By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The city of Waldport has received a $100,000 grant from Travel Oregon to help pave the Heritage Pavilion in the new Louis Southworth Park it is developing downtown. The state’s tourism promotion agency announced $3.6 million in grants Thursday to 56 recipients across Oregon to fund accessible and inclusive […]
Archives for November 2023
Applications open for $130,000 in Lincoln County economic development grants
Lincoln County is accepting applications from local nonprofits and governments for $130,000 in economic development grants until Dec. 18. The awards will include one $60,000 grant to a project focused on housing and/or broadband. The remaining $70,000 will be awarded to smaller community and economic development projects with a maximum of $15,000 per award, the […]
Yachats chamber receives $100,000 grant to help fund tourist trolley but the city misses out
YACHATS — Efforts to bring a tourist-style trolley to Yachats have run into a snag after Travel Oregon announced Thursday that while the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce received the $100,000 grant it sought the city did not. Each had applied for $100,000 grants under Travel Oregon’s accessible and inclusive program to help purchase […]
Police arrest Tillamook County woman after Wednesday crash on Highway 101
Oregon State Police arrested a 58-year-old Tillamook County woman Wednesday on a variety of charges after a three-car collision on U.S. Highway 101 near the summit of Cape Foulweather sent three people to hospitals, closed the highway for hours and drew a response from nearly every emergency agency in Lincoln County. Jay Lynn Kruse, 58, […]
Commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon, Washington and California delayed until at least Dec. 16
NEWPORT – Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas, delaying Oregon’s commercial season until at least Dec. 16, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife announced Friday. Targeted to open Dec. 1, Oregon’s ocean commercial Dungeness crab season can be delayed so consumers get a high-quality product […]
After headlining Yachats Celtic Music Festival, duo of Fraser and Haas get a lot different reception in Portland
By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive As one of two headline acts at the Yachats Celtic Music Festival, fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas played to a full house and enthusiastic crowds Friday and Saturday. Then they went to Portland. The world-traveling duo got a devastating dose of the dark side of Portland when they returned […]
View the Future and its supporters urge Oregon parks commission to buy 950-acre Yachats Ridge property
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Twenty years of trying to end decades of clearcuts and neglect of the ridge that serves as a backdrop to Yachats and instead restore and preserve it found fertile ground Wednesday. Yachats non-profit View the Future, along with a big contingent of supporters, made a pitch to the Oregon […]
Yes, it’s the time of year for Medicare information, counseling and decisions — all by Dec. 7 deadline
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews It’s that special time of year — family and friends gathering to give thanks, people sharing warm holiday wishes — and for folks near 65 and older dealing with Medicare health plans. Although that last item isn’t on anyone’s festive “to do” list, the Dec. 7 deadline to enroll in or […]
Central Coast Fire’s pursuit of equipment grants paying off to the tune of $900,000, helping tight budget
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Viewing the job of a fire chief from afar can look pretty appealing, especially when harkening back to the imprint of childhood – bright red trucks polished to an impossible shine, flashing lights and sirens, water-cannon hoses and axes to extinguish fires while saving lives – with only the […]
State finds six kids with lead issues after eating recalled applesauce
The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday that investigators have identified six children in Oregon – including at least one in Lincoln County — with elevated blood lead levels after eating pouches of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée applesauce. The elevated blood lead reports follow a safety and recall alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in […]