A big storm forecast by the National Weather Service is going to hit the central Oregon Coast on Friday at the same time as the third “King Tide” of the […]
King Tides and big waves expected to put on a show this weekend
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News Briefs
Newport hospital sponsors emergency preparedness seminars
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NEWPORT — Do you have the essential items to survive when disaster strikes? Two free seminars Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Samaritan Center for Health Education can help you be […]
Coast Guard crews from Newport rescue disabled crab boat near Yachats
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A Coast Guard crew aboard their 47-foot motor lifeboat towed a disabled commercial fishing boat Tuesday night to safety in Yaquina Bay after it became disabled 2.5 miles northwest of […]
Lincoln County jobless rate remains above Oregon and national averages
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Lincoln County is approaching the end of 2019 with a slightly lower unemployment rate – but one that remains higher than the state and national rates for the number of […]
Alsea Bay recreational crabbers now need to clearly mark buoys
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Recreational crabbers in Alsea Bay and other spots along the Oregon coast have some new rules to follow starting Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has instituted […]
Bad weather forces annual New Year’s Day peace hike to move to Yachats Commons
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A weather forecast calling for heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 30 mph Tuesday night and Wednesday has forced organizers of the 10th Annual New Year’s Day Peace Hike […]
Flu concerns leads Newport hospital to limit visitors to birth, pediatric units
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To protect mothers, their newborns and young patients from flu viruses, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport and the group’s hospitals in Lincoln City, Corvallis, Albany and Lebanon will limit […]
Commercial Dungeness crab season will open Dec. 31 along Oregon coast
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Fresh Oregon crab will be back on the menu soon — the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open along all of the Oregon coast Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Oregon Department […]
YachatsNews is taking a short break during the holidays
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Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from YachatsNews.com A quick note about the next two weeks: YachatsNews will be on a break — posting no stories — during the […]
Yachats Fire wants to start staffing its upriver station in January
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The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District wants to start staffing its station seven miles up the Yachats River by early next year. The small sub-station station at 7881 Yachats River […]