County delays paving Ocean View Drive, also postponing city’s one-way traffic changes

June 20, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The repaving of Ocean View Drive through Yachats won’t happen this month and likely not occur until the fall. That, in turn, will delay the county’s turning over ownership of the road to the city of Yachats – and converting two portions of the road for one-way traffic. Yachats and Lincoln County signed an agreement 18 years

Lincoln County will test emergency notification system on Monday

June 20, 2019

Lincoln County has scheduled its yearly countywide test of its emergency notification systems from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, June 24. The Sheriff’s Office plans to test all components of the Lincoln Alerts emergency notification system in preparation for summer wildfire conditions, said emergency manager Jenny Demaris. A focus of the systems test will be on the Lincoln Alerts

Yachats’ three-day “Clean Sweep” event begins Friday morning

June 19, 2019

Ok, Yachats folks, time to get rid of that junk piling up in your garage, attic and backyard – for free. The city’s annual “Clean Sweep” event starts Friday in the street and ballfield area west of the 501 Building. It runs 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dahl Disposal is co-sponsor of the event. It’s the

In their own words: Angell Job Corps students tell of life’s changes at Forest Service center

June 13, 2019

By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com It’s not often you hear a young person reply, “Yes, sir,” or “No, ma’am,” but that demonstration of respect is standard at the Angell Civilian Conservation Center north of Yachats. Not a written rule, students explain, simply part of the culture. Respect, responsibility, self-management, perseverance, and leadership. Those traits are embedded in every aspect of life at

Yachats Fire Department headquarters and main station

Yachats Fire committee approves 2019-20 budget, accounting for sale of old station

June 12, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The budget committee for the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District on Monday approved a spending plan of $2.4 million for 2019-20, but one artificially inflated by having to account for the possible sale of its main station in downtown Yachats. The actual operating budget proposed by district administrator Franke Petrick is $1.42 million, up from the current

Dahl Disposal rates to remain the same this year in Yachats

June 12, 2019

After getting hit with an 11 percent rate increase last year, Dahl Disposal customers in Yachats are getting break this year – no changes. Dahl, which has a franchise agreement with the city, has to request rate increases or service changes to the City Council by July each year. It informed the city last week it won’t seek any changes

Salem couple seriously injured in Saturday evening motorcycle crash in Yachats

June 10, 2019

A California woman was cited and a Salem couple were hospitalized with serious injuries after a car turned into the path of their motorcycle Saturday evening on the north edge of Yachats. Oregon State Police cited Sasha M. Stone, 54, of Burbank, Calif. for making a dangerous left turn. Neither she nor her passenger, Emma L. Stone, also of Burbank,

Yachats council discusses vacation rentals, keeping cap but looking more favorably on transfers

June 7, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council took its second step Wednesday in a months-long process of examining its vacation rental regulations, possibly warming up to ideas on ways to allow more licenses and transfer them. A two-year pilot program that caps the number of vacation rental licenses at 125 and regulates their use ends Sept. 30. The council is

County agencies schedule wildfire safety seminar June 20 in Yachats

June 6, 2019

Representatives of three Lincoln County agencies will visit Yachats on Thursday, June 20 to give a seminar on wildfire safety. The presentation by the sheriff’s office, Fire Defense Board and public health department will be from 6-8 p.m. in the Yachats Commons. The goal is to prepare residents, businesses and visitors on wildfire threat conditions, evacuation procedures and efforts individuals

Job Corps closures, transition to private contractors leaves 200 Angell students and staff in limbo

June 6, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Mikell Sumerau fought with the U.S. Army in Kuwait and Iraq and during his time with the Army National Guard was deployed to every state on the West Coast. But the biggest fight for Sumerau and his wife, Andrea, may be over the future of their jobs and the dormitories, classrooms, shops and offices that make up