By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com As a kid growing up in the cornfields of south-central Ohio, Sam Hillman heard the stories and saw the pictures of mile after mile of Pacific […]
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Yachats Library Commission schedules meeting Thursday, survey to seek ideas on future of city library
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats is trying to determine the future of its library and wants residents to help figure it out. So it is seeking your […]
Accidental discovery by OSU researcher and boat captain lead to marine reserve poaching case and indictment of two Astoria men
By YVONNE SHAW/For YachatsNews.com Two men caught setting stolen crab traps in a marine on the Oregon coast await trial following a joint effort of citizen reporting and solid […]
LINCOLN COUNTY FIRE UPDATE: Otis area reopens for residents only this weekend; fire agency says 293 homes destroyed
Residents of the burned neighborhoods in Otis will be allowed back into the fire area from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office announced […]
As north Lincoln County searches for wildfire information, a recently returned Otis man uses his technological know-how to help
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com In the thirst for news and on-the-ground word in the aftermath of the fires burning in north Lincoln County, perhaps no better clearinghouse for information has […]
Port of Alsea’s marina limping along at busiest time of year, but looking ahead to $3 million boat launch and dock replacement
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — The Port of Alsea’s facilities – and a key service — are all falling apart at exactly the wrong time. But crabbers, shrimpers and […]
Weekly protests in downtown Yachats bring out dozens of demonstrators with differing motivations — but personal stories
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It’s 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning and for the 15th week in a row the protestors begin to quietly appear. Holding signs, they take up […]
Firefighters gaining on Otis-area blazes, Lincoln City residents allowed to return and communities pitch in everywhere to help
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Evacuation orders for the north end of Lincoln City were dropped Saturday as cooler weather helped firefighters keep the 2,400-acre Echo Mountain fire […]
Homeowners fleeing fire east of Lincoln City tell harrowing tale of their escape Wednesday as blaze doubled to 2,400 acres
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Dale Voris was sleeping at his parents’ home along Oregon Highway 18 in Otis when he heard the loud knock on the door at 4:30 a.m. […]
Worried about voting by mail this fall? Don’t fret, says the head of Lincoln County elections
If you are registered to vote in Lincoln County, don’t listen to the noise coming from Washington, D.C. about voting by mail. There will be ample time to mark your […]