By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats is scrambling to fill three of seven seats on its Planning Commission as resignations over health issues and frustration with […]
Archives for December 2023
Changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s forest plans should protect more old-growth trees from wildfire and climate change
About 25% of all the remaining old-growth trees across all national forests and grasslands in the lower 48 states are in national forests in the Northwest that are managed by […]
PacifiCorp to pay $250 million in timber company settlement for 2020 southern Oregon wildfire
By RYAN HASS/Oregon Public Broadcasting For the second time this month, the utility provider PacifiCorp will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to end a lawsuit over its alleged […]
Coastal ports abuzz with activity as first loads of Dungeness crab arrive for the 2023-24 season
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – A buzz of excitement electrified Newport docks Saturday as the first of the small crab boats arrived to unload their catch under perfect December […]
Couple’s new coffee shop in Yachats focuses on high-end brews in leased Ona restaurant space
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — A new place to get a premium caffeine buzz has quietly opened inside Ona Restaurant in downtown Yachats. Dream Machine Coffee is now offering […]
Waldport man arrested in burglary of ranger district offices
WALDPORT – A 36-year-old Waldport man is scheduled to be arraigned in Lincoln County circuit court Tuesday on four charges stemming from a burglary at the Siuslaw National Forest’s Central […]
Yachats celebrates winter solstice Thursday with bonfire, food, music
YACHATS — Yachats’ annual Winter Solstice celebration fires up at the Pavilion behind the Commons from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 “or until the bonfire goes out.” The public is […]
Yachats Lions Club resurrects “Lunch Bunch” gatherings Thursday
YACHATS — A popular monthly gathering returns this week when the Yachats Lions Club resumes its “Lunch Bunch” meal Thursday at the clubhouse on West Forth Street. Doors open at […]
As government benefits end, local food banks struggle to meet increased demand from the working poor
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Two young boys and their parents came to the Yachats Food Pantry recently to get groceries. Pantry leader Pam Luderitz was working the counter that day, […]
Crab boats light up the night ocean as they drop pots Wednesday in preparation for first pull Saturday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The white lights of fishing boats shimmered under a purple dawn in an unbroken string along Oregon’s central coast Wednesday as Dungeness crab fisherman prepared to […]