By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Whether an aerial spraying of herbicides in the South Beaver Creek watershed by a timberland owner will occur is still uncertain despite a company consultant saying […]
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Yachats resident will lead new OSU effort to help prepare coastal communities for emergencies
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews A sizable federal grant just awarded to Oregon State University will help the state’s coastal communities create emergency preparedness programs to face tsunamis and earthquakes. The […]
Yachats chamber creates new interactive guidebook aimed at young travelers
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Young adventure lovers have new territory to explore in nature and between the pages of a nifty new guide issued by the Yachats Chamber […]
Still no ruling on Lincoln County’s vacation rental regulations; commissioners halt applications
While they wait for a judge’s ruling on vacation rental regulations, Lincoln County commissioners took the pre-emptive step last week of putting a 1-year moratorium on issuing new licenses in […]
Plan to protect threatened and endangered species in Western Oregon’s state-owned forests could face new delay
The Tillamook State Forest as seen from the summit of King’s Mountain. The forest provides critical habitat for several threatened and endangered species, but logging revenues from the forest also […]
Lincoln County awarded $388,800 grant for fish passage work
Lincoln County is among eight government entities and tribes getting $19.3 million from the federal government for culvert replacement projects to help salmon and steelhead passage in streams and estuaries. […]
New shop in Old Town Waldport attracting locals with wine, beer and food tastings, music and games
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — For months, the two red Adirondack chairs in front of a Waldport shop teased passers-by with the promise of a wine bar “opening soon.” […]
Oregon Gov. Kotek begins closed-door meetings meant to come up with a plan to save Portland
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle In a closed-door meeting with more than 40 business leaders, community advocates and local, state and federal elected officials on Tuesday, Gov. Tina Kotek laid […]
There will be cars, cars and more cars (and motorcycles and trucks) at Surf City show Saturday at Chinook Winds
By Oregon Coast TODAY The first U.S. auto show happened so long ago that contemporary advertisements for cars often touted reduction in horse manure on city streets as a […]
11th annual Siletz Bay Music Festival begins 10-day run with performances in Lincoln City and Newport
By Oregon Coast TODAY Presenting a sonic rainbow of adventurous musical offerings in classical and contemporary chamber and symphonic music, Latin jazz and Native American motifs, the Siletz Bay […]