By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Like so many Yachats traditions, this season’s New Year’s Day Peace Hike won’t go on as planned — but it will take shape person by person […]
Archives for December 2020
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, Dec. 25; state has 908 new cases, Lincoln County 5
Oregon reports 908 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths PORTLAND — On this holiday, state health officials regret to report that the COVID-19 virus has claimed 7 […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Dec. 24: Oregon has 871 new vases, Lincoln County a spike of 16
Oregon reports 871 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 12 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,415 the […]
Yachats Planning Commission asks City Council for 11 p.m. shutoff and three years to negotiate future of motels’ marine lighting
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Planning Commission has tossed another hot potato into the lap of a new City Council when it begins work next year. The commission voted […]
Fishing for data: Sensors on hundreds of crab pots help real-time search for oxygen “dead zones” off Oregon coast
By NANCY STEINBERG/Oregon State University Last spring and summer, when some Oregon Dungeness crab fishermen dropped their pots into coastal waters, they were gathering more than just the leggy […]
YachatsNews is taking a break for a week. Except for any urgent news stories, see you in January!
To readers of YachatsNews: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from YachatsNews. While it has been a big year for all kinds of news stories and remarkable growth for this […]
Waldport City Council votes to name new City Hall building for slain council member
The Waldport City Council voted during a special meeting Tuesday to name its new City Hall building after Mark C. Campbell, a longtime council member who was killed Dec. […]
Watch out for an invasion of chia seeds washing up on Oregon’s beaches
By the Salem Statesman-Journal While usually limited to smoothies and salad dressings, chia seeds have started showing up in unwelcome places this week. Beachgoers reported large, commercial-size bags of the […]
In abrupt about-face Wednesday, Oregon governor will let local schools and districts decide when to re-open for classroom instruction
By TERESA CARSON/Pamplin Media Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday abruptly announced new rules for school re-openings, making former directives optional and allowing districts to open if they follow safety […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, Dec. 23; state has 1,000 new cases; Lincoln County 5 new cases and 1 death
Oregon reports 1,000 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,403, the […]