By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Up and down the Oregon coast, harbor seal pupping season is just getting underway. And while the sight of the small, helpless seals is arresting all by itself, it portends another annual marvel – the … [Read more...] about It’s seal pupping season along the Oregon coast — and more killer whales sightings by growing number of watchers
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New but “aspirational” state plan outlines ways to overcome gaps and obstacles on 400-mile Oregon Coast Trail
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Anyone seriously thinking about hiking the length of Oregon knows about the Pacific Crest Trail. The 430-mile segment was first explored in the late 1930s and continues to attract thousands of dedicated … [Read more...] about New but “aspirational” state plan outlines ways to overcome gaps and obstacles on 400-mile Oregon Coast Trail
New study shows that coastal counties rely more and more on “transfer income” from growing number of seniors
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Oregon’s coastal counties, including Lincoln County, are more reliant than ever on retirement income and other public benefits to pay for public services and other programs. That’s one of the highlights of a … [Read more...] about New study shows that coastal counties rely more and more on “transfer income” from growing number of seniors
Pray for clear skies Saturday, Oct. 14 as central Oregon coast becomes first area of U.S. to experience unusual solar eclipse
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews The central Oregon coast will provide the first places in the continental U.S. to view an unusual type of solar eclipse that will occur the morning of Oct. 14. The key, of course, is if coastal clouds part … [Read more...] about Pray for clear skies Saturday, Oct. 14 as central Oregon coast becomes first area of U.S. to experience unusual solar eclipse
Lincoln County commissioners pass 1-year moratorium on new vacation rental licenses as they wait for judge’s decision
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews While they wait for a judge’s ruling on vacation rental regulations, Lincoln County commissioners took the pre-emptive step Friday of putting a 1-year moratorium on issuing new licenses in case the judge … [Read more...] about Lincoln County commissioners pass 1-year moratorium on new vacation rental licenses as they wait for judge’s decision