The U.S. Coast Guard has a long history on the central Oregon coast. The service was originally called the U.S. Life Saving Service and its first Yaquina Bay station […]
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Yachats Lions award $33,000 to 14 community organizations Tuesday
YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club gave $33,000 to 14 community organizations Tuesday night to wrap up its charitable giving for 2024, led by $10,000 to two Waldport schools and […]
Lincoln County opens applications for $398,000 in water, sewer grants
Lincoln County is allocating $398,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act money to invest in local water, sewer and drainage districts serving unincorporated areas of the county. The county said […]
Leader of Oregon Black Pioneer group speaks Sunday in Yachats
YACHATS — The rich and often overlooked history and legacy of African-Americans in Oregon is the topic of a 2 p.m. Sunday presentation at the Yachats Commons. “Uncovering Oregon’s Black […]
New Cascadia subduction zone research says worst of potential earthquakes could be north of Oregon
By NIKK OGASA/Science News The most destructive Cascadian earthquakes are likely to slam offshore of Washington state and Vancouver Island and not necessarily the Oregon coast, new data reveal. […]
Agencies end response to coastal tar balls, still don’t know origin
Nearly three weeks after oil coated and killed several birds on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts, officials say they still don’t know where the sticky petroleum product came from. […]
A wandering wolverine is back on the coast — and caught (then released) in a trap on the beach
By KAREN RICHARDS/KLCC News There was yet another wolverine encounter on the Oregon coast late last week – and this time visiting the beach where it was caught in […]
This week’s YachatsNews’ stories shows why local reporting is important — and why more is needed
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews This week’s news report by YachatsNews provides a clear example of why Lincoln County needs a vibrant local news organization. The question is if YachatsNews […]
Months before tourist’s death in Lincoln City, police warned attacker was “hearing voices telling him to kill someone”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The father of a man charged with stomping a tourist to death outside a Lincoln City motel last month had warned police months earlier that his […]
State expands shellfish closures to all of Oregon coast Thursday
Two state agencies announced Thursday they had closed the entire Oregon coast to all razor and bay clam harvesting because of historic high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning. However, crab […]