After more than two years studying the issue, a Lincoln County circuit judge has tossed out a voter-approved initiative that would have banned aerial spraying of pesticides in the […]
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State agency investigating newly elected Yachats Fire Board member for improper claims in May voters pamphlet
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats woman elected to the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District Board in May lied in the Lincoln County voters pamphlet about being a registered nurse and […]
Yachats council to vote Wednesday on 125-license vacation rental cap
The Yachats City Council will vote Wednesday morning whether to keep the city’s cap on the number of vacation rental licenses at 125. The vote comes before consideration of other […]
Contractors finish up reconstruction of two Yachats streets
Contractors on Thursday finished paving two Yachats streets, the culmination of three large road projects this summer. Road & Driveway crews paved 240 feet of West First Street on […]
Manager, mayor hope additional Yachats code enforcement help will calm concerns over program
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats city manager and mayor hope a newly hired part-time contractor to concentrate on code enforcement will help calm some discontent with the program’s direction. City […]
A Yachats gallery and a souvenir shop are on the move
A relatively new Yachats gallery and a well-known souvenir shop are on the move to destinations known and unknown. The Laughing Crab Gallery, which opened a year ago at […]
Unusual state hearing allows Tenmile residents to make case to join college district
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com It was as informal as could be for a hearing before the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission. In a small room in the Yachats Commons on […]
Historic preservation volunteers descend on Cape Perpetua shelter for two weeks
Volunteers from a national historic preservation group will spend the next two weeks replacing the roof and doing other smaller restoration work on the West Shelter high on Cape […]
After uproar, Yachats council plans to discuss code enforcement policy Wednesday night
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council will discuss the city’s code enforcement program at its Wednesday, Sept. 18 meeting. The topic was put on the 6 p.m. agenda […]
Lincoln County commissioners enact some new rules on vacation rentals, will study other issues soon
Lincoln County commissioners have implemented the first of what could be many changes to how they regulate short-term vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of the county. The new rules […]