By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There is a new sheriff in town. Or there will be soon. With an eye toward balancing budget constraints and consistency, the Yachats city […]
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Yachats council agrees to negotiate with landowner in effort to stop 20-acre clearcut south of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – What it would cost the city of Yachats to prevent an eyesore of a clearcut that in turn will eliminate community concerns about landslides […]
Waldport says it will test city water and monitor herbicide spraying on 110-acre Weyerhaeuser clearcut
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – A plan to spray herbicides on a Weyerhaeuser clearcut near one of Waldport’s municipal water sources has drawn condemnation by people who oppose the […]
Oregon releases draft of new wildfire hazard map replacing one that drew backlash in 2022
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon has a new draft map illustrating which areas of the state are most susceptible to wildfires. Oregon State University and the Oregon Department […]
Work begins this week on final construction phase of first U.S. wave energy test site north of Waldport
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Building the nation’s first wave-energy testing facility just off the central Oregon coast has been a project decades in the making. Now, engineers, researchers and ocean-wave […]
Transfer of Ocean View Drive to city of Yachats slowing work on proposed estuary boardwalk
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Anyone holding their breath in anticipation of construction beginning on the estuary boardwalk can exhale. It’s going to be awhile. The walkway with a […]
Demolition of Yachats library should take place this month as summer programs ramp up in temporary quarters
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The original Yachats Library building may be only a memory by late July when demolition is expected to make way for a new, bigger […]
July 4 fireworks cleanup collects more than 1,500 pounds of debris
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 […]
Oregon state parks agency is considering raising camping fees. Here’s how to weigh in
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 […]
YachatsNews local fundraising campaign reaches $48,000 to support local reporting efforts
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 […]