WALDPORT — Crowds lined the major roads through downtown Waldport Saturday for the hour-long parade that kicked off the community’s 68th annual Beachcomber Days. There were truck-drawn floats, horses, […]
Other Yachats Community News
Amendment to 30-year-old Northwest Forest Plan could bring changes to 630,000-acre Siuslaw National Forest
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Tumbling down from the highest mountain in the Coast Range to the edge of the Pacific Ocean is the Siuslaw National Forest – a verdant landscape […]
A look at the week of a YachatsNews reporter illustrates why more help (and fundraising) is critical for local news
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YachatsNews reporter Garret Jaros started his week on Sunday afternoon listening to a speaker at the Lions Club’s monthly series to see if there was more […]
Eugene cider company plans to open in shuttered Yachats Brewing building in early July
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Cider lovers will have something to celebrate this summer as WildCraft Cider Works of Eugene prepares to open shop in the closed Yachats Brewing […]
Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20-30 years, Oregon State study finds
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length […]
New Cascadia subduction zone research says worst of potential earthquakes could be north of Oregon
By NIKK OGASA/Science News The most destructive Cascadian earthquakes are likely to slam offshore of Washington state and Vancouver Island and not necessarily the Oregon coast, new data reveal. […]
A wandering wolverine is back on the coast — and caught (then released) in a trap on the beach
By KAREN RICHARDS/KLCC News There was yet another wolverine encounter on the Oregon coast late last week – and this time visiting the beach where it was caught in […]
This week’s YachatsNews’ stories shows why local reporting is important — and why more is needed
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews This week’s news report by YachatsNews provides a clear example of why Lincoln County needs a vibrant local news organization. The question is if YachatsNews […]
Months before tourist’s death in Lincoln City, police warned attacker was “hearing voices telling him to kill someone”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The father of a man charged with stomping a tourist to death outside a Lincoln City motel last month had warned police months earlier that his […]
Waldport/Yachats contract for sheriff’s deputies inches closer to agreement — but commissioners want to pin down cost
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Whether Yachats will have a dedicated Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy in the upcoming year – tied to Waldport receiving a significant discount if it continues with […]