By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Waldport and Yachats are considering a proposal to expand Lincoln County Sheriff’s coverage in the two cities by sharing costs and adding a third deputy to patrols. The idea comes as Waldport faces a 9 percent increase in its contract with the sheriff’s office and Yachats looks for ways to increase […]
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Skaters, kids, parents and city officials brave the elements to dedicate new Yachats skatepark
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A driving rain could not stop the official opening and ribbon cutting of the Yachats skatepark Thursday afternoon – although opening speeches were moved inside the Commons out of common sense. City manager Bobbi Price kicked off the event by addressing a packed house of more than 80 adults […]
Yachats has paid $133,000 for specialized computer system work — but finance committee questions what it’s getting
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Finding the pot of gold the city of Yachats has paid to improve its computer system is no problem – its finance committee has it detailed in black and white. What is proving elusive, however, is finding the rainbow of service orders that needed but never received approval as […]
Yachats’ new city manager believes her “can-do” spirit and work ethic will bring stability to position plagued by turnover
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews When December dawns the slippery reins of Yachats city manager will fall into the capable but untested hands of Waldport native Bobbi Price who credits her family for instilling the can-do spirit that has characterized her career. Price graduated from Waldport High School in 2001, attended Portland State University for just […]
Yachats chamber names co-directors to oversee its operations as Price prepares to take city job
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A tandem team has stepped into the breach at the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy left by the departing executive director. Mindy Parsons and Nichole Lippincott will collaborate to cover all things chamber as they move the organization into the future on the heels of […]
Yachats council changes course Thursday and votes to hire chamber director Bobbi Price as next city manager
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Riding a wave of public and city staff support along with some soul-searching by the city council, Bobbi Price has been named the next city manager of Yachats. The decision to hire Price, the executive director of the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, was announced at a special meeting […]
Fondness for fungi drives Yachats’ big mushroom festival — and one local family’s 32-year-old business
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Yachats is in for three days of mushroom mania this weekend as its namesake Mushroom Festival pops up all over town. And while the mix of speakers, food, workshops and walks is once a year, it also includes a family business that’s a permanent part of the local landscape. “This year’s […]
Although concerned about assuming operating costs, Yachats council moves forward with grant application for tourist trolley
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Although concerned about assuming the cost of operating a tourist trolley for five months a year, the Yachats city council voted unanimously Thursday to continue pursuing a $100,000 grant to help purchase a vehicle. The Yachats Chamber of Commerce is pushing the idea of a trolley to ferry tourists […]
Yachats chamber creates new interactive guidebook aimed at young travelers
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Young adventure lovers have new territory to explore in nature and between the pages of a nifty new guide issued by the Yachats Chamber of Commerce. The interactive Youth Outdoor Adventure Guide asks “tidepool detectives” to draw the critters they come across before moving on to describe the sights, […]
Could a tourist trolley work in Yachats? Chamber — and then maybe city — pursuing feedback on the idea
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A lightbulb went on for Bobbi Price when she was visiting Pacific City and saw a free and quaint trolley shuttling people around town. The Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce executive director thought if it can be successful there – why not in Yachats? And what better way to […]