By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – After two years of battling Covid-19 restrictions and some troublesome behaviors, Cristal Arden wanted something to help bring Crestview Heights School students back together […]
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Recall election underway for 2 Central Coast Fire board members is about district’s direction — and whether chief, staff and volunteers stay
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — The call came at 11:43 a.m. Saturday – a woman near Range Drive in Waldport was struggling to breathe. Central Oregon Coast Fire & […]
All-day “preparedness fair” Sunday in Yachats designed to help people cope after big and small natural disasters
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Not long after moving to Yachats, MaryBeth Selby heard an alert on her weather radio — a possible tsunami was headed for the coast. […]
Return of popular Lions Club breakfast mirrors resumption of community gatherings after two years of shutdowns
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – “It’s good to be back.” That simple statement from longtime Yachats Lions Club member Jim Finlayson on Sunday summarized much of the feeling as […]
Lincoln County School District, community college try growing their own educators through “Teach at the Beach” program
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com Born and raised in Waldport, Chandler Turner decided he wanted to be a teacher in his final year of high school. While studying at a community […]
First coastal performance of “Amanda Transcending” play caps weekend of bridge dedication festivities in Yachats
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The capstone to the weekend’s Amanda Bridge dedication festivities were Saturday and Sunday performances of “Amanda Transcending,” a two-act play that re-enacts the catastrophic […]
Saturday’s Amanda Bridge bridge dedication pays tribute to imprisoned tribal member and trails advocate who brought truth to light
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — As the sun popped in and out from fluffy white clouds, grown-ups chatted and laughed, kids ran around with cookies in hand and the […]
Despite last minute concerns from others, Lincoln County commissioners OK five-year contract to PacWest for ambulance services
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Citing its long history in the community and problems a new provider could face, Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to renew five-year ambulance service contracts […]
Kaety Jacobson easily wins re-election to Lincoln County commission; Miller and McEntee will face off in November for Position 1
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Commissioner Kaety Jacobson, who four years ago defeated an incumbent in a May primary race, easily won a second term in Tuesday’s primary election […]
Joanne Kittel, the living face of Amanda: Hating the spotlight but loving the cause of telling Yachats’ Native American truth
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – It’s a rare, bright spring day and Joanne Kittel – wearing her usual kneepads, rain gear and a reflective vest – is simultaneously transplanting […]