By MICHAEL EDWARDS/Oregon Coast TODAY One hundred yards from the bluff where the cold Pacific breakers batter and bend the sea palms, wave power propels a common murre skyward […]
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Historical society hosts annual commemorative program Sunday on Ernest Bloch
By Oregon Coast TODAY Every year the Ernest Bloch Legacy Committee presents a commemorative program as part of its effort to preserve the legacy of the acclaimed Swiss-American composer, […]
Southwest Lincoln County Water PUD Supplemental Budget Hearing
Gold Rush engine leads to passenger, mail and freight service on the Alsea River
John Ludeman was born in Germany in 1879 and moved to the Waldport area with his family in 1886. In 1900 he joined the Gold Rush in Nome, Alaska. […]
YachatsNews local fundraising campaign reaches $48,000 to support local reporting efforts
Thank you for helping YachatsNews’ effort to grow and expand. By the time the last of checks or PayPal donations trickle in this month, YachatsNews’ local fundraising campaign should […]
Researchers probe coastal marshes for sand and fossils to determine extent of old tsunamis
By JES BURNS/Oregon Public Broadcasting If all goes to plan, the long metal rod of the core sampler will cut down through the soil of the salt marsh like […]
YachatsNews takes a week off from most publishing; resumes posting stories Sunday, July 14
YachatsNews is taking a short, week-long break from reporting and posting stories. We made it through the local July 3-4 celebrations, lots of government meetings, breaking news and now […]
Curry County nonprofit getting $2.36 million to open that area’s first addiction recovery center
Bay Area First Step runs a community center in Coos Bay. The center’s lobby, pictured here, offers a place for people to relax and visit. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
A Whale of a Story: Necropsy of young humpback helps reveal health of species and the ocean
By MICHAEL MILSTEIN/NOAA Public Affairs This is the story of a necropsy and the clues it revealed, one by one, about what ended the life of a young humpback […]
For one bright day in July, a community’s celebration brings a feeling of friendship and unity to thousands
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Something special flowed through the sea-salted air of Yachats’ Fourth of July celebration this year. Something only glimpsed in the explosion of color and […]