By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A rising wind piggybacks on an incoming tide and howls through the riggings of fishing boats docked on Yaquina Bay. Below the wind a gaggle of […]
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Lincoln County health officials say wastewater tests show “high risk” of local Covid virus exposure
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Lincoln County health officials are advising the public to take precautions to guard against Covid-19 after indicators show the risk of catching and spreading the virus […]
Five more coast school districts joining Sitka Center’s rapidly expanding arts programs this fall
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology’s youth art program has been a hit with Oregon coast school districts — from top administrators to kids doodling […]
Alcohol-free dance party returns Saturday to Yachats, as it grows and connects with restaurants
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Rock ‘n roll fans of all ages are invited to another alcohol-free dance party Saturday night at the Yachats Commons featuring the local band […]
Pay raises, parity highlight new three-year contract between Newport hospital nurses and Samaritan
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews Registered nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport are looking at big pay raises in a tentative new contract. Capping five months of negotiations, Samaritan […]
Sheriff’s deputies begin splitting 10-hour day shifts between Yachats and Waldport under new contracts
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Yachats’ new contract deputy hit the streets Thursday. In a first-of-its-kind shared deputy agreement between the cities of Waldport and Yachats, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Abby […]
Oregon Coast CC board names three finalists to become college’s third president
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Coast Community College board has selected three finalists to come to campus in late August to go through two days of interviews to succeed […]
Monday’s rainstorm briefly bumped stream flows during a normally very dry coastal July
July is usually the driest month of the year on the central Oregon coast, and July 2024 was no exception. But a day-long rainstorm on July 29 bumped up […]
Fall Chinook season opened Thursday in coastal rivers with “pretty good” returns expected again this year
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The salmon should be there, it’s just a matter of whether the rains will cooperate this fall to allow for another reasonable fishing season on central […]
Oregon newspapers continue to downsize, but the problem is especially acute in smaller towns
YachatsNews is a five-year-old nonprofit local news site providing local journalism for south Lincoln County. To support its efforts see the May 31 story about its third local fundraising […]