By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Biden administration will seek bids on developing two wind energy sites off Oregon’s southern coast in October. The announcement Thursday followed an environmental […]
Other Yachats Community News
Generous donations allow Waldport elementary families to avoid sticker shock of buying school supplies
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — A young mother visited Crestview Heights School recently to see what supplies her child would need to start kindergarten. What she learned made her […]
When will rubber meet the road for Yachats’ tourist trolley — or are the costs just too much?
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The idea of bringing a tourist-style trolley to Yachats rolled into town a year ago. Behind the wheel was the Yachats Area Chamber of […]
Yachats brings summer to a close with a Labor Day weekend packed with events
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews That whooshing sound is summer speeding by, but it won’t depart without a big weekend of Labor Day activities in Yachats. From Saturday through Labor Day […]
Waldport’s visitor center gives volunteers a chance to experience the world without leaving home
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Want to meet people from all over the world without leaving the central Oregon coast? If so, you might consider spending some time […]
Change in law allows YachatsNews to expand its “public notice” offerings for local governments, readers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Aided by a tweak in state law by the 2023 Oregon Legislature, YachatsNews has expanded its services to local governments and the thousands of readers who […]
Family and friends of Yachats man who perished trying to help swimmers not surprised at his compassion, courage
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Sean Johnson acted without hesitation Sunday when he scrambled down the rocky shoreline and jumped into the ocean to help a woman and her […]
Waldport community reeling from death of Crestview Heights teacher in Highway 20 crash Tuesday
WALDPORT – The Waldport community and educators at its two schools are reeling from the death of a beloved second-grade teacher in a head-on crash Tuesday on U.S. Highway […]
Yachats OKs emergency water contract during droughts, calls special meeting to discuss raising rates
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council waded into all things water during its four-hour meeting Wednesday — which overflowed into scheduling an additional meeting next month […]
Transfer of Ocean View Drive from county to Yachats hits another bump after state’s objection
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County has been trying to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats for years. But its latest effort hit a speed bump Wednesday […]