Volunteers will gather at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Overleaf Lodge to participate in the annual work party to eradicate ivy along the 804 Trail. The event is […]
Yachats Big Band holds fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 24 for Little Log Church
The Yachats Big Band is holding its second summer performance and benefit dance for the Little Log Church and Museum from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Yachats Commons. […]
Feds award $12.5 million to continue building earthquake warning system, including Oregon coast
The U.S. Geological Survey announced Monday it had awarded $12.5 million to the University of Oregon and six other universities to continue setting up an earthquake early-warning system along […]
Analytics Data Snapshot – August 25, 2019
Google Analytics data for YachatsNews.com over a one-month period appears below. The peaks tend to occur weekly when MailChimp delivers the email bulletins automatically on Friday mornings. Stories about a […]
Wisconsin storyteller performs Friday in Yachats
A story teller will perform at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at the Yachats Library as the culmination of a seven-week summer reading program for children. But the performance by […]
Humpback whale euthanized after 30 hours on Waldport beach was healthy before stranding, necropsy shows
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A young humpback whale euthanized Thursday after stranding itself on the beach for 30 hours was a healthy male with no apparent injuries or wounds, according […]
Expect another year of poor Chinook fishing, low limits due to continued poor ocean conditions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There will be more fishing than catching of salmon this season on coastal streams in Lincoln County. Salmon returns – both Chinook and coho – should be […]
Yachats manager says commissions should start counting visitors to defend spending decisions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats city manager Shannon Beaucaire is urging commissions that oversee public facilities to begin quantifying how many visitors use them to help fend off possible challenges to […]
City commission suggests changes in “Clean Up” event — and surprised at its $6,855 cost
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Members of the city’s Public Works and Streets Commission won’t recommend that Yachats quit sponsoring its three-day “Clean Up” event each June. But they expressed surprise […]
Lincoln County moves deeper into vacation rental issues, including possibility of a license limit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County commissioners are looking into stricter regulation of vacation rentals – including the possibility of limiting the number of licenses. Commissioners authorized their staff […]