By BRADLEY PARKS/Oregon Public Broadcasting Low oxygen levels measured off the coast of Oregon and Washington are raising fears of large “dead zones” that could wipe out crabs and […]
Other Yachats Community News
After 18-month hiatus, Leta’s Legacy Quilters returns to sewing, socializing, helping one another – and the community
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com On a warm July morning, the fellowship hall at Yachats Community Presbyterian Church becomes a sewing room, a crafts clinic, a social setting and a welcome […]
Six years after slide wiped out span over Amanda Trail, bids go out for new suspension bridge; installation planned for October
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Nearly six years after a huge mudslide wiped out a key bridge along a popular Yachats-area hiking trail, a replacement structure is finally ready to begin […]
After months of delays, Yachats council agrees to advertise for accounting and office help, but balks at immediate hire
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After months of dithering and delay, the Yachats City Council took a first step Wednesday to get help for the two beleaguered employees in City Hall. […]
Tidepool “ambassador” program aims to give visitors and locals a peek into the mysteries of the ocean shore at low tide
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Jamie Kish has a quick word for anyone who glances at an Oregon coast tidepool at low tide and comes away thinking nothing much is going […]
With 3 new members, Central Oregon Coast fire board quickly seeks details on levy, equipment — and purchase of former City Hall
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – It didn’t take long last week for the three new members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board to set a new […]
Seismic survey ship returns to port after six weeks searching for data on the Cascadia fault zone off Oregon and the West Coast
TOM BANSE/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Earthquake researchers are eager to dig into a trove of new data about the offshore Cascadia fault zone. When Cascadia ruptures, it can […]
40 Lincoln County restaurants get $9.36 million in relief grants to help make up for business lost to pandemic restrictions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A $28.6 billion federal relief program designed to make up restaurant losses during the coronavirus pandemic has dropped $9.36 million into the bank accounts of 40 […]
Seal Rock Post Office is closing in October, sending postal officials and residents scrambling for delivery solutions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Unless someone steps up to rent building space and lease mailboxes to locals, Seal Rock residents will have to set up neighborhood sites […]
Yachats Lions Club distributes $25,000 to 13 groups and one scholarship winner during annual awards dinner Tuesday
The Yachats Lions Club distributed $25,081 in charitable gifts and scholarships Tuesday night to 13 organizations and one person during its annual awards dinner. The award amount – the group’s […]