BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Tune up the bagpipes, rosin up the fiddle bows and stand back: the Yachats Celtic Music Festival hits town this weekend with a sold-out […]
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Boater who drew two COCF&R responses Saturday will be getting big bill
WALDPORT – Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue will be sending an Albany boater a pretty big bill for causing such a ruckus on the river Saturday. COCF&R firefighters twice […]
In another sign of the political times, Lincoln County clerk’s office counts thousands of general election ballots under unprecedented levels of outside scrutiny
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT – By the time the first voting results are released at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, your ballot will have been handled seven times by Lincoln County […]
A dry fall pushes more black bears into coastal neighborhoods, scrounging for food in preparation for winter hibernation
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Black bears — driven by failures in their normal autumn food supplies — are rummaging through garbage cans up and down Oregon’s central coast and generally […]
Yachats council gives 82 feet of neglected city street to neighbors, sends limits on hedges, fences and walls back for more work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council held two public hearings Thursday, approving the donation of a long-neglected and small piece of Shell Street to adjoining property […]
Problem at new Beaver Creek intake sends salty water to some Seal Rock residents
SEAL ROCK — The unexpected failure of a water-quality sensor at some point over the past few days left many Seal Rock Water District customers with salty-tasting water in their […]
OSU wins $4.2 million federal grant to investigate ocean issues affecting Dungeness crab and food web
BY MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Oregon State University and its research partners $4.2 million to investigate how multiple climate change-related stressors […]
Yachats-area rainfall through October is 77 percent of normal
Measured rainfall for 2022 in Yachats is running at 77 percent of normal for the year, according to the latest measurements at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. But that doesn’t […]
In many parts of rural Oregon, psilocybin treatment is on the Nov. 8 ballot – but what it entails is still a mystery
Gilliam County Commissioner Pat Shannon voted to put a psilocybin opt-out measure on the ballot. He’s not convinced that psilocybin therapy can help ailments like depression, anxiety and addiction. By […]
Pioneer receives $25 million grant to expand internet in rural areas
Two internet providers on the central Oregon coast have been awarded millions in federal funds to install high-speed broadband connections in rural areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $759 […]