Oregon Coast CC and two employee unions announce agreement on new 5-year contracts

July 25, 2024

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 Teachers-Oregon bargains for full- and part-time faculty and classified employees, but each employee group has its own contract. The college and the union settled new five-year contracts July 17 retroactive

Anderson’s stop in Yachats focuses on jobs and childcare, taxes and tourists, logging and herbicides

July 25, 2024

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. Anderson, R-Lincoln City, is running for a second four-year term in Senate District 5 in the November general election. He said Tuesday’s session wasn’t a campaign stop, but a chance

For 54 years the Newport Fishermen’s Wives have been supporting the coastal fishing community in times of need

July 23, 2024

By SYDNE LONG and MALYA FASS/FLUX Magazine NEWPORT — “One day I’m going to die at sea,” Josh Porter said as he walked into his living room to greet his wife, Denise. He was fresh off a crabbing boat, the fishy, salty smell permeating his clothes. “You need to be a part of the Fishermen’s Wives,” he said. “They’re

July 4 fireworks cleanup collects more than 1,500 pounds of debris

July 14, 2024

Almost as soon as the glare of July 4 fireworks on the central Oregon coast began to fade, a small army of volunteers went to work cleaning up as much of the resulting debris as they could find. The results, according to the Surfrider Foundation, which organized the effort, were impressive. During 13 beach cleanups held July 5 and

Oregon state parks agency is considering raising camping fees. Here’s how to weigh in

July 14, 2024

By Oregon Public Broadcasting and YachatsNews Oregon State Parks is proposing an increased rate range for the use of campsites and other facilities starting in 2025. But fees won’t be increasing substantially anytime soon. The parks department’s current range limit for fees is $40 per night for RVs, for example. And at a current rate of about $33 per night,

YachatsNews local fundraising campaign reaches $48,000 to support local reporting efforts

July 9, 2024

Thank you for helping YachatsNews’ effort to grow and expand. By the time the last of checks or PayPal donations trickle in this month, YachatsNews’ local fundraising campaign should get well beyond $48,000 with the help of dozens of donations big and small, two Oregon foundations and one match by a local donor’s employer. While June’s effort is short

YachatsNews takes a week off from most publishing; resumes posting stories Sunday, July 14

July 8, 2024

YachatsNews is taking a short, week-long break from reporting and posting stories. We made it through the local July 3-4 celebrations, lots of government meetings, breaking news and now feel the need for a little rest and relaxation ourselves. It’s been busy. We posted 612 stories during the first six months of the year which generated 972,000 page views

For one bright day in July, a community’s celebration brings a feeling of friendship and unity to thousands

July 4, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Something special flowed through the sea-salted air of Yachats’ Fourth of July celebration this year. Something only glimpsed in the explosion of color and fanciful fun. Something that outshined the sizzle and pop of fireworks. And that something – shimmering in the hearty greetings of “Happy Fourth!” between friends and neighbors, visitors and locals

Waldport council criticizes county over sheriff’s contract — proposes splitting second deputy with Yachats

July 4, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNew WALDPORT – Decades of Waldport employing two sheriff’s deputies may have come to an end. Maybe. The Waldport city council held a special meeting Monday to decide how to proceed after Lincoln County commissioners rejected a proposed $450,000 plan that would have kept two contract deputies in Waldport while adding one for Yachats. That proposal, backed

COCF&R board approves seeking $800,000 loan to fill operations gap this summer, begin station repairs

July 1, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The board of the Central Coast Fire & Rescue District has approved seeking a loan for up to $800,000 to help it meet expenses from July through November and to begin making repairs to its deteriorating station in downtown Waldport. It is the first time the district has taken out a loan against future