By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is fining the owners of properties used as a wrecking yard $5,500 a day for violating a variety of city […]
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Yachats church thinks we all need to be a bit nicer, so it organizes “Spread Kindness Month” starting Sunday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Leaders at Yachats Community Presbyterian Church think we could all use a dose of kindness in April. “We’ve become so polarized as a nation, […]
Yachats’ La de da is set for Monday, July 4 as other organizations begin to plan their holiday events
YACHATS — Well, the big events are now set for Yachats’ Fourth of July celebration so now the rest of the three-day weekend needs filling in. The Yachats […]
Did Central Oregon Coast fire board back off firing their chief last week? In public meeting, two Seal Rock board members say yes
By QUINTON SMITH and JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com Two members of the Seal Rock Fire District board last week said their counterparts on the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board […]
Longtime Oregon women’s writing nonprofit honors Newport author and publisher for her decades of work
A Newport author, poet and founder of the Nye Beach Writer’s Series has been honored with the 2022 Soapstone Bread and Roses Award for her decades or work helping […]
Seal Rock fire board hires Ewing as chief on 2-year contract, suspends IGA negotiations with Central Coast
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com SEAL ROCK – After one member briefly tapped the brakes, the Seal Rock Fire District board voted unanimously Thursday night to hire Will Ewing as its […]
Lincoln County judge says state land-use agency should be the one to decide validity of voter-approved short-term rental measure
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County judge ruled Wednesday that the circuit court does not have legal authority to determine the validity of a voter-approved measure to phase out […]
Award-winning Yachats author scares up ghostly book trilogy, inks movie option with Italian director
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – When Mylene Dressler and her family moved to Yachats three years ago, an extra soul might have tagged along — the spirit of an […]
Two Yachats fire board members unsuccessfully press to examine district’s relationship with ambulance company
By QUINTON SMITH and JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Two members of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board want an outside expert to delve into the district’s relationship with […]
Library support group brings back book sale Sunday in the Yachats Commons, followed by equinox celebration
YACHATS — A book sale to benefit the Yachats Library and a musical Spring Solstice observation are on tap for much of the day Sunday in the Yachats Commons […]