WALDPORT — The sun came out for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days. So did crowds of thousands of people, families young and old. A parade marched through town, kids waving […]
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Two resignations and no-show of recalled member forces Central Oregon Coast fire board to ask county commissioners for appointment
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board was left without a quorum to conduct business Thursday night after two board members resigned this […]
Board of the Yachats Fire District will again ask voters to approve $1.59 tax levy in November — but let 59 cent levy expire
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board is betting big that history won’t repeat itself. The board voted 4-0 this week to ask district […]
Sheriff’s deputy, two firefighters race into ocean Tuesday to save brothers from drowning at Patterson State Park
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Zach Akin and Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Lt. Shi Bucher said they had no choice but to go […]
New statewide survey shows Oregonians have very mixed feelings about tourism and its community impact
By SUZANNE ROIG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s natural beauty is the No.1 draw for visitors, but breweries, restaurants and shopping rank second, according to a survey by the Oregon Values […]
New commanders in charge of U.S. Coast Guard stations in Coos Bay and Newport are making it a family affair
The U.S. Coast Guard is making it a family affair for the commanders in charge of two major Coast Guard stations along the Oregon coast. Master Chief Scott Slade […]
Oregon coast fishing industry and supporters expected to turn out in force Wednesday in Newport for wind power hearing
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Federal energy representatives are likely to get an earful at a meeting Wednesday in Newport intended to gather public comments about plans to build towering wind-energy […]
Central Oregon Coast board chair resigns Monday after two embattled board members are resoundingly recalled
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The chair of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board, who had collaborated unsuccessfully with two recently recalled board members to try to […]
Central coast drinking water group finishes initial work, ready to present plans to state agency staff
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A first-of-its kind effort to address long-term water use and conservation issues on the central Oregon coast is about to have its biggest moment yet. After […]
Newport woman and addiction program say rewards for staying in treatment work — and now Oregon is poised to help pay for them
By EMILY GREEN/The Lund Report NEWPORT — For most of her adult life, Crystal Johnson was, as she puts it, a minivan-driving soccer mom. A life-long Newport resident, the […]