By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council voted 3-1 Thursday to appoint Planning Commission member Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessey to the council, immediately swearing her in to join them for the […]
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Yachats contracts with Newport security company for code enforcement
The city of Yachats has hired a Newport security company to provide code enforcement services, initially working two days a week. The contract, agreed on in late February, will pay […]
Archeologist’s tests gets Ocean View Drive reconstruction project moving again
Lincoln County’s plans to finish work on Ocean View Drive and turn it over to the city of Yachats are finally moving forward again. The reconstruction project has been […]
Gov. Kate Brown worries that rural areas might not be able to handle coronavirus outbreak
By the Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon could face a shortage of equipment used to protect health care providers from the coronavirus and rural hospitals could find themselves short-staffed as the […]
Yachats-based Sweet Homes Rentals buys second building in downtown Waldport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Sweet Home Rentals, the Yachats-based vacation rental company, is continuing its expansion into Waldport with the purchase of a downtown building containing three businesses and three […]
Lincoln County launches website to deal with local coronavirus concerns and prevention
Lincoln County launched a special website Thursday to share local, state and national information on the emerging threat and public concern over the coronavirus, or COVID-19 and suggestions on […]
2 of 3 Lincoln County commissioners say they’re interested in capping vacation rental licenses
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Two of three Lincoln County commissioners said Wednesday they would like to look closer at limiting the number of vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of the […]
City commission wants to look at 2011 parks plan before going much further with dog park idea
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A city of Yachats committee that oversees use and changes to city property has again given its cautious approval for a group to keep gathering information on […]
Amidst issues and complaints, Yachats contractors defend work on conversion to new financial system
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com An Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments official on Wednesday defended the agency’s handling of the city of Yachats’ financial system but asked for more time […]
Funding for Oregon coast’s “Shake Alert” system moving through special session of Legislature
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon would prepare 250,000 households to become self-sufficient following a catastrophic earthquake under legislation advancing in Salem. The legislation, Senate Bill 1537, also […]