BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews It’s that special time of year — family and friends gathering to give thanks, people sharing warm holiday wishes — and for folks near 65 and […]
Other Yachats Community News
Central Coast Fire’s pursuit of equipment grants paying off to the tune of $900,000, helping tight budget
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Viewing the job of a fire chief from afar can look pretty appealing, especially when harkening back to the imprint of childhood – bright […]
Yachats commission will ask city council to raze library and instead plan for new $1.46 million building
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Library Commission voted unanimously Thursday to ask the city council if it can proceed with plans to tear down the library on […]
The mystery of a $1,866 monthly Yachats water bill is solved. (Hint: Is your toilet running?)
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The mystery of the Yachats water bill run amuck is solved. Stephen Issac, who lives alone and whose monthly water bill averages $130, was […]
Yachats chamber names co-directors to oversee its operations as Price prepares to take city job
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A tandem team has stepped into the breach at the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy left by the departing executive […]
Newport/Waldport high school “team of destiny” wins state 4A boys soccer championship Saturday
By JOHN TAWA/OSAAtoday HILLSBORO — A season that started with tragedy ended in jubilation Saturday as Newport/Waldport, a self-styled “team of destiny” edged Cottage Grove, 2-1 in overtime, to win the […]
Many Lincoln County schools have attendance problems — but programs in Waldport (and now Toledo) are tackling the issue
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Getting to class by 8 o’clock each morning is no simple task for Waldport High School senior Airyanna Paden. Paden, 17, grew up in Yachats, but […]
Central Coast Food Web wins $477,000 federal grant to help develop local markets for local seafood
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Tucked in a nondescript building on the shore of Yaquina Bay is a new hub of innovation intent on transforming the local seafood market. […]
Oregon Sea Grant selects Yachats resident for new education position at Hatfield Marine Science Center
By TIFFANY WOODS/Oregon Sea Grant Oregon Sea Grant has appointed Tracy Crews of Yachats to a new position of associate director of education to oversee its K-12 marine education […]
Habitat for Humanity opens applications for two homes it plans to build in downtown Waldport
WALDPORT — Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County has opened the application process for families to help build and own two homes it will construct in Waldport. Ground breaking […]