By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board voted unanimously Thursday to ask voters in November to increase their property taxes to help […]
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Florida man rescued from Devils Churn south of Yachats; one of few “ever pulled out of here alive”
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS — A Florida man was rescued relatively unscathed from Devils Churn on Tuesday after tripping while taking a photo and falling about 15 feet into […]
Arson suspected in Monday fire that does up to $150,000 damage to Waldport church
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Arson is suspected as the cause of a fire early Monday that did an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 damage to Our Savior Lutheran Church […]
Yachats preschool program looking for new director with Hettinger’s impending departure
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After 10 years with the city’s only public children’s center, the executive director of Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is leaving. Patricia Hettinger, […]
Father-son duo “The Acting Herds” of Waldport inspire each other on the stage and in life
By BARBARA B. COVELL/YachatsNews Gary Herd began acting in elementary school in Abilene, Texas and still remembers his lines and songs from the school’s annual Christmas show. “I acted […]
Water tours give locals and visitors a chance to see bays and rivers from a different perspective
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A rising wind piggybacks on an incoming tide and howls through the riggings of fishing boats docked on Yaquina Bay. Below the wind a gaggle of […]
Lincoln County health officials say wastewater tests show “high risk” of local Covid virus exposure
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Lincoln County health officials are advising the public to take precautions to guard against Covid-19 after indicators show the risk of catching and spreading the virus […]
Five more coast school districts joining Sitka Center’s rapidly expanding arts programs this fall
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology’s youth art program has been a hit with Oregon coast school districts — from top administrators to kids doodling […]
Alcohol-free dance party returns Saturday to Yachats, as it grows and connects with restaurants
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Rock ‘n roll fans of all ages are invited to another alcohol-free dance party Saturday night at the Yachats Commons featuring the local band […]
Pay raises, parity highlight new three-year contract between Newport hospital nurses and Samaritan
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews Registered nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport are looking at big pay raises in a tentative new contract. Capping five months of negotiations, Samaritan […]