By NICK BOWLIN/High Country News Americans visit hiking and camping areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service more than 150 million times each year. If you have climbed a peak […]
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Oregon Coast CC board approves college’s first bachelor’s program, state OK is next
Oregon Coast Community College has joined a consortium of five other community colleges across the state to offer the first bachelor’s degree program in its 37-year history. The bachelor’s […]
Oregon task force makes recommendations for ways to prevent patients from “boarding” in hospitals
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Across a sprawling system of nearly 60 acute-care hospitals, Oregonians take up beds they do not need while other patients board in emergency rooms for […]
Study says rural residents more likely to struggle with medical debt
By LIZ CAREY/The Daily Yonder According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical […]
City reopens access to Yachats River beach Saturday after new tests show water is safe
YACHATS – The beach at the mouth of the Yachats River re-opened to the public Saturday after tests results from a city sewage spill a week earlier showed the […]
“Bomb cyclone” missed the central Oregon coast this week but big winds predicted for Friday
The central Oregon coast was mostly spared the so-called “bomb cyclone” that damaged northern California and the Seattle area this week, but that doesn’t mean the late fall storms […]
Eugene woman who survived sneaker wave with granddaughter last year in Yachats returns with warnings
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews Ann Dwyer didn’t see the sneaker wave that almost killed her and her granddaughter on a calm October day one year ago. Dwyer, a retired Eugene […]
Yachats buying property at corner of Ocean View Drive and Highway 101 for part of boardwalk project
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS –The city’s purchase of a long sought after and prime piece of real estate in the heart of Yachats should be wrapped up in December. […]
YachatsNews wraps up October fundraising campaign with contributions from 128 readers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Thank you once again for your help and support. We weren’t sure what to expect when a YachatsNews supporter suggested an October effort to seek […]