By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife on Monday suspended its contract with a Waldport-area fishing group after one of its members set off […]
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Waldport proposes big fee increases for vacation rentals and management companies, OKs 8.4% garbage rate
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – It’s going to cost more to own or manage a vacation rental, have garbage service, and pay for water and sewer service in Waldport […]
Pioneer Connect seeking federal grant to bring high-speed internet to remote, 12-mile stretch between Yachats and Florence
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – One of the area’s largest communications providers is seeking support for a $3.8 million project to bring high-speed broadband internet to up to 180 […]
Looking for a deal on unusual home goods? Waldport’s Unexpected Elephant may have just the items for you
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Armed with her computer tablet and nine years of experience, Kitty Bone of Seal Rock roams the floor of a big blue warehouse in […]
Oregon lifts COVID-19 vaccine requirements, quarantine advice and other health measures as federal emergency ends
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is ending COVID-19 vaccine requirements for educators and health care workers and officials are no longer asking people infected with the virus to […]
Waldport and Yachats kick off spring events by hosting hundreds of gravel road racers — and parties Saturday and Sunday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Stand back — a whale of a block party is about to surface Saturday in Waldport — and more action will cruise into Yachats the next […]
Lincoln County announces purchase of Waldport property for new animal shelter, hopes to open in fall 2024
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County has purchased two acres of land in the Waldport Industrial Park for the location of a new animal shelter it hopes to open in […]
Two contested races for Port of Alsea commission seats rile up usually quiet May 16 special election
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Quiet times for the Port of Alsea are a thing of the past. Issues brought up by some people upset with new retail operations, […]
OSU researchers studying injuries among crab boat deckhands find “banger bar” can help prevent issues
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service Dungeness crab fishermen are at high risk for on-the-job injury, but having a metal bar to bang crab pots against as they work at […]
Lincoln County buying land in the Waldport Industrial Park for location of new animal shelter
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County plans to announce Wednesday that it is purchasing property in the Waldport Industrial Park to house its new animal shelter. The county has struggled […]