By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats City Council has taken the first step to develop one- to five-year spending plans that lays out millions for proposed projects ranging […]
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Fireside Motel owners start on RV project for workers — and help coastal stream restoration at the same time
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Ten months after getting approval from the city, the owners of the Fireside Motel are clearing a small section of their property to see […]
Central Oregon Coast firefighters and volunteers issue “no confidence” vote for three board members, ask them to resign
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Paid staff and volunteers in the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District told three members of the district’s board Thursday night they had […]
$1 million homes gone in days? Welcome to the latest, crazy world of real estate on the central Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Small, older houses selling for one million dollars after only days on the market. Bidding wars. Multiple offers. Local residents completely priced out of the picture. […]
Longtime Waldport breakfast program expands during pandemic to feed growing hunger pangs in community
By BREEANA LAUGHLIN/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Sweet smells of maple syrup linger in the air at the Community Presbyterian Church in Waldport many Saturdays. “We need six breakfasts,” a volunteer […]
Lincoln County commissioners, district attorney agree on contested job description allowing detective hire to proceed
NEWPORT – After a dispute stretching over three months, it looks like Lincoln County Sheriff’s detective Abby Dorsey is headed to a new job in the district attorney’s office. County […]
Waldport will get appraisal for land, buildings along Lint Slough Road to help gauge interest in selling them
BY QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport will get appraisals for the property and two buildings it owns along Lint Slough Road to help determine if it […]
Big demand, tight supply results in reservation rush for many Oregon coast campgrounds during popular months
ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal In the morning darkness of early spring, Carol Gilbert wakes up with her two young children, makes tea and prepares for battle. While getting her […]
Oregon State University names new leader of its Sea Grant Program in Newport, Corvallis
By OSU News Service Karina Nielsen, the leader of a marine science center at San Francisco State University and an Oregon State University alumna, has been named director of Oregon […]
Yachats council asked to take next step in downtown boardwalk project by seeking detailed engineering plans
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – An ambitious proposal to build a 350-foot-long boardwalk overlooking the Yachats River is reaching its first critical test with a key Yachats commission asking […]