By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Katherine Guenther rarely gets to watch Yachats’ 4th of July fireworks show. She’s too busy making sure volunteers are at their stations, that the out-of-town fireworks crew […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A cell phone call may have helped stop the controversial transfer of the Angell Civilian Conservation Center near Yachats to a private contractor. The Trump administration Wednesday […]
By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com It’s not often you hear a young person reply, “Yes, sir,” or “No, ma’am,” but that demonstration of respect is standard at the Angell Civilian Conservation Center […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Mikell Sumerau fought with the U.S. Army in Kuwait and Iraq and during his time with the Army National Guard was deployed to every state on the […]
By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com The 21 volunteers clad in yellow vests form a circle to hear Wally Orchard describe their morning’s task. It’s 10 a.m. Saturday. Gathered in a parking lot […]
By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com When one of Oregon’s state parks needs seashore bluegrass to restore a beach near Astoria, it contacts Celeste Lebo. When native thistle needs to be planted to […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jim Rice gets lots of questions about seals and sea lions. Most inquiries are about their health or when adult or offspring come ashore. Rice is the […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When the Yachats City Council opens a hearing Tuesday night on its 2-year-old vacation rental ordinance most of the drama from the past will likely be gone. […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When state and local dignitaries gather Thursday to celebrate the opening of a unique low-income housing development in Yachats, its 21 units will already be filled. And […]
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The pasture stretches for a mile, bordered on the south side by the Yachats River. In the middle are meandering bush-lined ditches filled with water for frogs […]
