By HOLLY DILLEMUTH/Ashland.news With a recent national report putting Oregon 50th in the nation for mental health care, major candidates for governor advocate divergent ways to improve the situation: […]
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Sigler pleads guilty Tuesday to manslaughter and burglaries in 2020 killing of Mark Campbell and sentenced to 27 years in prison
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Jack Sigler could be in his 70s when he’s released from prison. On Tuesday, the 54-year-old Sigler pleaded guilty to manslaughter and four counts of burglary […]
Frustrated with lack of code enforcement, Yachats planning commission asks city manager to address staffing “as soon as possible”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – For at least the fourth year, an abandoned house on West Second Street in downtown Yachats is overgrown with weeds and blackberries. On the […]
Lincoln County commissioners plan to proceed with their vacation rental ordinance, will extend license moratorium again
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County commissioners plan to extend their moratorium on issuing new vacation rental licenses for at least another six months as they prepare to implement a […]
Have guitar, will travel. Musicians at coastal restaurants perform to their own beat and just for the fun of it
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com Few people show up specifically to hear you play. But there’s a microphone and an audience. Sometimes no one claps. Sometimes no one really looks at […]
Lincoln County ballot measure phasing out short-term rentals struck down by Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ruled late Monday that a citizen-approved ballot measure that phased out vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County violates Oregon […]
Yachats fire district increases staff pay as it — and most coastal departments — scrambles to hire and keep firefighters and paramedics
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – When Yachats firefighters reported for duty this month they started working under a new wage scale designed to keep them happy – and not […]
As coastal cities deal with homeless issues, Seaside tries new — but untested — ordinance to discourage campers
(See related, Lincoln County story under Community News) KRISTIAN FODEN VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting SEASIDE — Traci Collings and her husband have lived in […]
July Fourth holiday celebrations return with a bang — two fireworks shows, La de da parade, music, art, food and lots of fun
By QUINTON SMITH and CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com There will be fireworks shows – two nights of them. And a parade. And music. And an art show, duck races, and a […]
Yachats Planning Commission votes 6-0 Tuesday to reject conditional use permit for controversial hotel/motel project
YACHATS – The Yachats Planning Commissioned voted unanimously Tuesday to turn down a conditional use permit that could have allowed a hotly debated hotel/motel project along Yachats Ocean Road. […]