A University of Oregon physicist participating in a study that recreates the conditions of the early universe will give a presentation in Yachats at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Sponsored […]
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City starts tests to examine problem with Horizon Hill Road
The city of Yachats started a year-long $18,000 project Thursday to see if a portion of Horizon Hill Road is sloughing off the steep hillside east of downtown. A contractor […]
ODFW, fishing group sponsor Alsea River cleanup on Sunday
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Alsea Sportsman’s Association will join forces with other conservation-minded individuals on Sunday, April 28 to clean up the Alsea River. This event […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate drops slightly in March
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in March but still is higher than the state or national average. The Oregon Employment Department’s Newport office reported this week that Lincoln County’s […]
Smelt Sands Beach State Park closes Monday for paving
Smelt Sands State Park on the north edge of Yachats will be closed for a week starting Monday, April 8 while a contractor paves the gravel entrance and parking lot. […]
Deputies find apparent murder-suicide in South Beach trailer park
A 64-year-old Tillamook woman apparently killed an older relative during the last several days before she shot and killed herself in an RV park in the South Beach area of […]
March rainfall in Yachats is lowest in 10 years
Yachats got just over three inches of rain in March, the lowest total for that month in the last 10 years. Rainfall measured at the city’s wastewater treatment plant on […]
Village ‘mixer’ April 5 offers chance to meet new people
Even in a small community like Yachats it can be tough or awkward to meet people. That’s what inspired Patty Hodgins to start a “Village Mixer,” a twice-yearly event to […]
Newport hospital seeks patient advisers
NEWPORT — Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital is seeking local residents to give it advice on how to improve care. Patient advisers are part of ongoing efforts to improve patient satisfaction, […]
Hospital moves nuclear medicine machine and staff to Newport
NEWPORT — Nuclear medicine services will be offered at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital beginning Tuesday, April 2, after a transfer of equipment and staff from Lincoln City. The Lincoln City […]