By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Hiking boots and flannel shirts often define Yachats chic, but one sophisticated lady declined to take that trend sitting down. Joni Bicksler held court […]
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Forest Service taking out vegetation, moving sand to create 50 acres of plover habitat south of Florence
FLORENCE — The western snowy plover, a small shorebird on the government’s list of threatened species, is regaining 50 acres of open sand habitat eight miles south of Florence. […]
Yachats Lions Club’s annual fundraising crab feed Saturday is a “very big party for everybody”
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YAHATS — A highlight of Yachats’ winter season cracks open Saturday when the Yachats Lions Club’s annual Crab Feed takes place. Three seatings will accommodate crab-lovers […]
Yachats council praises staff during emergencies this week, hears restaurant tax appeal, fills planning commission and OKs seeking grants
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council covered a potpourri of topics in its first meeting of 2024, which as it transitions to one session a month […]
While it ponders raising lodging taxes, Yachats misses thousands in unrealized revenue from vacation rentals and uncollected food taxes
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – As Yachats considers raising its lodging taxes to finance its operations, projects and tourist amenities, the city appears to be missing out on an […]
Central Lincoln PUD down to fewer than 100 without power as the rest of Lincoln County tries to work toward normal
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Much of Lincoln County headed toward normal Thursday as Central Lincoln Public Utility District crews finished restoring power to all but 76 customers, school resumed, lines […]
Newport assisted living center without power calls on emergency providers, families to safely move residents
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – After squeaking through the night of generator power with limited light and no television, the residents of Oceanview Senior Living in north Newport packed […]
Without power for days, community of Depoe Bay pulls together with help of neighbors, city and fire department
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews DEPOE BAY – With no electricity and every business in town closed, Depoe Bay resembled a ghost town Monday afternoon. But with sunny skies, a gentle breeze […]
Newport’s emergency shelter quickly set up Sunday and Monday for shivering residents, closes Tuesday evening
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – It was all hands on deck at the Newport Recreation Center on Sunday after powerful winds out of the east Saturday felled trees that […]
Storm stories: Staying warm by the wood stove in Beverly Beach and clearing trees east of Newport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews It’s 52 degrees in the garage where Julie and Dennis Wehling have been holed up since Saturday. And that’s with the wood stove blazing. That’s better […]