Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and Oregon State Police troopers negotiated with an armed felon from California for more than 15 minutes Saturday afternoon on North Yachats River Road before arresting […]
Yachats city manager outlines new plans for City Hall employees, planning and code enforcement
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Manager Shannon Beaucaire has developed a new staffing and employee structure for City Hall, proposing to add one employee to handle community service duties […]
Governor goes outside courthouse to appoint new Lincoln County district attorney and judge
Gov. Kate Brown has selected two lawyers in private practice to be the new Lincoln County district attorney and to fill a vacant circuit court judgeship. In doing so, Brown […]
Dispute between State Parks and Lane County has closed Heceta lighthouse for more than a year
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Each year more than 800,000 people pull off U.S. Highway 101 to visit the Heceta Head Lighthouse state scenic viewpoint 12 miles south of Yachats. Of […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Jan. 21-22
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20020998 01/21/2020 11:55 Officer #50607 TUCKER, BRIAN Crash – Hit and Run Location 20 HWY and SAMS CREEK RD, Narrative Summary On 01/21/20 at approximately 11:45 AM, a […]
Yachats continues to see more single-family residential construction
Yachats is continuing its residential building “boomlet.” City Planner Dave Mattison told the Planning Commission this week that the city received 12 permits for new, single-family residences in 2019, and […]
Yachats council takes first tentative steps to revise water rates, but wants more numbers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats is getting the first wave of information to possibly revise its water rates to raise enough money to keep up with maintenance […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Jan. 17-21
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20016725 01/17/2020 07:35 Officer #50607 TUCKER, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location NE 101 HWY and NE LILLIAN LN, Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 01/17/20 at approximately 7:30 AM, a […]
Annual Yachats Lions Club crab feed rolls out for 28th year on Saturday
The always popular and always busy Yachats Lions Club crab feed – with three seatings at two venues — is Saturday, Jan. 25. Reserved seating for the 4 […]
Yachats’ limits on vacation rentals could invite another expensive legal battle
To the editor: At a recent City Council meeting, someone in the audience stated (soto voce) that since Gerry and I rent our house part time to others, we don’t […]