By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government will dole out disaster relief to commercial Chinook salmon fishermen who have weathered a string of poor seasons on the Oregon […]
Other Yachats Community News
Oregon Ethics Commission will conduct full investigation into allegations against Lincoln County schools superintendent
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has voted unanimously to proceed with a full investigation of Lincoln County School District superintendent Majalise Tolan over a complaint that […]
Yachats council changes course Thursday and votes to hire chamber director Bobbi Price as next city manager
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Riding a wave of public and city staff support along with some soul-searching by the city council, Bobbi Price has been named the next […]
Developer of housing project in downtown Yachats resumes work after months of delays
YACHATS — The owners of a long-unfinished apartment project overlooking U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Yachats have resumed work on their properties after waiting months for permits and getting […]
Siletz Charter School principal on administrative leave after student protests over Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Story and photos by NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News SILETZ — Students at one of the few schools near the central Oregon coast serving the Siletz Reservation called for their school to […]
Yachats Fire District asking voters to renew a 61 cent levy it’s had for 24 years to help fund operations
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews One year after approving a new, larger tax levy for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District, voters in the district now face the decision of whether to […]
Badly needed infant and toddler care investments aren’t reaching Oregon’s central and north coasts
By KAYLEE TORNAY/ InvestigateWest Jess Sollaccio never expected it would be so difficult to find child care. A tech worker living near Astoria, Jess was making a good wage […]
40,000 voters in Lincoln County being asked to raise lodging taxes on visitors to 530 properties to support parks
By Yachats News staff More than 40,000 voters in Lincoln County have an interesting choice in front of them – do they raise taxes on folks other than themselves? […]
Advocacy groups warn that clear-cutting near coastal watersheds threatens summertime supply to cities
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle By August, residents of Newport were put on mandatory water curtailment due to low stream flows. That same month, the city of Yamhill, 30 […]
A last minute stop. A walk on the beach. A sneaker wave. A dramatic rescue all unfold on Yachats beach
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A woman’s stop at the beach to run her dog before hitting the road to the Bay Area turned harrowing Thursday, Oct. 19 when […]