov. 7, the room tax rate for motels and vacation rentals would be 12 […]