By TIFFANY WOODS/Oregon Sea Grant Oregon Sea Grant has appointed Tracy Crews of Yachats to a new position of associate director of education to oversee its K-12 marine education […]
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Habitat for Humanity opens applications for two homes it plans to build in downtown Waldport
WALDPORT — Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County has opened the application process for families to help build and own two homes it will construct in Waldport. Ground breaking […]
New national and local report highlights the impact of Lincoln County arts organizations on the economy
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews For you, it may just be a night at the play, a trip to an art gallery or going somewhere to listen to live music. But […]
Yachats fire district voters easily approve 61 cent operating levy; county voters OK increase in lodging tax
Voters in the Yachats Rural Protection District on Tuesday approved the district’s request to renew a 61 cent property tax levy to support its yearly operations. The five-year […]
When Celtic performers from around the world come to Yachats this weekend, you can thank volunteers from Polly Plumb Productions
By Oregon ArtsWatch YACHATS — World-renowned musicians will take the stage in Yachats this weekend to play Celtic music to sold-out crowds from all over Oregon and the […]
Chief Donald “Doc” Slyter of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw tribes dies Saturday of cancer
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Revered for his passion and commitment to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw – Chief Donald ‘Doc’ Slyter, who also served as a […]
A ride-a-long with a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy in Waldport illustrates why no day is a typical day
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The phone calls to 9-1-1 reporting a man walking around with a rifle and stopping to aim at people’s houses came in while Lincoln County Sheriff’s […]
Waldport orders massive playground structure for new Southworth Park, but will need volunteers to prepare and erect it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Thirteen months after winning a $750,000 grant to help develop a 12-acre park in the middle of downtown, the city of Waldport is ordering […]
Lincoln County voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to return ballots in November special election
Still have that Lincoln County ballot hanging around the house? Registered voters — there are more than 40,000 in the county — have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to get […]
Author of new book of essays on women and aging will talk (via Zoom) Saturday in special Newport Library event
By OREGON ARTSWATCH Andrea Carlisle’s mother, Alice, was 93 when she came to Oregon and Carlisle became her primary caregiver. Soon, Carlisle’s time with Alice and her friends inspired […]