WALTON – Three people were killed Wednesday evening on Oregon Highway 126 about 30 miles east of Florence when the driver of a westbound car lost control and hit two […]
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Thank you! YachatsNews surpasses its $50,000 local fundraising goal — but you can still help
Thank you. You are all so very generous. YachatsNews surpassed its June local fundraising goal of $50,000 this week (yes, it was extended through the July 4 holiday) with the […]
A record dry June following a very dry May could lead to water-use restrictions this summer in Yachats
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS — A nearly bone dry June and the prospect of little rain in July and August likely means some water restrictions coming to Yachats. The […]
Lincoln County commissioners agree to allocate $3.6 million in last of federal relief funds to 11 projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners plan to allocate $3.6 million in pandemic relief funds to 11 projects ranging from two winter homeless shelters, to affordable housing to beginning […]
Owners of iconic Ziggurat House in Tenmile community pick through the pieces of their destroyed house Friday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews TENMILE – With the scent of charred timbers in the air a single firefighter from Yachats hosed down a smoking hotspot Friday inside the iconic Ziggurat […]
Oregon State Parks opens its coast campgrounds to same-day reservations
Visitors to 17 Oregon State Park campgrounds along the coast are now able to make campsite reservations the same day under a pilot program to streamline reservations and allow for […]
Watch for artists everywhere during two weeks of coast “PaintOut”
Creativity al fresco will be on view in Yachats and surrounding areas this month, thanks to the Sandgren Annual Oregon Coast PaintOut and workshops. For the 45th consecutive year, the […]
54th annual Oregon Country Fair begins Friday near Veneta
VENETA — The 54th annual Oregon Country Fair kicks off its three-day run Friday. The fair is touted as a celebration of art, music, earth and family that promises to […]
Oregon bias crime hotline sees 74 percent rise in reports of threats and incidents
By CONRAD WILSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nooses left in schoolyards and on people’s doorsteps. Pride flags torn down and burned. Places of worship defaced and damaged. Threats of violence, rape and […]
Tickets go on sale for 11th annual Siletz Bay Musical Festival, with performances in Newport and Lincoln City
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 […]