Commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon, Washington and California delayed until at least Dec. 16

November 17, 2023

NEWPORT – Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas, delaying Oregon’s commercial season until at least Dec. 16, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife announced Friday. Targeted to open Dec. 1, Oregon’s ocean commercial Dungeness crab season can be delayed so consumers get a high-quality product and crabs are not wasted.

After headlining Yachats Celtic Music Festival, duo of Fraser and Haas get a lot different reception in Portland

November 17, 2023

By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive As one of two headline acts at the Yachats Celtic Music Festival, fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas played to a full house and enthusiastic crowds Friday and Saturday. Then they went to Portland. The world-traveling duo got a devastating dose of the dark side of Portland when they returned to their rental car Monday

View the Future and its supporters urge Oregon parks commission to buy 950-acre Yachats Ridge property

November 16, 2023

BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT – Twenty years of trying to end decades of clearcuts and neglect of the ridge that serves as a backdrop to Yachats and instead restore and preserve it found fertile ground Wednesday. Yachats non-profit View the Future, along with a big contingent of supporters, made a pitch to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission during

Yes, it’s the time of year for Medicare information, counseling and decisions — all by Dec. 7 deadline

November 16, 2023

BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews It’s that special time of year — family and friends gathering to give thanks, people sharing warm holiday wishes — and for folks near 65 and older dealing with Medicare health plans. Although that last item isn’t on anyone’s festive “to do” list, the Dec. 7 deadline to enroll in or change Medicare plans is important.

Central Coast Fire’s pursuit of equipment grants paying off to the tune of $900,000, helping tight budget

November 16, 2023

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Viewing the job of a fire chief from afar can look pretty appealing, especially when harkening back to the imprint of childhood – bright red trucks polished to an impossible shine, flashing lights and sirens, water-cannon hoses and axes to extinguish fires while saving lives – with only the occasional slow day to rescue

State finds six kids with lead issues after eating recalled applesauce

November 16, 2023

The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday that investigators have identified six children in Oregon – including at least one in Lincoln County — with elevated blood lead levels after eating pouches of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée applesauce. The elevated blood lead reports follow a safety and recall alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in late October warning parents and

Yachats commission will ask city council to raze library and instead plan for new $1.46 million building

November 16, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats Library Commission voted unanimously Thursday to ask the city council if it can proceed with plans to tear down the library on West Seventh Street and work on a slightly revised design for an entirely new structure. That’s a departure of 18 months of planning to remodel and expand the 2,400-square foot

5 Questions and A Secret: Karen Chalmers and Spinning Sands at Seal Rock beach

November 16, 2023

By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews At any time during the year drivers along U.S. Highway 101 can suddenly find themselves turning their cars to see what is going on at low tide on the beach at Little Creek Cove Scenic Point, just south of Seal Rock State Park. From the roadside vantage point, they can look down to see a woman

Oregon State walks away from Elliot State Forest research plan, but backers say forest in good hands

November 16, 2023

By APRIL EHRLICH and MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon State University is stepping back from a years-long effort to turn the Elliott State Forest into the country’s largest research forest, but state leaders and longtime advocates say they aren’t concerned about the long-term designs to rehabilitate the forest. The announcement marks another twist in a lengthy story involving the 82,000-acre Elliott

Cast of 27 children and adults brings “Maltida: the Musical” to the Newport Performing Arts Center sage

November 16, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — It’s an age-old story with a modern-day twist. “Matilda: the Musical,” running each weekend through Dec. 3 at the Newport Performing Arts Center, is a story about an extraordinary little girl who overcomes multiple obstacles to instill hope and confidence in her classmates as well as the kind adults in her