By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com At Fresh Mexican Food in Waldport, indoor dining closed for five days in mid-January. At The Sea Note in Yachats, the co-owner has been working double […]
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Siletz and Grand Ronde tribes square off over proposal to open a second casino along I-5 in north Salem
Architect’s drawing shows what a casino and motel complex proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz would look like along Interstate 5 in north Salem. By WHITNEY WOODWORTH/Salem Statesman-Journal […]
Rather than just complain on Facebook about illegal dump sites, Thomas McIntosh asked for help this week — and got it
By BREEANA LAUGHLIN/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Thomas McIntosh drives the back roads of the Coast Range as a form a stress relief. But what he saw on a forest jaunt […]
Former Central Oregon Coast fire board member starts recall effort against two new board members over their conduct
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – A former member of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board has started a petition drive to recall two new board members. The […]
Four months after tragedy at Devils Churn, bystanders who tried to save drowning victim are still searching for answers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Marty Gaughan of Portland is a man on a mission — one that appears likely to fail. But that’s not stopping him from trying. Gaughan, his […]
Florence Events Center is ready to rise above the pandemic with annual Winter Music Festival following more than a year’s shutdown
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com FLORENCE — Undeterred by the surge of the Omicron variant, the Florence Events Center is ready to open its doors next weekend for the return of […]
Ten Mile Creek Sanctuary south of Yachats getting significant expansion with the $150,000 purchase of two adjacent forest parcels
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Barring any unexpected hiccups, one of the central Oregon coast’s largest and oldest protected forest sanctuaries will expand significantly by the end of the […]
Health officials warn that Lincoln County is being “overwhelmed” by new Covid-19 cases, urges booster shots, masks and social distancing
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Public Health said Thursday that the county is being “overwhelmed” by new Covid-19 cases and urged residents to get a vaccine booster shot to […]
Nonprofit executive who is also a Waldport council member re-emerges as finalist for Yachats city manager’s job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – A Waldport city councilor who is the head of a Lincoln and Tillamook county nonprofit is now the leading and lone candidate to become […]
New OSU study on steelhead hatcheries suggest rearing changes that can make them more like wild fish
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Hatchery-raised steelhead have offspring that are good at gaining size under hatchery conditions but don’t survive as well in streams as steelhead whose parents […]