WALDPORT — Natural disasters such as wildfires, flooding, earthquakes and tsunami threaten the Oregon coast, and a free community event Saturday, Aug. 17 can help residents be ready. Experts will […]
Archives for August 2024
Arson suspected in Monday fire that does up to $150,000 damage to Waldport church
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Arson is suspected as the cause of a fire early Monday that did an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 damage to Our Savior Lutheran Church […]
Yachats preschool program looking for new director with Hettinger’s impending departure
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After 10 years with the city’s only public children’s center, the executive director of Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is leaving. Patricia Hettinger, […]
Lincoln City police arrest Corvette driver for DUII after crash
On Aug. 9, members of the North Lincoln Fire Department, Lincoln City Police Department, and Pacific West Ambulance responded to the Taft area of Lincoln City on the report of […]
Father-son duo “The Acting Herds” of Waldport inspire each other on the stage and in life
By BARBARA B. COVELL/YachatsNews Gary Herd began acting in elementary school in Abilene, Texas and still remembers his lines and songs from the school’s annual Christmas show. “I acted […]
Water tours give locals and visitors a chance to see bays and rivers from a different perspective
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A rising wind piggybacks on an incoming tide and howls through the riggings of fishing boats docked on Yaquina Bay. Below the wind a gaggle of […]
Siletz tribe’s annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow begins Friday
SILETZ — The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz is inviting the public to its annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow Friday through Sunday, a tradition for the Siletz people and other […]
Lincoln City police announce child sex abuse arrest from July
Lincoln City Police announced Wednesday that they had arrested Travis Wandersheid, 26, of Lincoln City, on July 25 on six counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the first degree. […]
Busy London-based piano professor takes over as artistic director of Siletz Bay Music Festival
By ELIOT SEKULER/Oregon Coast TODAY The weeks before the Siletz Bay Music Festival have been especially hectic for the festival’s new artistic director, Mei-Ting Sun. Following piano performances in […]
Lincoln County health officials say wastewater tests show “high risk” of local Covid virus exposure
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Lincoln County health officials are advising the public to take precautions to guard against Covid-19 after indicators show the risk of catching and spreading the virus […]