By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com In what scientists and researchers say is a first in Oregon’s coastal waters, a killer whale appears to have died after becoming entangled in fishing or […]
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Aboard the Bell M. Shimada: Scientists try unraveling mysteries of the Pacific to aid salmon and understand marine life
First of three parts. Tuesday, July 5: Watching for whales By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — At least twice a year, a team of scientists on the research […]
Report on Lincoln County income shows it keeping up with increases across Oregon, but remains far behind state’s overall wages
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A new state economic report provides both good and bad news for Lincoln County, as well as four other northwest Oregon coastal counties. The upside of […]
Developers of proposed motel say they will re-think plans after Yachats commission unanimously rejects conditional use permit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – In the end, there were too many unresolved issues. Some 11 months after an original application and eight months after a previously scheduled hearing, […]
Doug Sestrich and fellow Oregon coast beach rangers are “eyes and ears and the boots on the ground” for Oregon State Parks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Doug Sestrich’s job often depends on the ocean’s tide — and sometimes the weather. Two or three days a week, he drives miles of shoreline from […]
Skyrocking cost to rebuild 540 foot section of East Second Street in Yachats puts project on hold — again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – It’s back to the drawing board for a long-awaiting project to rebuild a 540-foot long portion of East Second Street. The project, which has […]
Lincoln County commissioners will hold special meeting next week to appoint one COCF&R board member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Eight people have expressed interest in being appointed by Lincoln County commissioners to an open seat on the troubled Central Oregon Coast Fire & […]
Yachats council approves $1.75 million general fund budget for 2022-23, focusing on added staff and starting some projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a spending plan for fiscal 2022-23 starting July 1 that focuses on re-staffing city hall with employees and […]
Seal Rock fire board and chief hope new budget will help replace some firefighters, repair equipment as it transitions to mostly volunteer force
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Facing staffing deficits, a tight budget, unexpected equipment repairs and external criticism, Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District is accelerating its plan to […]
Lincoln City low-income apartment project to help house Otis wildfire survivors receives $4 million grant
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews.com A nonprofit proposing to build 44 low-income apartments in Lincoln City is getting almost $4 million from the Oregon Housing Stability […]