By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Coast Community College board has selected three finalists to come to campus in late August to go through two days of interviews to succeed […]
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Fall Chinook season opened Thursday in coastal rivers with “pretty good” returns expected again this year
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The salmon should be there, it’s just a matter of whether the rains will cooperate this fall to allow for another reasonable fishing season on central […]
Oregon newspapers continue to downsize, but the problem is especially acute in smaller towns
YachatsNews is a five-year-old nonprofit local news site providing local journalism for south Lincoln County. To support its efforts see the May 31 story about its third local fundraising […]
Waldport accepting applications for mayor position and council seats; Holland not running again
WALDPORT — The city of Waldport is accepting applications for the position of mayor and three council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run […]
Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts
Oregon Coast Community College and its staff and faculty have settled contracts resulting in wage increases of more than 30 percent over five years. The American Federation of […]
Anderson’s stop in Yachats focuses on jobs and childcare, taxes and tourists, logging and herbicides
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – State Sen. Dick Anderson got quizzed on infrastructure and tourists, herbicides and logging, education and elections Tuesday during a 75-minute town hall in Yachats. […]
For 54 years the Newport Fishermen’s Wives have been supporting the coastal fishing community in times of need
By SYDNE LONG and MALYA FASS/FLUX Magazine NEWPORT — “One day I’m going to die at sea,” Josh Porter said as he walked into his living room to greet […]
July 4 fireworks cleanup collects more than 1,500 pounds of debris
Almost as soon as the glare of July 4 fireworks on the central Oregon coast began to fade, a small army of volunteers went to work cleaning up as […]
Oregon state parks agency is considering raising camping fees. Here’s how to weigh in
By Oregon Public Broadcasting and YachatsNews Oregon State Parks is proposing an increased rate range for the use of campsites and other facilities starting in 2025. But fees won’t be […]
YachatsNews local fundraising campaign reaches $48,000 to support local reporting efforts
Thank you for helping YachatsNews’ effort to grow and expand. By the time the last of checks or PayPal donations trickle in this month, YachatsNews’ local fundraising campaign should […]