By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Want to meet people from all over the world without leaving the central Oregon coast? If so, you might consider spending some time […]
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Change in law allows YachatsNews to expand its “public notice” offerings for local governments, readers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Aided by a tweak in state law by the 2023 Oregon Legislature, YachatsNews has expanded its services to local governments and the thousands of readers who […]
Family and friends of Yachats man who perished trying to help swimmers not surprised at his compassion, courage
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Sean Johnson acted without hesitation Sunday when he scrambled down the rocky shoreline and jumped into the ocean to help a woman and her […]
Waldport community reeling from death of Crestview Heights teacher in Highway 20 crash Tuesday
WALDPORT – The Waldport community and educators at its two schools are reeling from the death of a beloved second-grade teacher in a head-on crash Tuesday on U.S. Highway […]
Yachats OKs emergency water contract during droughts, calls special meeting to discuss raising rates
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council waded into all things water during its four-hour meeting Wednesday — which overflowed into scheduling an additional meeting next month […]
Transfer of Ocean View Drive from county to Yachats hits another bump after state’s objection
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County has been trying to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats for years. But its latest effort hit a speed bump Wednesday […]
New state report shows solid year for commercial fishing in Oregon, Lincoln County-based fleet
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Oregon’s commercial fishing industry had a solid, if not record-breaking, year in 2023, according to a new report from the state Employment Department. Statistics covering everything […]
Shifting rainfall forces state parks to cut hundreds of trees at Beverly Beach during 11-month renovation
By APRIL EHRLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting For years, the towering spruce trees at Beverly Beach State Park just north of Newport have been getting sick and dying, threatening to drop […]
Yachats man perishes Sunday during rescue attempt of woman, sons at mouth of the Yachats River
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – A man who camped and rented the past two years around Yachats is presumed drowned after he attempted to rescue a woman and her […]
Four years after getting $1.7 million grant, Waldport finds a way to construct sidewalks to schools on Crestline
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city councilors let loose a collective cheer when they learned work on the long-awaited plan to build a sidewalk along a portion of […]