By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – After months of searching followed by extensive interviews that involved many in the community – the Yachats city council decided Thursday not to […]
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Yachats residents listen, quiz and then weigh in Monday night on preferences for new city manager
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Candidates for the Yachats city manager job put their best foot forward at a public forum Monday night as they answered a gamut of […]
Yikes! A $1,866 water and sewer bill? Yachats resident asks — and gets — some relief from whopping charge
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – One Yachats man was more than a little surprised when he opened his August water bill expecting the usual $120 to $135 charge but […]
Yachats council sets busy schedule for city manager candidates, hopes to make a decision Thursday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – While there is no guarantee one of the three candidates vying for the Yachats’ city manager position will be offered a job next week, […]
Late September rain and deluge this week is enough for city to ease water restrictions in Yachats
YACHATS – The Yachats area received the second-most rainfall in 15 years in September and coupled with steady rain Monday and Tuesday proved to be enough to ease city […]
Chamber director, a current city manager and Washington state employee are finalists for Yachats manager job
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The executive director of the Yachats Chamber of Commerce, the administrator of a small but growing Eastern Oregon community, and a Washington state government employee […]
Yachats council OKs $4,473 for county’s winter shelter effort, but still wrestling with camping ordinance for city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With a nod to the money it receives from Lincoln County to care for the homeless, the Yachats city council Wednesday unanimously approved chipping […]
Yachats community gathers to honor Joanne Kittel, advocate for trails, conservation and Native American history
YACHATS – The Yachats community saluted a favorite citizen Wednesday night, with 200 admirers of Joanne Kittel filling the Commons multipurpose room to sometimes tearfully honor the tireless advocate […]
It took awhile and cost a lot, but Yachats motels’ new tiny homes and RV park for employees have their first occupants
By QUINTON SMITH/YachtsNews YACHATS — It took some patience, a lot of education and more than a half million dollars, but a long-awaited housing complex for employees of the […]
Although concerned about assuming operating costs, Yachats council moves forward with grant application for tourist trolley
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Although concerned about assuming the cost of operating a tourist trolley for five months a year, the Yachats city council voted unanimously Thursday to […]