By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews and GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau YACHATS – With a new Covid variant surging through Oregon and vaccines now approved for children as young as six months, […]
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Hootenany House along the Alsea River returns to life following two years “labor of love” by Philomath couple
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Hootenanny House has a new lease on life. And a new roof. And a new interior. And a new porch. And electricity. The […]
Scholarship honoring Waldport barista Lillian Fawcett makes its first award, schedules fifth July 21 fundraiser
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – For the past four years the owner of a Waldport coffee stand has donated all her proceeds on July 21 to a special cause […]
Does Yachats have a parking problem? Study gets in gear with public meeting and questionnaire Monday evening
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — Sometimes finding a parking space in downtown Yachats is like whale watching — you hope to spot one, but if you don’t right away, […]
Popular OSU “Shop the Dock” programs returns to Newport bayfront for six weeks beginning Friday
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Tuna making their annual appearance in Oregon’s coastal waters mean just one thing – that consumers will be flocking to the docks in Newport to both […]
Central Oregon Coast fire board re-organizes as it swears in two new members; Oregon ethics commission dismisses complaint
WALDPORT – The two newest members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board were sworn in Tuesday night in the first regular meeting since two others were recalled […]
Aboard the Bell M. Shimada: Crew of the Newport-based research vessel spends 220 days a year at sea to help scientists
Last of three parts By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public […]
More sonic booms on the coast this week? Oregon Air National Guard will be training against Navy’s F/A-18E Super Hornets
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Hornets and Eagles will battle for control of the skies over the Oregon coast the next two weeks. An Oregon National Guard statement […]
Fisherman locate dead orca Thursday west of Coquille and determine it was tangled in recreational crabbing gear
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The mystery of what caused the death of a juvenile killer whale off Oregon’s central coast last month appears to have been solved. The carcass […]
Lincoln County, city officials and non-profits will use $1 million grant to create plan to address local homeless issues
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer has long harbored hopes of seeing a permanent shelter built somewhere in Lincoln County to help some of the hundreds of people […]