By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A bus system connecting Yachats to Florence has a new, two-year lease on life and is expanding service to Saturdays starting this month. The Oregon Transportation Commission […]
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Yachats council backs off big increase in vacation rental fees, opens discussion on unlimited licenses in commercial, motel zones
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council changed directions on two significant vacation rental regulation issues Thursday, backing off a major increase in fees and then launching a discussion […]
Oregon nursing board says letter being distributed by Yachats Fire Board member is fake
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats Fire Board member who the Oregon State Board of Nursing wants to fine $5,000 for illegally claiming she is a nurse is distributing a […]
Central Lincoln PUD sells out shares of its first community solar system in just two days
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com On the cloudy Oregon coast, the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District just discovered that well-priced solar power can still be popular. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the […]
Coastal visitor spending and hospitality jobs continue to increase, state says
A new report by a Newport-based state economist says visitor spending on the Oregon coast and Benton County increased to $1.56 billion in 2018 and that leisure and hospitality jobs […]
Shifting sands near Big Creek unveil old vehicle buried for decades
It’s always a wonder what can be found on an Oregon beach. On Tuesday, beach walkers found an old vehicle – possibly a truck – that had been swallowed […]
Yachats firefighters ask state to decertify year-old union as talks drag out
Yachats firefighters are asking a state agency to hold an election to decertify its 14-month-old membership in the International Association of Fire Fighters. Yachats firefighters voted in August 2018 […]
At least four Yachats-area residents file election complaints against Fire Board member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com At least four residents in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District have filed complaints with the Oregon Elections Division alleging that statements by newly-elected fire board […]
That big bill arrived in the mail this week — Lincoln County property tax statements
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com You should have gotten that dreaded bill this week – your annual property tax statement from Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Assessor’s Office this week mailed […]
Inaugural Yachats Octoberfest celebration is Saturday, organizers hope it grows into larger event
Yachats is getting another festival. A group of oomph-band musicians and Yachats Community Presbyterian Church are staging an Octoberfest celebration from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Yachats […]