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Nicole Hedlund elected Yachats city council president
Summary
The Yachats City Council unanimously elected Nicole Hedlund as council president at its Jan. 21 meeting, replacing Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy, the council said. Councilor Catherine Whitten Carey announced the vote and noted leadership transitions for the year.
Councilor Catherine Whitten Carey announced that the Yachats City Council unanimously elected Nicole Hedlund as its new council president at the Jan. 21, 2026 meeting. "The baton has now been passed from Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessy to Nicole Hedlund," Carey said in the council's video recap.
The council held the election as part of organizational business at the first meeting of the year. No roll-call vote totals were given during the recorded recap; the council described the result as unanimous. The council did not announce additional changes to leadership roles at that time.
