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By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Hungry? Need food? Just show up. Anyone who’s hungry can get nutritious, free food at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church Food Pantry just by showing up. That’s been the case since pre-pandemic times, and it remains true as the pandemic winds down and summer begins. “We want to remind folks that we’re here,” said Pam Luderitz,

By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch LINCOLN CITY — The lineup for the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s month-long concert series calls for five musical acts featuring musicians from six countries playing in a venue twice the usual size. While the summer celebration is all about the music, it’s also about the future. Hosting the series in a 4,150-square-foot tent is a

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s budget committee Monday approved a 2021-22 spending plan of $1.67 million — including using the sale of its former station in downtown Yachats and a loan of up to $550,000 to prop up its troubled finances. Following the almost two-hour budget meeting Monday, the board heard a proposal from two members to

By CHERI BRUBAKER/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Fireworks of any kind are out inside the city of Waldport. Concerned about a worsening drought – although lessened slightly by inches of rain this week – the City Council last week unanimously issued an immediate ban on the sale or use of fireworks for the rest of the year. The traditional fireworks display

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Jo Layne McDow and Gordon Martin may like small homes, but their newest project caused a big scene last week in downtown Yachats. Their new home’s arrival involved a massive crane and flatbed trailers hauling two modular structures and placing them carefully on a foundation at 312 W. Fourth St., where workers quickly attached trusses and roofing

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A two-week spell early this month with rain showers could help save – or delay – the implementation of water restrictions in Yachats. Two-tenths of an inch of rain the first week of June – and the forecast for more the next seven days – is lessening the chance of water restrictions as early as mid-July.