By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council spent an hour Wednesday night meeting with the three Lincoln County commissioners, getting the county’s view — and asking a few questions — […]
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Agencies ask beachgoers to help protect snowy plover nesting sites
The Siuslaw National Forest and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department are urging beachgoers to help recovery of the threatened western snowy plover by respecting nesting areas and beach restrictions during […]
Painting of Yaquina Bay Bridge will cause some disruptions
A project to paint part of the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport may cause some short delays or minor disruptions until October. Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation will […]
Little Log Church board agrees to tear down, replicate deteriorating building
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There are holes in the siding of the Little Log Church and Museum in downtown Yachats. There is no foundation under the church. And there is dry […]
Yachats may have been under-charging biggest water users for years
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com What do you do when after three years it’s discovered that you might be under-charging the biggest water users in Yachats? That’s the $27,000 question that could […]
Waldport High students selling their tiny house
Want a tiny house? Students at Waldport High School may have a deal for you. Students in the school’s manufacturing and fabrication class designed and then built the shell for […]
Lincoln County employment drops 60 more than expected in January
Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment dropped by 60 more jobs than expected in January, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted employment rate in Lincoln County rose to 5.2 […]
Forest deputy patrols the gravel roads and timberlands of Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy Nick Vaille is only a few miles up the Yachats River when he takes a hard left, aiming his truck up a steep, […]
Yachats council backs off tax increase, will appoint study committee
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Wednesday tabled it’s proposal to increase the city’s lodging tax, instead planning to form a committee of businesses and community members to […]
Yachats Fire Board openings draw only one candidate – so far
Katherine Guenther, chair of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection Board, is running for re-election but two other board positions on the May 21 ballot have yet to draw any candidates. […]