By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Hunger rates plummeted in Oregon in the years leading up to the pandemic, but then the Copvid pandemic hit and during the following two […]
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Churches, Legion Post, tavern all pitch in to offer free, community Thanksgiving meals beginning Wednesday
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews How many people are you serving for Thanksgiving dinner? Four, six or 12? Ralph and Wanda Janes oversee the free, community Thanksgiving meal at the American […]
Lincoln County students, Yachats volunteer add “Yaquina Neversink” to worldwide fleet of tiny research vessels
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Daniel Roeser admits there may have been a time or two this summer when his work helping assemble a five-foot-long autonomous miniboat felt a bit […]
Siletz Tribe completes purchase of 27 acres on Cape Foulweather that was once part of its reservation
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews A multi-year effort involving the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and five other public and private partners has resulted in the Tribe regaining ownership of 27 […]
Waldport Beachcomber Days leaders, supporters blast city allegations as group works to answer questions
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The normally empty parking lot packed with cars prior to the Waldport city council meeting last week and a standing-room only chamber swelled […]
Oregon Coast CC board approves college’s first bachelor’s program, state OK is next
Oregon Coast Community College has joined a consortium of five other community colleges across the state to offer the first bachelor’s degree program in its 37-year history. The bachelor’s […]
“Bomb cyclone” missed the central Oregon coast this week but big winds predicted for Friday
The central Oregon coast was mostly spared the so-called “bomb cyclone” that damaged northern California and the Seattle area this week, but that doesn’t mean the late fall storms […]
Eugene woman who survived sneaker wave with granddaughter last year in Yachats returns with warnings
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews Ann Dwyer didn’t see the sneaker wave that almost killed her and her granddaughter on a calm October day one year ago. Dwyer, a retired Eugene […]
YachatsNews wraps up October fundraising campaign with contributions from 128 readers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Thank you once again for your help and support. We weren’t sure what to expect when a YachatsNews supporter suggested an October effort to seek […]
The winner of very tight Lincoln County commission race won’t be determined until Thanksgiving week
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County voters – and Claire Hall or Rick Beasley – will not find out for another two weeks who will hold Position 2 on the […]