Yachats Lions Club’s annual fundraising crab feed Saturday is a “very big party for everybody”

January 19, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YAHATS — A highlight of Yachats’ winter season cracks open Saturday when the Yachats Lions Club’s annual Crab Feed takes place. Three seatings will accommodate crab-lovers this year — at the Yachats Commons at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., and at the Lions Hall at 4 p.m. The 4 p.m. seating at the Commons will be

Yachats council praises staff during emergencies this week, hears restaurant tax appeal, fills planning commission and OKs seeking grants

January 18, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council covered a potpourri of topics in its first meeting of 2024, which as it transitions to one session a month lasted nearly 3½ hours Wednesday. Council checked on the progress of projects, voted to pursue several grants, filled vacant seats on the planning commission, moved to ban fireworks, received budget

While it ponders raising lodging taxes, Yachats misses thousands in unrealized revenue from vacation rentals and uncollected food taxes

January 18, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – As Yachats considers raising its lodging taxes to finance its operations, projects and tourist amenities, the city appears to be missing out on an additional $100,000 a year in revenue by not fully utilizing the 125 vacation rentals allowed to operate in the city. The city has also not collected at least $45,000 in

Central Lincoln PUD down to fewer than 100 without power as the rest of Lincoln County tries to work toward normal

January 18, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Much of Lincoln County headed toward normal Thursday as Central Lincoln Public Utility District crews finished restoring power to all but 76 customers, school resumed, lines disappeared at gas stations and all the highways to the Willamette Valley cleared of ice and debris. The ice storm took most people by surprise Saturday afternoon when rain from

Use this week’s storms to prepare for bigger disasters

January 18, 2024

To the editor: This week’s weather served as a stark reminder of the imperative need for readiness in the face of unforeseen challenges along our coast. Prolonged power outages, impassable roads to the Willamette Valley, and the havoc wreaked by downed trees and power lines underscore the difficulties inherent of living in a somewhat remote area. While the impact of

Newport man looking for somewhere to stay ends up in jail

January 18, 2024

About 1:45 a.m. January 15, 2024 Newport Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into the entrance of McKays Market located at 107 N Coast Hwy. Officers arrived on scene and contacted the driver of the involved vehicle, identified as Juan Jose Torres Juarez, 32 years old of Newport. Officers interviewed Juarez who told them he

Housing plans from Oregon Gov. Kotek, lawmakers take shape with $500 million legislative package

January 18, 2024

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Top Oregon leaders have been clear for months that the 2024 short legislative session will focus on housing and behavioral health. With the start of session just weeks away, housing proposals have begun to take shape. Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday she plans to introduce just one bill, a $500 million package of incentives and

Oregon Department of Revenue will start to process electronic income tax returns Jan. 29

January 18, 2024

By the Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Department of Revenue will start to process 2023 state income tax returns that are electronically filed on Jan. 29. The date coincides with when the IRS starts to process federal returns. Electronically filed returns are processed in the order they are received. Personal income tax refunds will not be issued until after Feb.

Pacific Maritime Heritage Center unveils six month “Prosperity of the Sea” exhibit on fishing beliefs, traditions

January 18, 2024

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY Most of the time, when we avoid walking under a ladder or crossing paths with a black cat or cross our fingers when we are hoping for a positive outcome, we don’t really think it will make a difference. But why risk it? The new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, “Prosperity of

Yachats arts and sciences group resumes presentations Sunday

January 17, 2024

YACHATS — The Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences is breaking out of its pandemic sleep with a new roster of presentations for the community. “People kept asking when I was going to start this again,” said Ginny Hafner, one of five committee members steering the resurrected nonprofit. “There are all sorts of people who live here now who