By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews During its first open discussion on vacation rental license caps in nearly two years, Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday considered buffers to lower the density of rentals […]
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Beloved Yachats’ postal clerk Angie Bagby is leaving Friday for new job closer to new home in Florence
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Her formal title is “Sales and Services Distribution Associate” and her full name is Angela Bagby. But she’s “Angie” to anyone who has used […]
Lincoln County school board votes 4-1 to negotiate with internal candidate to become next superintendent
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews The Lincoln County School District board voted 4-1 Tuesday to skip a search or application process and instead to negotiate with a senior administrator to become the […]
Yachats Agate Festival rocks back Saturday and Sunday after two-year pandemic absence
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats Commons will be rockin’ this weekend, but don’t look for musicians — the rocks are rolling in with the Yachats Agate Festival […]
FCC cancels one license of Lincoln County radio station group as bank seeks foreclosure of office and studios for loan default
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews The owner of six radio stations in Lincoln County faces an uncertain future with the cancellation of a key federal broadcast license and an imminent bank […]
Electrician found, five homeless shelters on Yachats church property could open by Sunday
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — As high winds, pounding rain and a power outage struck the area Monday, an electrician was at work to get five homeless shelters in […]
Owner of embattled wrecking yard sues city of Waldport for $2.35 million, claiming it interfered with his business
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews The owner of a Waldport wrecking yard who has been fighting with the city of Waldport for a year over its operations and cleanup, has filed […]
Yachats city council holds first in-person meeting in two years, swears in mayor and councilor and hears from attorney
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS – In its first meetings of the new year — and the last return to in-person meetings for any public agency in Lincoln County — […]
Oregon finally announces Jan. 15 opening of Dungeness crab season, but many commercial fishers say the damage has already been done
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery, after passing a new round of testing, will open Sunday, Jan. 15 from Manzanita to south of Coos Bay, state regulators […]
Newport enacts one of state’s toughest ordinances on “to-go” food containers, but many restaurants have already adjusted
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews To-go food is changing in Newport. Taking home that leftover salad from the cafe or burrito from the drive-through could look a lot different now for […]