By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Farmers Market is undergoing a change of structure, but the goal of its new organizers is that the Sunday event remain exactly the same. The […]
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Yachats Fire Board adds back storage building to new station
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection Board voted unanimously Thursday to build a $358,000 storage building at the back edge of its new fire station under construction on […]
There’s no quick fix for Yachats Bay beach stair repairs
The only stair access to the south side of Yachats Bay has been closed by Oregon State Parks and Recreation after it was heavily damaged by high tides Feb. 18-20. […]
Commons’ multipurpose room closes for three weeks
The multipurpose room in the Yachats Commons will be closed for three weeks starting Monday, March 4 to replace its floor. The work was originally supposed to have been done […]
OSU studies risks to coastline from more frequent, bigger storms
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Unstable slopes on Oregon’s coastline could see a 30 percent jump in landslide movements if extreme storms become frequent enough to increase seacliff erosion by […]
Proposed lodging tax increase draws no support Wednesday night
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com As expected, the major motel managers in Yachats told the City Council Wednesday night that their idea to raise the city’s lodging tax by 11 percent was […]
Consultant recommends new finance software for Yachats
The consultant now handling the Yachats’ finances Wednesday night recommended to the City Council that it adopt new accounting software to save staff time and provide a better picture of […]
OSU study says Oregon’s resident gray whales actually move quite a bit
By MARK FLOYD/OSU News Service Oregon is known for having a small population of “resident” gray whales that appears to live off the Pacific Northwest coast in the summer and […]
Yachats fire board to begin contract talks with firefighters
The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District and its newly unionized firefighters will start negotiations for the first time Monday, Feb. 18. The seven full-time Yachats firefighters voted to join the […]
Proposed Yachats lodging tax increase draws opposition, warnings
QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Most Yachats motel owners are strongly opposed to a proposed increase in the city’s lodging tax, contending that coupled with the city’s unusual food tax the city is […]