By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission has decided to put an expansion of the 47-year-old building on West Seventh Street on hold indefinitely, citing the recent quadrupling of […]
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Hatfield Marine Science program gets a new name, new focus and more money under a NOAA initiative to study changing oceans
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Oregon State University has been selected to host a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration institute focused on collaborative study of the rapidly changing ocean […]
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts hires new executive director to lead and reopen Newport’s performing and visual arts centers
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — Jason Holland doesn’t expect to have much trouble adapting to life on the Oregon Coast. For one thing, the new executive director of the Oregon […]
After neighborhood complaints, Yachats will install stop signs, crosswalk on West Second Street to slow cars, protect walkers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Under pressure from residents of West Second Street about the volume and speed of traffic, the city of Yachats will put stop signs at Pontiac Street […]
As former fire station in downtown Yachats hits the market, Yachats City Council debates whether it should keep its 24 percent share
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s former main station in downtown Yachats has hit the market with an asking price of $550,000. But a small lot […]
It’s official — organizers of Yachats’ July 4 activities say they can’t pull off parade or fireworks this year
For the second year in a row, there will not be fireworks or the quirky la de da parade July 4 in Yachats. Fireworks and parade organizers told YachatsNews […]
Opponents and proponents of 2017 Lincoln County pesticide spray ban have arguments heard Tuesday by Oregon Court of Appeals
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A voter-passed ban on aerial spraying of pesticides in Lincoln County was back in court Tuesday, nearly two years after a judge overturned the initiative because it […]
Despite staffing turmoil, city of Yachats’ financial picture is very strong thanks to surprising amount of lodging taxes during pandemic
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Hall may be in turmoil, but the city’s finances are strong, propelled by surprisingly robust lodging taxes and reduced spending on major projects the […]
Yachats Youth & Family program hires two staffers and makes plans for three kids’ summer camps
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The new head of Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program has wasted no time gearing up for a return to semi-normal operations as COVID-19 restrictions ease. Patricia […]
OSU scientists say two species of coastal beach grass have hybridized, raising issues with its impact on dune building and native plants
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News service NEWPORT – Two species of sand-stabilizing beach grasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the early 1900s are hybridizing, raising new questions about […]