By BRIAN BULL/KLCC EUGENE — In a tall, grassy field in West Eugene, a small group of Native Americans dig for camas bulbs, one of their traditional foods. In the […]
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After a week in the sand, 16-ton cabin cruiser removed Saturday from the beach south of Newport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Empress is off the beach – and in Toledo for inspection and repairs. Crews from Coastal Towing & Salvage of Ilwaco, Wash. used an excavator, […]
Lincoln County voters will decide in November whether to raise lodging tax by 20 percent to support park operations, maintenance
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to ask voters to increase lodging taxes in unincorporated parts of the county by 20 percent to provide additional money […]
The idea for this weekend’s Yachats conference on race was born during Saturday vigils on the sidewalks of Highway 101
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The conversations started after the first year of their weekly Saturday Black Lives Matter protests along U.S. Highway 101 in Yachats. “Is there something […]
Shortage of defense attorneys in Lincoln County leaves 160 indigent defendants without court representation
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The passage of emergency legislation providing $96 million to restructure Oregon’s public defense commission may take a while to impact a shortage of public defenders and […]
A real “Monuments Man”, staff, volunteers and public support keep 101-year-old Waldport library busy, busy busy
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — George Clooney and Matt Damon don’t hang out at the Waldport Public Library — but a tribute to someone responsible for one of their […]
In aftermath of massive Ziggurat House fire, group of Tenmile residents approach Yachats Fire board about annexation
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A contingent of Tenmile residents attended the Yachats Fire Protection District’s regular board meeting Monday to request the area be annexed into the agency’s […]
Newport mayor Dean Sawyer resigns Monday after revelations Friday and protests Saturday over years of hateful Facebook posts
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Mayor Dean Sawyer resigned Monday, three days after OPB revealed he has been posting offensive content in a private Facebook group for current and […]
53-year-old Sitka Center in Otis takes a fresh look at art through youth programs, residencies, and Indigenous fellowships.
By OREGON ARTSWATCH OTIS — Jonathan Case may best be known as an award-winning cartoonist, the author and the creator of the graphic novel Little Monarchs. But once upon a […]
Thank you! YachatsNews surpasses its $50,000 local fundraising goal — but you can still help
Thank you. You are all so very generous. YachatsNews surpassed its June local fundraising goal of $50,000 this week (yes, it was extended through the July 4 holiday) with the […]