By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board member under investigation by two state agencies for lying in the Lincoln County voter’s pamphlet has resigned from the board. […]
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Barbara E. Frye of Yachats, Nov. 21, 2019
Barbara E. Frye, a lifetime health care advocate and recent Yachats City Council member, died Thursday, Nov. 21 in her home after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was […]
Yachats newcomer offering free Thanksgiving dinner to anyone in town
Markaye Simpson’s children are grown and gone and her husband works out of town. So rather than have Thanksgiving dinner alone, she’s cooking turkey and ham with all […]
Yachats-to-Florence bus experiment gets extended for two years, starts Saturday service
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A bus system connecting Yachats to Florence has a new, two-year lease on life and is expanding service to Saturdays starting this month. The Oregon Transportation Commission […]
Paradise, Calif. fire victim perseveres in Yachats one year after fire destroyed her town
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Tracy Cahn’s daughter is in second grade and looking forward to her first ukulele lesson. Cahn’s son graduated from high school in June, despite living 450 […]
Yachats Celtic Music Festival recovers from struggles to attract performers from across North America
By KATHERINE LJUNGQVIST/YachatsNews.com When the four-member traditional Scottish-Irish music group Beolach takes the stage next Saturday night to headline the 2019 Yachats Celtic Music Festival, it’s not an accident […]
At least four Yachats-area residents file election complaints against Fire Board member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com At least four residents in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District have filed complaints with the Oregon Elections Division alleging that statements by newly-elected fire board […]
New Yachats fire station, largest public works project in area’s history, ready to unveil to the public
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The big entrance sign is almost done, the last of the landscaping is in, there are walls getting a last touch up with paint, floors to […]
Oregon nursing board proposes $5,000 fine for false claims by newly elected Yachats Fire member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon State Board of Nursing on Wednesday voted to fine a newly elected member of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District $5,000 for claiming in […]
YachatsNews to add three features to website starting Monday, Sept. 9
A note to YachatsNews.com readers: I’m happy to announce some small but noteworthy enhancements coming to YachatsNews.com starting Monday, Sept. 9. The additions are intended to both broaden and deepen […]