By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews If you buy a fresh Oregon Dungeness crab from the market this weekend, you’ll pay around $7.95 a pound – half what it cost this time […]
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Pushed by new mayor, Yachats council begins discussion on how to address longstanding concerns over water supply
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – Every city councilor for the past five years has agreed that Yachats needs to find a source of water for the lean summer months and […]
Bluegrass music will break out all around Florence next week as resurrected Winter Music Festival lights up town
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews If you visit Florence at the end of January, be prepared for music, lots of it, breaking out spontaneously almost anywhere. That’s what happens when bluegrass […]
Both Lincoln County legislators optimistic about cooperation and issues as 2023 session begins in Salem
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County’s legislators are optimistic about cooperation in Salem as they head to the Capitol to tackle ambitious goals for the 2023 session. Gov. Tina Kotek […]
Yachats’ financial situation continues to improve with strong lodging tax revenue, urban renewal money and slow spending on projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats may be in its strongest financial position in years because of better-than-forecasted revenue from lodging taxes, money from a urban […]
Yachats Chamber of Commerce reboots with new director, new events and push for new members
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — In a scant four months, the new head of the Yachats Chamber of Commerce is making things happen. Since Bobbi Price started her job […]
County commissioners, coastal legislators protest Kotek’s excluding rural areas from state’s homeless emergency plan
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners and coastal legislators are urging Oregon’s new governor to reconsider the exclusion of rural areas from her emergency declaration on homelessness. Gov. Tina […]
Inaugural “Big Blue” film festival at Hatfield Science Center designed to raise awareness of marine issues
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Sixteen ocean-themed films will be featured during the inaugural Big Blue Film Fest Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28 at Hatfield Marine Science Center. The […]
Waldport swears in two new council members, OKs new parking and garage rules and gets briefing on homeless laws
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The Waldport city recorder swore in four councilors and the mayor for new terms Thursday, adding two more educators to the dais. Some of […]
Back to work. After 40 years of creating stained glass art, Chuck Franklin’s retirement to Waldport didn’t last long
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews WALDPORT – At first it sounded good to finally set his grozing iron down. After more than 40 years of around-the-clock work, it seemed reasonable. Who […]