By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — “The Christmas Show” by the Red Octopus Theatre Company has turned into a tradition that the central Oregon coast community looks forward to […]
5 Questions and a Secret: New book author Jay V. Chambers of Yachats
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews For almost five years, customers at the Yachats Mercantile store have been used to seeing only one side of Jay Chambers — the side that works […]
Yachats Fire District looking to fill board vacancy after longtime member’s resignation
YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire District is looking to fill a board seat that will become vacant Dec. 31 with the resignation of longtime member Betty Johnston of Yachats. […]
A year-end tax deductible donation can help YachatsNews cover more local news for you
To YachatsNews readers: There are a lot of worthy organizations peppering you this month for end-of-the-year tax deductible donations. YachatsNews, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is respectfully joining those groups to […]
Seashore Literacy’s Green Bike Co-op again playing Santa to dozens of south county children
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Some of Santa’s best helpers work out of a building on Grant Street in Waldport. That’s where volunteer elves with the Green Bike Co-op […]
Kotek, task force recommend more cops, public drug use ban, business tax breaks to help downtown Portland
Gov. Tina Kotek speaks Monday with Derek Thompson, a staff writer for The Atlantic, about housing in Portland. BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle PORTLAND – Gov. Tina Kotek and […]
Second round of seasonal “king tides” return this week
Higher-than-normal tides are hitting the coast this week as the second round of the winter’s king tides occur Wednesday through Friday. Following this week’s tides, subsequent king tides will […]
Stranded turtle found north of Yachats now rehabbing in San Diego
An Olive ridley sea turtle found “cold shocked” and stranded north of Yachats last month is now in its second stage of rehabilitation at SeaWorld San Diego. The Oregon Coast […]
Heceta Head Lightstation puts on lighted Victorian open house again this weekend
By Oregon Coast TODAY Charles Dickens never wrote a novel set in a lighthouse but, if he had, that lighthouse probably would have looked a lot like the Heceta […]
Fiddler who headlined Yachats Celtic Festival recovers his equipment stolen in Portland
By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive World-renowned fiddler Alasdair Fraser’s massive social media campaign paid off – he’s gotten back his violin and bows after a thief stole them from his […]