By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Lincoln County health officials are advising the public to take precautions to guard against Covid-19 after indicators show the risk of catching and spreading the virus […]
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Five more coast school districts joining Sitka Center’s rapidly expanding arts programs this fall
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology’s youth art program has been a hit with Oregon coast school districts — from top administrators to kids doodling […]
Alcohol-free dance party returns Saturday to Yachats, as it grows and connects with restaurants
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Rock ‘n roll fans of all ages are invited to another alcohol-free dance party Saturday night at the Yachats Commons featuring the local band […]
Pay raises, parity highlight new three-year contract between Newport hospital nurses and Samaritan
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews Registered nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport are looking at big pay raises in a tentative new contract. Capping five months of negotiations, Samaritan […]
Oregon Coast CC board names three finalists to become college’s third president
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Oregon Coast Community College board has selected three finalists to come to campus in late August to go through two days of interviews to succeed […]
Fall Chinook season opened Thursday in coastal rivers with “pretty good” returns expected again this year
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The salmon should be there, it’s just a matter of whether the rains will cooperate this fall to allow for another reasonable fishing season on central […]
Oregon newspapers continue to downsize, but the problem is especially acute in smaller towns
YachatsNews is a five-year-old nonprofit local news site providing local journalism for south Lincoln County. To support its efforts see the May 31 story about its third local fundraising […]
Waldport accepting applications for mayor position and council seats; Holland not running again
WALDPORT — The city of Waldport is accepting applications for the position of mayor and three council seats for the Nov. 5 general election. Anyone wanting to run […]
Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts
Oregon Coast Community College and its staff and faculty have settled contracts resulting in wage increases of more than 30 percent over five years. The American Federation of […]
Anderson’s stop in Yachats focuses on jobs and childcare, taxes and tourists, logging and herbicides
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – State Sen. Dick Anderson got quizzed on infrastructure and tourists, herbicides and logging, education and elections Tuesday during a 75-minute town hall in Yachats. […]