The U.S. Geological Survey announced Monday it had awarded $12.5 million to the University of Oregon and six other universities to continue setting up an earthquake early-warning system along […]
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Analytics Data Snapshot – August 25, 2019
Google Analytics data for YachatsNews.com over a one-month period appears below. The peaks tend to occur weekly when MailChimp delivers the email bulletins automatically on Friday mornings. Stories about a […]
Wisconsin storyteller performs Friday in Yachats
A story teller will perform at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the Yachats Library as the culmination of a seven-week summer reading program for children. But the performance by […]
Humpback whale euthanized after 30 hours on Waldport beach was healthy before stranding, necropsy shows
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A young humpback whale euthanized Thursday after stranding itself on the beach for 30 hours was a healthy male with no apparent injuries or wounds, according […]
Expect another year of poor Chinook fishing, low limits due to continued poor ocean conditions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There will be more fishing than catching of salmon this season on coastal streams in Lincoln County. Salmon returns – both Chinook and coho – should be […]
Yachats manager says commissions should start counting visitors to defend spending decisions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats city manager Shannon Beaucaire is urging commissions that oversee public facilities to begin quantifying how many visitors use them to help fend off possible challenges to […]
City commission suggests changes in “Clean Up” event — and surprised at its $6,855 cost
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Members of the city’s Public Works and Streets Commission won’t recommend that Yachats quit sponsoring its three-day “Clean Up” event each June. But they expressed surprise […]
Lincoln County moves deeper into vacation rental issues, including possibility of a license limit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County commissioners are looking into stricter regulation of vacation rentals – including the possibility of limiting the number of licenses. Commissioners authorized their staff […]
City Council changes mind – and directions – on Ocean View Drive
The Yachats City Council on Wednesday did a U-turn on one-way directions for Ocean View Drive – for now. Lincoln County is in the process of making improvements to […]
“Shop the Dock” program gives coastal residents and visitors a close-up view of Oregon fisheries
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Angee Doerr faces the group of 26 and runs through some simple instructions: it’s a working dock, so give fishermen the right of way; don’t get too […]