By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Sweet Home Rentals, the Yachats-based vacation rental company, is continuing its expansion into Waldport with the purchase of a downtown building containing three businesses and three […]
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Yachats records 14.52 inches of rain in January
Going to state the obvious here – it was very wet in Yachats in January. The city received 14.52 inches of rain last month, the second-highest amount for the month […]
Korgan puts Ona Restaurant up for sale, but says she’s not closing before new owner takes over
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Michelle Korgan, who has operated her upscale Ona Restaurant along U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Yachats for nine years, has put the business up for sale. […]
Yachats gets ready for big holiday weekend with tree lighting, bazaar, concerts and Santa
Yachats is ready for the holidays. Volunteers and a crew from Pioneer Connect spent Wednesday placing and decorating a 21-foot Noble fir near the C&K Market in preparation for […]
Yachats council votes to allow unlimited vacation rentals in commercial and motel zones, lowers cap in residential areas
The Yachats City Council has made a dramatic change in the city’s vacation rental ordinance, deciding to allow an unlimited number of rentals in areas of the town zoned […]
Yachats newcomer offering free Thanksgiving dinner to anyone in town
Markaye Simpson’s children are grown and gone and her husband works out of town. So rather than have Thanksgiving dinner alone, she’s cooking turkey and ham with all […]
At least four Yachats-area residents file election complaints against Fire Board member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com At least four residents in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District have filed complaints with the Oregon Elections Division alleging that statements by newly-elected fire board […]
Melee outside Yachats market leads to chase and arrest of Vancouver man east of Florence
A Vancouver, Wash. man is in the Lane County Jail after assaulting three people at the C&K Market in Yachats Sunday evening and then eluding police until finally caught on […]
Orchard’s orchids: A Yachats man’s love affair with a rare flower from South Africa
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Wally Orchard admits his hobby – if you can call it that — is a little out of hand. There is the timely gathering of tiny […]
As Yachats-area housing market continues to heat up, agents and buyers scramble to find homes
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 33-year-old house sits near the south end of Yachats Ocean Road. It has two bedrooms, two baths and just 1,200 square feet of living space […]