By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County is expecting a flood of ballots over the next four days as the voting deadline approaches in Tuesday’s general election. As of Friday, the […]
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Lincoln County grand jury rules police justified in Sept. 5 fatal shootout with Lincoln City man
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A Lincoln County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by state police who fatally shot a 38-year-old man last month after he barricaded himself in a Lincoln […]
Homeless shelter at Yachats church moves to full-time, six month schedule to house five individuals
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After operating just 21 days in its first full season, the emergency cold weather shelter in the parking lot of Yachats Community Presbyterian Church […]
Can Oregon coast seaweed help eastern Oregon cattle from producing too much greenhouse gases?
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service Can seaweed grown on the Oregon coast help prevent beef cattle in eastern Oregon from producing too much methane? Oregon State University researchers are […]
Judge denies Yachats businesswoman’s request to keep yurt/travel trailer development in forest zone
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A Lincoln County circuit judge has denied a request by a prominent Yachats businesswoman seeking to keep a development of four yurts and a travel trailer […]
Yachats council OKs $370,000 bid to (finally) renovate city’s Little Log Church Museum
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a bid to begin renovations on the city’s historic Little Log Church Museum despite the higher-than-expected cost. During […]
Agencies place 700 big trees in Coast Range streams to restore habitat and help salmon, steelhead thrive
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews FIVE RIVERS – The first warning of impending danger arrives with the distant thrum of slapping blades that quickly gives way to the rhythmic thumping of […]
YachatsNews enters final week of October fundraising campaign to support local journalism
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Although there’s never really any deadline for donations, YachatsNews has entered the last week of its October campaign to encourage more small, monthly subscribers to help […]
Mother of Waldport woman killed in January crash with Yachats ambulance files $6 million lawsuit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The mother of a 25-year-old Waldport woman killed in a collision with a Yachats ambulance in January has filed a $6 million lawsuit […]
Central Oregon Coast Fire asking voters for levy increase to keep up with rising costs and rebuild reserves
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District believes it gave residents in the district a break four years ago, so now it’s asking […]