More than 100 candidates filed for seats on 45 local government boards or special service districts in Lincoln County as of the 5 p.m. deadline Thursday, with a couple of […]
Other Yachats Community News
Yachats Trails Committee members design and city installs four new interpretive signs at key points around town
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats’ scenic walking trails are favorites with locals and visitors, and new signs are adding interesting details — plus alerts to other places to stroll and […]
Celebrate Spring on Saturday by strolling around downtown Yachats to exchange bulbs, plants and listen to music
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If anyone needed an excuse to meander around downtown Yachats on the first day of spring, Polly Plumb Productions has come up with a great one — […]
As local COVID-19 vaccine supplies increase, Lincoln County health care providers offer more clinics to an eager public
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Barbara Kimmel moved from Vermont to Yachats in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Since July, Kimmel and her husband, Peter, have been settling into […]
Three Yachats men want to establish a “swallow trail” of bird boxes through city and up Yachats River valley
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If certain West Coast swallows could write their own “House wanted” ad, it would look something like this: HARD-WORKING COUPLE seeks home. Will eat our weight […]
After a year-long pandemic closure, Yachats Chamber of Commerce reopening office, seeks volunteers
The Yachats Chamber of Commerce plans to reopen its small office in the C&K Plaza downtown on Thursday, nearly a year after it closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Want to contribute to your school, port, fire or road district? There’s plenty of opportunities as March 18 filing date approaches for May election
They determine school or college policy. They oversee port operations, help make sure firefighters and their equipment can respond, that water flows, or potholes are occasionally filled. These are the […]
Following last fall’s cancellation, Yachats Celtic Music Festival hopes to return in November if pandemic restrictions continue to ease
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Most of the acts are booked. A reservation for the Yachats Commons has been made. And if COVID-19 restrictions permit, the Yachats Celtic Music Festival will […]
After pause to reach more elderly, Lincoln County anticipates more vaccines and openings soon; Samaritan offering clinic Fridays and Saturdays
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After a step-back last week to get more elderly people signed up for a COVID-19 shot, Lincoln County health officials say increases in supplies and a […]
Newport-based researchers use ‘poop’ samples to monitor health issues of gray whales off Oregon coast
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other physiological responses, a new study from Oregon State University […]