By RACHAEL McDONALD/KLCC News There’s a new giant Pacific octopus at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport — thanks to a local crab boat. Hatfield Marine Science Center put […]
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YachatsNews launches third local fundraising campaign to expand coverage countywide
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Three months ago, YachatsNews published its annual “Report to Readers” with the stated goal for 2024 to “do more and better.” June is the month you […]
Builder begins work on eight-unit townhome project overlooking Alsea Bay in downtown Waldport
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Foundation work is underway for eight new luxury townhomes on a vacant lot in the heart of Waldport. The three-story units are being built […]
For Siletz tribe this weekend’s Run to the Rogue represents a long road to healing from trauma at Table Rock
By JAMIE HALE/The Oregonian/OregonLive Forged by an explosive volcanic eruption in southwest Oregon, Table Rocks took their shape over millions of years, carved by the steady waters of the […]
Four Lincoln County projects worth more than $10 million included in Hoyle’s requests to House committee
Four projects in Lincoln County ranging from fire stations to a welding training center to wastewater repairs are among 15 projects that Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. has submitted to […]
Yachats Pride’s sixth three-day celebration of diversity with “safe, inclusive fun” begins Friday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Friday launches a weekend of “safe, inclusive fun” around the Commons, as Yachats Pride offers its sixth celebration of equality and diversity. “Under the Big Top” […]
Yachats’ only grocery store plans celebration after recent sprucing up, changing some suppliers, adding items
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Customers of C&K Market – “the best grocery store in Yachats” as one employee quips about the only grocer in town – have likely […]
Group of Yachats residents still show up every Saturday four years after first protest of George Floyd’s killing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews At 10 a.m. every Saturday for four years a collection of Yachats-area residents grab homemade signs and stand along U.S. Highway 101 in the center of […]
Lincoln County dispute over deputy contracts likely resolved for one year as sheriff agrees to absorb added costs
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials believe they have resolved – for one year at least — a dispute that broke into the public view last week over sheriff […]
Wallace elected Lincoln County’s next district attorney, but learns three of six prosecutors departing soon
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The biggest challenge for Lincoln County’s newly elected district attorney may not be prosecuting bad guys but finding and keeping attorneys on her staff. Jenna Wallace, […]