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 alongside her husband, Dan. Both work remotely, and during COVID, their employers understood their need to juggle caring for their 1-year-old son, Liam. But as […]
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? That’s the question they face on the ballot they received in the mail – do they vote to increase lodging taxes in unincorporated parts of […]
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 miles southwest of Portland, enforced water use restrictions on pools and lawns when Turner Creek, its primary water source, dropped to significantly low levels. The […]
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 would jump to the conclusion that the people of Lincoln County do not wish to live in a chemical stew. We are united in our […]
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 available for the sale of food and beverages under a special use permit. “This is an excellent opportunity for a business interested in supporting recreation […]
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 a sneaker wave knocked people down and snatched a small child from her grandmother’s grip and tumbled her below the surface of the Yachats River. […]
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, backed by towering trees and just a stroll from downtown. But the low sign near the corner of Highway 101 and King Street just across […]
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 increase in the past six years. The increase is reflected in property tax statements — but not necessarily bills — from the Lincoln County assessor’s […]
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 less than two weeks to go to fulfill the mandate in the city charter requiring a manager – there is not a candidate in sight. […]
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 of measuring students’ ability to apply classroom skills out in the world, many districts relied on state standardized tests to measure student ability. (Getty Images) […]