By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Steven La-Sky bought his ocean-view cabin in Overleaf Village four years ago, intending to use it as a second home and vacation rental until […]
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Following some debate and questions, Yachats council OKs city manager to negotiate two initial contracts on projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Despite some resistance from Mayor Leslie Vaaler on one and a lot of questions on another, the Yachats City Council on Thursday gave city […]
Yachats readers donate $58,000 during local fundraising campaign to help sustain local effort and hire a reporter
Aug. 16, 2022 fundraising update: Wow. You are so generous. Readers of YachatsNews contributed $58,000 between June 3 and July 8 during the online news site’s “help sustain local […]
Tickets now on sale for Yachats’ Celtic Music Festival as it returns Nov. 11-13 after two-year hiatus
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — One of the city’s most popular events is back with a toe-tapping vengeance when the Yachats Celtic Music Festival returns Nov. 11-13. Silenced by […]
Aboard the Bell M. Shimada: To protect marine life, researchers look for relationship between whales and what they eat
Second of three parts. Tuesday, July 12: Life aboard ship By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Scientists aboard the Bell M. Shimada keep an eye out for whales […]
The sun came out. The whales appeared. And the Yachats community enjoyed a fun and fabulous Fourth (and Third) of July
YACHATS – There’s nothing quite like a normal Fourth of July in Yachats. Except there’s not much normal. It’s been two years since the community celebrated quite like it did […]
Waldport celebrates Independence Day weekend with fireworks show Sunday night
Here’s a glimpse of some of the fireworks in the Sunday, July 3 show in Waldport and a behind the scenes look of how it happens. […]
After two-year absence, Yachats fireworks return to light up the Saturday night sky
Meghan HurdFireworks light up the night sky Saturday, July 2 as seen from the south side of the entrance to the Yachats River.
With two meetings and three appointments Thursday, Central Oregon Coast fire board has five members again
By QUINTON SMITH and CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District is back to having a full, five-member board. Just six hours after Lincoln […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium finishes and opens first phase of three-phase, $18 million remodeling project
NEWPORT — Visitors to the Oregon Coast Aquarium will find a but more to see and do this summer. The aquarium has opened a new play area, amphitheater, water feature […]