YACHATS – Yachats city hall is closed through Friday this week for staff training. On Monday, the seven-member city hall went over the Oregon municipality state handbook and laws, said […]
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Major insurance companies pull back from writing new policies — or drastically raising rates — in fire-prone parts of Oregon
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s […]
Siuslaw forest’s conservation groups gathering Thursday in Yachats
YACHATS — The Siuslaw National Forest and the non-profit Cascade Pacific organization are meeting Thursday in Yachats to recognize and celebrate stewardship groups. The meeting in the Yachats Commons is […]
New OSU study says fish exposed to some pesticides — even briefly — can display adverse effects
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service NEWPORT — Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can demonstrate lasting behavioral changes, with the […]
Coastal county leaders grill Oregon forestry officials Friday on harvest plans after three sawmill closures
By APRIL ERLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Three sawmills have closed in Oregon within less than two months, prompting several counties’ leaders to grill state forestry officials about a plan that would […]
Tweaks to recreational immunity law approved by Oregon Senate
SALEM — A bill that could help reopen a number of hiking trails on the coast passed the Oregon Senate on Thursday and now heads to the House. Senate Bill […]
Lawsuit accuses Central Oregon hospital system of sending poor patients to debt collector
By JAKE THOMAS/The Lund Report A new lawsuit claims that St. Charles Health System in Deschutes County routinely sent poor patients to a debt collector instead of helping them access […]
Yachats council holds initial hearings on fireworks ban, homeless camping and expresses concern about Post Office operations
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS –Yachats moved closer to passing a fireworks ban and getting an ordinance on the books to keep homeless people from camping wherever they want within […]
First Yachats “state of the city” address in four years outlines 2023 work and 2024 plans
By GARRET JAROS and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – An annual “state of the city” address traditionally given by the mayor of Yachats had not happened since former mayor John […]
Arch Hamilton of Yachats
Arch Hamilton, Yachats Jan. 5, 1951 – Jan. 22, 2024 Arch Hamilton, who found a little slice of paradise in Yachats in the 1970s and made it his home […]