By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A new state economic report provides both good and bad news for Lincoln County, as well as four other northwest Oregon coastal counties. The upside of […]
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Developers of proposed motel say they will re-think plans after Yachats commission unanimously rejects conditional use permit
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – In the end, there were too many unresolved issues. Some 11 months after an original application and eight months after a previously scheduled hearing, […]
Doug Sestrich and fellow Oregon coast beach rangers are “eyes and ears and the boots on the ground” for Oregon State Parks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Doug Sestrich’s job often depends on the ocean’s tide — and sometimes the weather. Two or three days a week, he drives miles of shoreline from […]
Lincoln County commissioners will hold special meeting next week to appoint one COCF&R board member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Eight people have expressed interest in being appointed by Lincoln County commissioners to an open seat on the troubled Central Oregon Coast Fire & […]
Seal Rock fire board and chief hope new budget will help replace some firefighters, repair equipment as it transitions to mostly volunteer force
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – Facing staffing deficits, a tight budget, unexpected equipment repairs and external criticism, Seal Rock Rural Fire Protection District is accelerating its plan to […]
Lincoln City low-income apartment project to help house Otis wildfire survivors receives $4 million grant
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews.com A nonprofit proposing to build 44 low-income apartments in Lincoln City is getting almost $4 million from the Oregon Housing Stability […]
The sun comes out Saturday in Waldport for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days drawing thousands of people for parade, fun and logging competition
WALDPORT — The sun came out for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days. So did crowds of thousands of people, families young and old. A parade marched through town, kids waving […]
Two resignations and no-show of recalled member forces Central Oregon Coast fire board to ask county commissioners for appointment
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board was left without a quorum to conduct business Thursday night after two board members resigned this […]
Board of the Yachats Fire District will again ask voters to approve $1.59 tax levy in November — but let 59 cent levy expire
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board is betting big that history won’t repeat itself. The board voted 4-0 this week to ask district […]
Sheriff’s deputy, two firefighters race into ocean Tuesday to save brothers from drowning at Patterson State Park
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Zach Akin and Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Lt. Shi Bucher said they had no choice but to go […]