NEWPORT – A Lincoln County Public Health employee who helps provide support for people struggling with drug and alcohol abuse is one of 50 people chosen nationally for the master’s […]
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Esther Louise Paul
Esther Louise Paul Feb. 18, 1940 – May 17, 2022 Eclectic is a word that was invented for Esther Louise Paul of Yachats, who died May 17, 2022, at […]
Seal Rock fire board and chief hope new budget will help replace some firefighters, repair equipment as it transitions to mostly volunteer force
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Facing staffing deficits, a tight budget, unexpected equipment repairs and external criticism, Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District is accelerating its plan to […]
Lincoln City low-income apartment project to help house Otis wildfire survivors receives $4 million grant
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews.com A nonprofit proposing to build 44 low-income apartments in Lincoln City is getting almost $4 million from the Oregon Housing Stability […]
For the first time, Juneteenth is a state holiday in Oregon and observed Monday, June 20
A sign at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany directs attendees to a Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 18. The annual celebration of the end of slavery is a state holiday […]
Timbers from famed but mysterious Beeswax shipwreck recovered from near Manzanita on the north Oregon Coast
By KATIE FRANKOWICZ/KMUN and Oregon Public Broadcasting MANZANITA — No one believed Craig Andes when he said he found pieces of a shipwreck that resisted discovery for centuries in sea […]
Three Oregon gubernatorial candidates make rare rural pitch Friday at economic summit in Hermiston
By ANTONIO SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting HERMISTON — None of the three major candidates for governor hail from Eastern Oregon, but they all took their best shot at connecting with the […]
The sun comes out Saturday in Waldport for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days drawing thousands of people for parade, fun and logging competition
WALDPORT — The sun came out for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days. So did crowds of thousands of people, families young and old. A parade marched through town, kids waving […]
Odetta Mae (Stonefield) Hughes
Odetta Mae (Stonefield) Hughes March 5, 1933 – June 10, 2022 Odetta Mae Hughes of Clatskanie, Ore, who was born and raised in Yachats, passed away June 10, 2022 […]
Water/sewer rates in Yachats will increase by 7 percent in July
YACHATS – Most Yachats households will find their water/sewer bill increasing by $6.86 a month starting July 1. The Yachats city council – as part of approving its 2022-23 […]