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Beached Whale Was Ill Prior To Encounter With Crab Gear
Veterinarians and other experts conduct a necropsy on the stranded humpback whale near Yachats, Oregon. Credit: Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute/Craig Hayslip The entangled humpback whale that stranded near Yachats, Oregon, in November 2025 had several chronic diseases that likely contributed to the stranding. These are the results from the final necropsy report by the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the Gary R. Carlson, MD, College of Veterinary Med
DA Wallace Discusses Staffing, Budget and Governance Issues at Yachats Town Hall
DA Jenna Wallace speaking in Yachats Lincoln County District Attorney Jenna Wallace hosted a town hall in Yachats on Saturday, Feb. 28, outlining rising caseloads, staffing shortages, and governance concerns affecting her office. Wallace presented updated filing statistics, noting that felony filings increased from 317 in 2024 to 459 in 2025, while misdemeanor filings rose from 1,073 to 1,314. Juvenile criminal filings nearly doubled, from 36 to 64 cases year over year. She
Bird City Yachats
Bird City Yachats (BCY) will hold its official launch on March 1st, 1:30 PM at the Yachats Lions Hall when Bird City Oregon will present the designation to the Mayor of Yachats. This will be followed by a talk entitled “Taking Refuge on the Oregon Coast”, a history of our coastal wildlife refuges, which provide critical seabird nesting habitat. BCY is sponsored by the Yachats Lions Club. In the Fall 2025 the city of Yachats was awarded an Oregon Bird City, the first bird ci
