By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Majestic. Mysterious. Magnificent. The old growth conifer trees on the central Oregon coast are treasures — huge cedars, spruce, fir, and hemlock trees that have been […]
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Sea urchins devouring kelp beds off Oregon coast have indirect, negative impact on local gray whales, OSU study finds
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT — A boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact […]
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Repulican challenge to Oregon’s mail voting system
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle On the eve of Oregon’s primary election, a group of Republican candidates and election deniers learned they won’t get to make their case to the […]
Two of Yachats’ best-known trails advocates put pen to paper to write and publish new book
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Scenic walking trails are big attractions for local residents and visitors, but how did they come to be? And who keeps the forest and seaside […]
Art show, handcrafts, book bonanza, pancake breakfast fill Memorial Day weekend in Yachats
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Summer starts sizzling this Memorial Day weekend in Yachats with a roster of special events and local traditions — an art show, a handcrafts and baked […]
Waldport High sophomore wins OCCC’s inaugural business competition
Waldport High School sophomore Judah Tysman has $3,000 in prizes to some day help start his taxidermy business. Judges in the inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Program “Shark Tank” pitch competition […]
Yachats prohibits camping at Little Log Church as group recommends taking other city sites off potential list
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A group advising Yachats on homeless issues is recommending the city add four sites where camping would be banned — sites originally identified as […]
County commissioners select contractor for new animal shelter in Waldport, construction could start in July
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County hopes to hold a groundbreaking ceremony in late June for its new animal control shelter in Waldport and have a Salem-based contractor moving dirt […]
Yachats fire district has first cash carryover in years after financial struggles erased by levy approvals
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – Voter-approved tax levies in 2022 and 2023 are making the job of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s budget committee much easier. After five […]
Oregon elections officials straighten out post office issue that affected some Lincoln County ballots
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s House Republican leader sent state election officials scrambling this week after he used a minor delay in delivering mailed ballots to clerks […]