By KAYLEE TORNAY/ InvestigateWest Jess Sollaccio never expected it would be so difficult to find child care. A tech worker living near Astoria, Jess was making a good wage […]
Archives for October 2023
40,000 voters in Lincoln County being asked to raise lodging taxes on visitors to 530 properties to support parks
By Yachats News staff More than 40,000 voters in Lincoln County have an interesting choice in front of them – do they raise taxes on folks other than themselves? […]
Advocacy groups warn that clear-cutting near coastal watersheds threatens summertime supply to cities
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle By August, residents of Newport were put on mandatory water curtailment due to low stream flows. That same month, the city of Yamhill, 30 […]
Lincoln County residents, commissioners should oppose timber spraying
To the editor: Judging by the positive response from motorists to our protests along U.S. Highway 101 in Seal Rock in opposition to the spraying of Beaver Creek watershed, I […]
Forest Service seeks concessionaire for Devils Churn
YACHATS – Siuslaw National Forest officials are seeking someone interested in operating a concession stand at Devils Churn south of Yachats. The vacant space near the information window will be […]
A last minute stop. A walk on the beach. A sneaker wave. A dramatic rescue all unfold on Yachats beach
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A woman’s stop at the beach to run her dog before hitting the road to the Bay Area turned harrowing Thursday, Oct. 19 when […]
The new and lone volunteer overseeing Yachats’ only cemetery now seeking help from the community
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — It’s enough to make a property developer drool — 14 acres of land with a commanding ocean view sloping east from U.S. Highway 101, […]
Your Lincoln County property tax bills have arrived — so be prepared (again) for some sticker shock
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Property values In Lincoln County increased by 16 percent in the past year – down from a record spike in 2022 but still the second highest […]
Yachats council debates where to find another interim manager — and then how to attract a permanent one
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The race to find someone to fill the shoes of the soon-to-be vacant Yachats’ city manager position is in its final stretch, but with […]
Oregon students won’t have to show added proficiency in basic skills through 2028 to graduate
The Oregon Board of Education suspended the essential skills requirement for five more years, because it was being misapplied, members said. Instead of using projects and essays and other methods […]