The Yachats Lions Club has announced its grants and scholarships for 2019 and elected new officers for 2019-20. The club awarded $19,956 in grants to community organizations, gave $2,000 in […]
Archives for 2019
Lowest tides of year return just in time for July 4 holiday visitors
Just in time for thousands of Fourth of July visitors, the lowest tides of the year return Wednesday, July 3 through Friday, July 5. And to make exploring even better, […]
Yachats’ July 4 fireworks show the result of core group of volunteers – and lots of donations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Katherine Guenther rarely gets to watch Yachats’ 4th of July fireworks show. She’s too busy making sure volunteers are at their stations, that the out-of-town fireworks crew […]
Lincoln County adds more jobs than expected in May
Lincoln County gained more employment than expected in May, adding 420 jobs and dropping the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 4.7 percent. The Oregon Employment Department’s regional economist in Newport […]
Oregon Ethics Commission investigating Yachats fire chief after allegations over land deal
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon Government Ethics Commission is investigating allegations that Yachats Fire District Chief Frankie Petrick used her position for financial gain and inappropriately used district personnel […]
Yachats Coastal Gems schedules July 2 walk to Amanda Trail
The Yachats Coastal Gems walking group is inviting the public to join members on a walk along the ocean in Yachats and hike to the Amanda statue on Tuesday, July […]
It’s big, it’s bright — and if Yachats doesn’t want it might it be yours?
It’s big, really big. It’s bright. It has YACHATS spelled out in raised capital letters. And it could be yours for $1,675, or $900 – or, maybe just make an […]
OSU names new director of Marine Mammal Institute in Newport
NEWPORT – Lisa Ballance, an ecologist at a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries research center in California was named Monday as director of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute […]
Yachats wrestling with how to resolve unpaid water bill for Bernard building
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats is trying to get a Eugene excavation company to pay most of a $2,309 water bill owed by businessman Nathan Bernard rather than […]
Angell Job Corps Center gets a reprieve but future transfer issue won’t go away
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A cell phone call may have helped stop the controversial transfer of the Angell Civilian Conservation Center near Yachats to a private contractor. The Trump administration Wednesday […]