March rainfall in Yachats is lowest in 10 years

April 1, 2019

Yachats got just over three inches of rain in March, the lowest total for that month in the last 10 years. Rainfall measured at the city’s wastewater treatment plant on West Seventh Street for March was 3.06 inches. But in February, Yachats got the second-most rainfall in the past 10 years with more than 12 inches. March is usually the

Cleanup crews finish work early Friday on milk spill south of Yachats

March 29, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Contractors early Friday finished cleaning up a 5-day-old 2,900 gallon milk spill on the east side of U.S. Highway 101 just south of Yachats. The operation started at 8 p.m. Thursday and was finished at 3 a.m. Friday. NWFF Environmental of Philomath and its contractors removed a foot of dirt from the 30-by-90-foot area, spread lime

Organizers seek artists for annual Yachats banner project

March 28, 2019

Michael Guerriero is looking for some painters. Guerriero, a Yachats artist, is organizing other artists to paint 40 banners to hang on U.S. Highway 101 light poles in downtown Yachats and elsewhere around town. Artists must complete their work by May 29. The 23- by 42-inch banners will be displayed from mid June through September. After they are taken down

Analytics Data Snapshot – March 27, 2019

March 27, 2019

Google Analytics data for YachatsNews.com over a one-month period appears below. The peaks tend to occur weekly when MailChimp delivers the email bulletins automatically on Friday mornings. A milk truck spill shared on Facebook contributes to the peak on March 24 (411 users.) Considering that the 2010 Census shows the year-round population at 690 (now higher in 2019) the site’s

One step at a time for Yachats Coastal Gems walking group

March 27, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Maryann Brown believes that sitting is bad and walking is good. “First of all, it’s going to get your doctor off your back,” she says. Brown and her group – the Yachats Coastal Gems – want to help keep the doctor away. Each month it organizes walks in Lincoln or north Lane counties, scoping out routes based

Friends of Yachats Library annual sale is a lot more than a book event

March 27, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When the Yachats Library started its used book sale more than 25 years ago it involved scattering boxes of books on the floor of its building on West Seventh Street. Now the annual fundraiser for the library fills the Yachats Commons multipurpose room with almost 10,000 volumes and draws 500 people – even rare book buyers —

Village ‘mixer’ April 5 offers chance to meet new people

March 26, 2019

Even in a small community like Yachats it can be tough or awkward to meet people. That’s what inspired Patty Hodgins to start a “Village Mixer,” a twice-yearly event to give local residents the opportunity to meet others they may not have connected with yet. The spring mixer is at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the multipurpose room of

Newport hospital seeks patient advisers

March 26, 2019

NEWPORT — Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital is seeking local residents to give it advice on how to improve care. Patient advisers are part of ongoing efforts to improve patient satisfaction, provide feedback for health care providers and promote a better understanding of health care among patients and the community. The advisers are asked to serve one to two-year terms, attend

Hospital moves nuclear medicine machine and staff to Newport

March 25, 2019

NEWPORT — Nuclear medicine services will be offered at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital beginning Tuesday, April 2, after a transfer of equipment and staff from Lincoln City. The Lincoln City hospital, also operated by Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services, closed its nuclear medicine program Friday, March 22. Staff will remain the same and work in Newport. The department’s move from Lincoln

Report shows increase in Oregon commercial fishing harvest for 2018

March 25, 2019

The value of Oregon’s commercial fishing harvests jumped to a better-than-average level in 2018, according to figures released this month by the Oregon Employment Department. Harvests have been averaging $151 million per year since 2010, but in 2018 the value of commercial landings increased to $173 million up from $148 million in 2017, said Erik Knoder, the state economist based