YACHATS — A popular monthly gathering returns this week when the Yachats Lions Club resumes its “Lunch Bunch” meal Thursday at the clubhouse on West Forth Street. Doors open at […]
As government benefits end, local food banks struggle to meet increased demand from the working poor
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Two young boys and their parents came to the Yachats Food Pantry recently to get groceries. Pantry leader Pam Luderitz was working the counter that day, […]
Crab boats light up the night ocean as they drop pots Wednesday in preparation for first pull Saturday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The white lights of fishing boats shimmered under a purple dawn in an unbroken string along Oregon’s central coast Wednesday as Dungeness crab fisherman prepared to […]
Oregon Supreme Court weighs arguments from GOP senators seeking to run for re-election
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — As Oregon Supreme Court justices intently listened on Thursday, lawyers parsed and dissected Measure 113, a voter-approved law that bars state legislators from […]
Oregon, Washington and tribes reach “historic” deal with feds over Columbia River Basin fish and dams
By LYNNE TERRY and BILL LUCIA/Oregon Capital Chronicle A decades-long battle over dams in the Columbia River Basin had a breakthrough Thursday, as the Biden administration announced a deal with […]
House passes bill to remove one more hurdle to Siletz hunting, fishing rights
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week to provide the legal ability for the Siletz Tribe and the state of Oregon to change a legal clause that has […]
Oregon Coast CC asks voters in May to approve $33.16 million bond to build trades/technical center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Oregon Coast Community College hopes the second time is the charm. The OCCC board voted unanimously Wednesday night to ask voters in May to approve a […]
Owner of Underground Pub in Yachats closes it suddenly, surprising employees and customers
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Underground Pub & Grub, a favorite local watering hole and music venue, has closed. The sudden and unexpected closure came the evening […]
BOLI settled racial discrimination lawsuit from second ex-employee under now-congresswoman Val Hoyle
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries this fall settled a lawsuit from a second former employee who alleged racial hostility under then-commissioner […]
Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday will discuss banning personal fireworks — and ask cities to do the same
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Saying that public sentiment and safety concerns are turning against widespread use of personal fireworks, Lincoln County commissioners are moving to ban their sale and use […]