By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After five years of sitting cold and empty, the city of Yachats’ 501 Building has new occupants – its own staff. City staff will finish the […]
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Port of Alsea will keep boat launch and marina open an additional three weeks before re-construction starts Nov. 15
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Crabbers and fishermen using the Port of Alsea’s boat launch and dock are getting a three-week reprieve on its closure. The port will close […]
Residents rebuilding homes in Otis bristle at Lincoln County School District’s tax; officials say they can’t change it, but other districts have
By KYLE IBOSHI/KGW.TV OTIS — Survivors of Oregon’s devastating wildfires are facing hefty taxes to rebuild their homes. In Lincoln County, an obscure construction tax intended to help the […]
Uh oh, another envelope in the mail from Lincoln County — and this time it’s for your 2020 property taxes
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County has something else in the mail for you this week – your 2020 property tax bill. Just eight days after sending out general election […]
Travel Oregon and its coastal affiliate seeking responses to pandemic-influenced tourism survey by end of the week
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The triple whammy of a health pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn and wind-whipped wildfires have exacted a heavy toll on the tourism dollars normally flowing to […]
Lincoln County first graders returned to classrooms Monday; second- and third-graders will join them in two weeks
Lincoln County first-graders are back in school, the first time they have been in class since March because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Second- and third-graders are next. On Monday, […]
In crowded, 5-way race for Yachats City Council, lines are clear on candidates’ view of how city is doing — and where it might go
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The lines are clearly drawn in the five-person race for two seats on the Yachats City Council – three candidates unhappy with how the council and […]
Waldport mayoral hopefuls target money, tourism, housing; three City Council seats up for grabs in Nov. 3 election
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — In addition to running for mayor, the two candidates for the Waldport post have something in common — they both see city finances as […]
Campaign to be Lincoln County’s third circuit judge pits governor’s appointee versus temporary judge not selected for the job
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Another hotly-contested campaign involving Lincoln County’s legal community is again roiling the county courthouse in a general election […]
Oregon senate race covering Lincoln County and the coast draws two widely different candidates into expensive, high-profile contest
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The only Oregon State Senate district that encompasses solely the coast has burst into prominence as one of the […]