By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Voters in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District will be asked in May to approve a five-year operating levy for the district. The board voted 3-0 Thursday […]
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Valentine Day vow renewal offered twice this year
Valentine’s Day is always special at the Little Log Church in Yachats. This year doubly so. For the 24th year, independent minister Mary Crook will perform an annual ceremony of […]
Whale-watching license plates go on sale Friday
Just in time for whale watching season, a new Oregon license plate with the image of a gray whale mother and her calf will be available at Department of Motor […]
Friends, families gather at Yachats Lions Club annual crab feed
The first of three seatings at the annual Yachats Lions Club crab feed had a line out the door before its 12:30 p.m. Saturday start. But once inside the […]
Yachats looks to raise its lodging tax to 10 percent
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council is proposing to tack a percentage point onto the city’s lodging tax to capture more money from increased tourism to help pay for […]
Federal shutdown affecting hundreds in Lincoln County
FRIDAY DEVELOPMENT: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three […]
Graduation rates skyrocket at Waldport High School
Waldport High School increased its four-year graduation rate to almost 94 percent for the 2014-18 school years, the highest rate among the Lincoln County School District’s high schools and 15 […]
Yachats gets its first marijuana dispensary
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats has its first pot shop. Yachats Cannabis Company opened for business Tuesday afternoon in the long-vacant blue building at 430 N. Highway 101 across from City […]
Wave energy expert describes project to Yachats audience
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com If OSU builds it, will they come? Burke Hales and Oregon State University are betting $50 million in federal and state money that someone will. Hales is […]
Commons floor replacement hits snag
Replacing the floor of the Yachats Commons’ multipurpose room hit a snag this week, stopping work on the project until March. As contractors removed the top flooring in the room […]