By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews If the biggest issues facing the 2025 Legislature – transportation, housing, behavioral health, education funding, wildfires – seem familiar to you, Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. […]
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Did 4,677 emails from the Yachats city manager look odd? It was a “phishing” scheme — so delete it!
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – If you are one of the more than 4,000 people who received an email from Yachats’ city manager on Wednesday asking you to view […]
After four-month probe, investigators say Lincoln County commissioner Miller violated one personnel rule but did not harass staff
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County Commissioner Casey Miller violated personnel rules by publicly disclosing confidential issues concerning the county’s top administrator but did not bully or harass staff with […]
Yachats Fire board will see if outside expert can help resolve concerns over employees staffing ambulance nonprofit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board agreed Monday to see if someone from the outside can help it sort out increasing concerns over […]
Four months at sea helps NOAA scientists gather “most thorough” data yet on marine mammals
By NOAA News Service NOAA Fisheries scientists have completed a four-month, 5,000 mile survey of marine mammals and seabirds off the West Coast and collecting a trove of some […]
Third year of growing Big Blue Film Festival this weekend showcases 34 films of 220 submitted
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — Oregon coast winters long have served as a catalyst for creating events to bring people in from the cold and a recent addition […]
Yachats begins negotiating with Washington construction firm to replace Seventh Street library
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After a slight paperwork snag, the city of Yachats is starting negotiations with the low bidder on the long-awaited library rebuilding project. At the […]
Agency sets Feb. 11 meeting to discuss how Northwest plan will affect Siuslaw National Forest
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a series of public meetings across Oregon, Washington and northern California – including one in Corvallis — to discuss proposed […]
Lincoln County couple establishes community hub for sustainable practices and relationships
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY When Nicole Cousino and Richard Haskell purchased a property visible from U.S. Highway 20 between Newport and Toledo that features a stunning dairy barn […]
First Ashika-Con event this weekend in Newport is for fans of comics, sci-fi, anime and fantasy.
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY If you use the word “nerd” as a compliment, have a favorite anime character and roll your eyes at people who mix up Star […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Waldport museum volunteer and bluegrass radio host Chip Russell
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Chip Russell believes he and his partner, Nicole Frederickson, purchased the last home in Waldport that sold for less than $200,000 when they retired in 2017. […]