By YachatsNews.com, Politico and Huffington Post Angell Job Corps Center north of Yachats escaped a closure announcement Friday from the U.S. Forest Service but apparently will be run this fall […]
Archives for May 2019
State and volunteers nurture native plant nurseries for coast restoration efforts
By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com When one of Oregon’s state parks needs seashore bluegrass to restore a beach near Astoria, it contacts Celeste Lebo. When native thistle needs to be planted to […]
Yachats Pride Festival scheduled May 31 to June 2 at Commons
By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com June is Pride Month and Yachats is kicking it off with the third annual Pride Festival from Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2 at the Commons. […]
Lincoln County buys house to help probationers transition into community
Lincoln County commissioners on Wednesday approved buying a five-bedroom house in Newport to use for men on probation as they transition into the community. The vacant home at 168 S.E. […]
Lincoln County high school students gain free bus passes
Yes, there is a free ride. Lincoln County Transit has announced a new program that allows any high school student a free ride anywhere in the county. This includes Waldport […]
Yachats Fire District levy wins voter approval, board gets two new members
Voters in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District on Tuesday renewed a five-year tax levy for district operations by wide margin, 530 to 174. In other election results, two new […]
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate dips below 5 percent in April
Lincoln County added 270 jobs and its unemployment rate dropped back below 5 percent in April, according to seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll numbers released Tuesday by the Oregon Employment Department. […]
Yachats budget committee OKs 2019-20 fiscal year spending after debates on church replacement, warnings over lodging tax use
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Budget Committee on Wednesday approved general fund and capital improvement budgets for fiscal 2019-20 that focuses on catching up with infrastructure work and starting remodel […]
See those sea lion rafts offshore? Here’s an expert’s explanation – and more
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jim Rice gets lots of questions about seals and sea lions. Most inquiries are about their health or when adult or offspring come ashore. Rice is the […]
Vacation rental testimony Tuesday night favors license transfers and more code enforcement
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The speakers were nearly unanimous – the city of Yachats’ 2-year-old vacation rental ordinance needs some tweaks – and muscle. All but one of 20 people who […]