By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether an eleventh-hour effort to stop a 40-acre clearcut on a swath of timber just across the Yachats River bridge in south Yachats will […]
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Lincoln County district attorney-elect Jenna Wallace will be appointed to office Friday, begins work rebuilding office
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint Jenna Wallace as Lincoln County’s next district attorney on Friday as Lanee Danforth’s resignation takes effect six months before the […]
NOAA reports declining trend in the number of entangled whales off Oregon and West Coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews After spiking to record numbers a decade ago, the reported instances of whales along the West Coast getting tangled in commercial and recreational fishing gear is […]
OSU hopes 77-unit apartment complex for marine science center students, staff will help housing issues
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT — When Oregon State University asked years ago to expand its Hatfield Marine Science Center it made a commitment to develop housing for some of […]
City of Waldport thinks it has a “smoking deal” for playground surface at new Southworth Park
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Something out of the ordinary happened when Waldport city manager Dann Cutter began casting about to find a contractor to install a special surface […]
Warming ocean and 2015 heat wave harmed marine life on Oregon’s capes which are now struggling to recover
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Marine plants and animals on the Pacific Coast have been hit by an epidemic and devastating heat wave over the past decade, and […]
68th annual Beachcomber Days parade, car show, vendors and timber competitors take over downtown Waldport
WALDPORT — Crowds lined the major roads through downtown Waldport Saturday for the hour-long parade that kicked off the community’s 68th annual Beachcomber Days. There were truck-drawn floats, horses, […]
Amendment to 30-year-old Northwest Forest Plan could bring changes to 630,000-acre Siuslaw National Forest
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Tumbling down from the highest mountain in the Coast Range to the edge of the Pacific Ocean is the Siuslaw National Forest – a verdant landscape […]
A look at the week of a YachatsNews reporter illustrates why more help (and fundraising) is critical for local news
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YachatsNews reporter Garret Jaros started his week on Sunday afternoon listening to a speaker at the Lions Club’s monthly series to see if there was more […]
Eugene cider company plans to open in shuttered Yachats Brewing building in early July
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Cider lovers will have something to celebrate this summer as WildCraft Cider Works of Eugene prepares to open shop in the closed Yachats Brewing […]