Yachats gets ready to kick off 20 years of celebrating mushrooms with big weekend of events

October 10, 2019

Yachats will fill with mushrooms and people who love them for three days starting Friday, Oct. 18. Sponsored by the Yachats Chamber of Commerce, the Yachats Mushroom Festival is celebrating its 20th year as it attracts hundreds of visitors and local residents to learn everything from how to hunt, to identify, to cook or grow your own mushrooms. It

Planned power outage south of Yachats goes smoothly Thursday

October 10, 2019

A planned electrical outage Thursday afternoon by Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District that affected 470 customers apparently caused little disruption. The district cut power to the Quiet Water and Koho subdivisions and other residences, the Yachats Inn and the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center south to Carl Washburne State Park about 12:45 p.m. The last power was restored at 5:52

Limiting vacation rentals is a way to balance Yachats’ livability

October 10, 2019

To the editor: The vacation rental issue is one that is touching every community these days. I thought I would chime in some thoughts that I have on it. First, vacation rentals have been around for a very long time. They were never, as far as I can tell, an issue for communities until websites started proliferating offering them online.

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Oct. 7-9

October 9, 2019

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19359921 10/07/2019 14:38 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN FICS – Felon/Other Prohibited Persons Location 340 NE ALSEA HWY, WALDPORT, LINCOLN OR USA 97394 Narrative Summary On 10/07/2019, at approximately 14:38 PM, The Oregon State Police was dispatched to investigate a firearms purchase denial at the Waldport Ace Hardware Store, located at 340 NE Alsea Hwy, Waldport, Oregon. According to

Lincoln County sale of surplus stuff is Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 12-13

October 9, 2019

If you are looking for surplus office equipment, Lincoln County and the robotics and engineering club at Newport High School may have a deal for you. For the ninth year the club is helping the county sell surplus items to help with the club’s expenses. The sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13 at

Coast Guard airlifts ill man off cruise ship west of Coos Bay

October 8, 2019

Coast Guard aircrew medevacs 61-year-old man off cruise ship 33 miles west of Coos Bay Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated an ill man Tuesday afternoon off the cruise ship Norwegian Joy, which was operating 33 miles off the coast of Coos Bay. An MH-65 Dolphin

Yachats City Council changes meeting schedule, again

October 8, 2019

You may want to write this down to keep it straight — the Yachats City Council has changed its meeting schedule, again. The council has been meeting at 9:30 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month and 6 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month. It scheduled one night meeting a month more than two years ago to make it

Yachats council votes 3-2 to proceed with remodeling bids for 501 Building

October 8, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council is moving ahead with plans to get drawings and bids to remodel the 501 Building for city offices, despite the sudden misgivings of two council members contending it needs still more study. A pro-forma request last week by City Manager Shannon Beaucaire to proceed with getting basic architectural and engineering specifications and

Yachats banner auction raises $4,000 for art education and projects

October 7, 2019

The third annual auction of Yachats street banners on Saturday, Oct. 5 raised $4,000 for an art education fund and public art projects. Thirty-seven banners hand-painted by local artists hung on light poles around Yachats all summer and then went up for auction. More than 150 people attended the event, according to sponsor and organizer Polly Plumb Productions. The silent

Melee outside Yachats market leads to chase and arrest of Vancouver man east of Florence

October 7, 2019

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 Highway 126 east of Florence. Kevin P. Hubbard, 45, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court on charges of eluding police, reckless endangering, reckless driving and