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 […]
Community
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 […]
Korgan puts Ona Restaurant up for sale, but says she’s not closing before new owner takes over
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Michelle Korgan, who has operated her upscale Ona Restaurant along U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Yachats for nine years, has put the business up for sale. […]
State certifies Yachats firefighters vote to leave union
Firefighters with the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District have officially voted to leave the Newport chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters. The result of the vote was announced […]
Expect lots of campaigning for two open legislative seats covering Yachats area
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats-area residents should expect to see a lot of campaigning for the Oregon Legislature this spring and fall. The state senator and representative for the Yachats area […]
Yachats fire chief settles three state ethics claims, returns $1,750 to ambulance company
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats fire chief Frankie Petrick has agreed to settle claims by the Oregon Ethics Commission that in three instances she used her position for financial gain. […]
Yachats shoppers, Lincoln County stores already adjusting to Jan. 1 ban on single-use plastic bags
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Yachats residents are joining all Oregonians this week in figuring out how to navigate a new statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. But from the looks of […]
Yachats Fire wants to start staffing its upriver station in January
The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District wants to start staffing its station seven miles up the Yachats River by early next year. The small sub-station station at 7881 Yachats River […]
Waldport debates what to do next after Umpqua Bank gives away its $600,000 bank building
By KATHERINE LJUNGQVIST and QUINTON SMITH WALDPORT – What happens when a regional bank walks away from property valued at more than $600,000 and gives it away for free? […]
Lincoln County schedules workshop Dec. 19 to hear ideas on vacation rental rules
Lincoln County has scheduled a workshop for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 to update people and hear more ideas about regulating vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of the county. […]