By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is again using a bank loan to pay its monthly bills as it looks both to cut spending and seek […]
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Yachats City Council wants to negotiate contract bringing Texas administrator to town as interim manager
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council decided Thursday to try to negotiate an interim city manager contract with a Texas man who has spent the last six years […]
Eugene-based McKenzie River Trust looks to expand reach to the central Oregon coast with $243,000 water planning and conservation grant
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Sam Hillman, by all accounts, has been a whirlwind in his first months as an intern helping the city of Yachats complete ambitious, long-term plans for […]
State OKs $3.34 million grant for Lincoln County nonprofit to buy 42-unit motel to help house Otis fire victims, and eventually others
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County non-profit organization could get the keys as early as this week to a 42-unit hotel being refurbished to provide housing for the dozens […]
ODOT contractors retrieve 28-ton drilling rig from rocks below U.S. 101 on Saturday, highway re-opens 24/7 with flaggers at Brays Point
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Three massive tow trucks and crews from across the country hauled a 28-ton drilling rig from the edge of the ocean Saturday, three weeks after it […]
Lincoln County health officials say supply of COVID-19 vaccines has stabilized and should increase in coming weeks
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After several weeks of interrupted supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, Lincoln County health officials say new shipments have stabilized and should increase in the coming weeks as vaccines […]
Starting March 11, Oregon residents can start getting early notice of earthquakes on their cell phones via new ‘Shake Alert’ system
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Starting next month, thanks to a multi-state program years in development, Oregon residents will receive cell phone alerts to brace for an impending earthquake. The ShakeAlert […]
Remembering Martin Baker: He found a home in Yachats and helped change the people and church who took him in
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Martin Baker was homeless when he arrived in Yachats on his bike four years ago. He found a place to sleep in the entryway of Yachats […]
Waldport-area fire district board votes to offer fire chief’s job to interim chief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board voted this week to offer its chief’s job to Jamie Mason, who has been serving as interim […]
Dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases the past month means Lincoln County moves into “low risk” category for social and business activity
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lincoln County has dropped so dramatically the past month that it will be one of three Oregon counties Friday that will relax heavy […]