Archives for June 2024
District offering free breakfasts, lunches at four schools this summer
Lincoln County School District is offering free breakfasts and lunches to any child age 18 and under during the summer. No income verification is required. Sites at four schools are open Monday through Friday until Aug. 16 but closed July 4-5. Meals are only served during the listed hours and must be eaten at the […]
Depoe Bay Urban Renewal Agency NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
YachatsNews passes first benchmark in local fundraising effort; two weeks left in June campaign
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The past two years when YachatsNews conducted its local fundraising campaign my wife, Kathi, asked if I’m embarrassed to seek donations from people. My answer has been “No, it’s simply a request, not a demand” and people are obviously free to choose whether to support us financially. Yes, it is always […]
Owner of 40-acre site on south edge of Yachats wants to log it — or cut some kind of deal with city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether an eleventh-hour effort to stop a 40-acre clearcut on a swath of timber just across the Yachats River bridge in south Yachats will be successful is anybody’s guess. But one thing is certain – the clock is ticking. Logging could have started as early as Tuesday if not […]
Lincoln County district attorney-elect Jenna Wallace will be appointed to office Friday, begins work rebuilding office
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint Jenna Wallace as Lincoln County’s next district attorney on Friday as Lanee Danforth’s resignation takes effect six months before the end of her troubled four-year term. Wallace won the May primary to succeed Danforth after the incumbent decided weeks before the primary not to seek […]
Bridge replacement will close South Beaver Creek Road for four months
SEAL ROCK – Residents of the Beaver Creek area who use South Beaver Creek Road to head north or south will have to take a bit of a detour the next four months. On Monday, an Oregon Department of Transportation contractor will close a section of the road to begin replacing a 60-year-old wooden bridge […]
School district seeks Newport-area board member after resignation
The Lincoln County School District is seeking to fill a board vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Rawles of Newport, who is moving out of the district. Rawles was elected in May 2021 to the seat representing Zone 3 on the board, which comprises much of the Newport area. The board is accepting applications […]
NOAA reports declining trend in the number of entangled whales off Oregon and West Coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews After spiking to record numbers a decade ago, the reported instances of whales along the West Coast getting tangled in commercial and recreational fishing gear is continuing downward trend. That’s according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest report, which confirmed 27 entangled large whales last year off the coasts […]
How portions of Cape Foulweather will be returned to Siletz tribe is focus of Saturday talk
Cape Foulweather is familiar to residents and visitors as one of the most iconic viewpoints on the central Oregon coast. But the headland offers more than sweeping vistas of the Pacific Ocean. People can learn more about a collaboration to ensure longterm stewardship and protection of 27 acres of Cape Foulweather during a talk […]