A passenger in a car driven by a Willamina woman died Wednesday night when her car left U.S. Highway 101 north of Ona Beach State Park and struck a tree. […]
Passenger dies in Wednesday night car crash near Ona Beach State Park
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Archives for 2019
Lincoln County awards $186,000 in social service grants including one in Yachats
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Yachats Youth & Familiy Activities Program was one of 18 social service providers tentatively awarded a total of $186,000 by Lincoln County on Wednesday. The Yachats organization received $8,700 of […]
Cape Perpetua staff and volunteers kick off a summer full of activities
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A summer of outdoor activity at Cape Perpetua kicks off Saturday, June 1, with a National Trails Day event. It is the first of three months of activities scheduled by […]
Waldport Middle School wins $15,000 grant for music program
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Waldport Middle School’s music program has received a $15,000 grant for the 2019-20 school year to help create more involvement by seventh- and eighth-graders by buying instruments, learning from visiting […]
Yachats Coastal Gems offering June 4 hikes through Newport
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The walking group Yachats Coastal Gems is offering its monthly hike in Newport on Tuesday, June 4. Anyone is invited for a 3- or 6-mile walk through Newport’s Old Town, […]
Highway 34 reopened to traffic for holiday weekend, but closes again Thursday, May 30
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The Oregon Department of Transportation reopened Highway 34 between Alsea and Philomath on Friday afternoon for the Memorial Day weekend but will close it again all day Thursday, May 30. […]
Trump Administration proposes closing 9 Job Corps centers; Angell center near Yachats escapes ax but will get new operator
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By YachatsNews.com, Politico and Huffington Post Angell Job Corps Center north of Yachats escaped a closure announcement Friday from the U.S. Forest Service but apparently will be run this fall […]
State and volunteers nurture native plant nurseries for coast restoration efforts
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By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com When one of Oregon’s state parks needs seashore bluegrass to restore a beach near Astoria, it contacts Celeste Lebo. When native thistle needs to be planted to […]
Yachats Pride Festival scheduled May 31 to June 2 at Commons
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By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com June is Pride Month and Yachats is kicking it off with the third annual Pride Festival from Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2 at the Commons. […]
Lincoln County buys house to help probationers transition into community
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Lincoln County commissioners on Wednesday approved buying a five-bedroom house in Newport to use for men on probation as they transition into the community. The vacant home at 168 S.E. […]