By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The past two years when YachatsNews conducted its local fundraising campaign my wife, Kathi, asked if I’m embarrassed to seek donations from people. My answer has […]
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Owner of 40-acre site on south edge of Yachats wants to log it — or cut some kind of deal with city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether an eleventh-hour effort to stop a 40-acre clearcut on a swath of timber just across the Yachats River bridge in south Yachats will […]
Lincoln County district attorney-elect Jenna Wallace will be appointed to office Friday, begins work rebuilding office
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint Jenna Wallace as Lincoln County’s next district attorney on Friday as Lanee Danforth’s resignation takes effect six months before the […]
Bridge replacement will close South Beaver Creek Road for four months
SEAL ROCK – Residents of the Beaver Creek area who use South Beaver Creek Road to head north or south will have to take a bit of a detour the […]
School district seeks Newport-area board member after resignation
The Lincoln County School District is seeking to fill a board vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Rawles of Newport, who is moving out of the district. Rawles was […]
NOAA reports declining trend in the number of entangled whales off Oregon and West Coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews After spiking to record numbers a decade ago, the reported instances of whales along the West Coast getting tangled in commercial and recreational fishing gear is […]
How portions of Cape Foulweather will be returned to Siletz tribe is focus of Saturday talk
Cape Foulweather is familiar to residents and visitors as one of the most iconic viewpoints on the central Oregon coast. But the headland offers more than sweeping vistas of […]
Want to go fly a kite? See hundreds of flying objects this weekend in Lincoln City
Folks who enjoy the windy season on the Oregon coast will gather on the beach at the D River State Recreation Site for the annual Lincoln City Summer Kite […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Kama Almasi finds her perfect job at Oregon Coast STEM Hub
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews How many of us have been lucky enough to be hired for the perfect job? The job that will use and require all the knowledge we’ve […]
No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state July 1
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that’s meant that the North […]