By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – When Heide Lambert starts her new job as Yachats city manager Monday, she’ll be walking into a building that has had three managers and […]
Six years in the planning, five months in the making, 142-foot suspension bridge on Amanda Trail near Yachats is taking final shape
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — It’s no longer wishful thinking. After six years of patient planning, fundraising, unseen delays, and determined advocacy, the very first suspension bridge on part […]
Waldport resident urges a close look at COCF&R recall petition — and to not sign it
To the editor: Peter Carlich has filed a recall petition for two members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District. Before you sign the recall petition, please look […]
OHSU forecaster said Thursday that Covid-19 cases are dropping rapidly but Oregonians shouldn’t get ahead of the curve
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon has passed the crest of the ultra-contagious omicron wave of COVID-19, but still faces a dangerous time before levels drop back to where […]
Oregon’s auditors will take a look at state’s rental assistant plan and its racing commission
The Audits Division of the Secretary of State’s Office released its 2022-23 plan Thursday. (Salem Reporter) BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A rental assistance program that left thousands […]
Yachats commission wants to publicly acknowledge YYFAP’s 28 years of service to community
To the editor: During the Feb. 1 Yachats Parks & Commons Commission meeting I commented on the Yachats Youth and Family Program and made a motion that the commission vote […]
Yachats Fire board decides to wait until November to ask voters for new tax levy, will work on finances and messaging
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Uncertain how much money it needs to ask for and how to get that message across to voters, the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District […]
As Oregon’s land-use rules bump up against increasingly popular shorelines, a Tillamook County case illustrates the challenge facing regulators
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting Back in 2016 Michael Ellis, a former president of the Fred Meyer grocery chain, bought a lot in the Pine Beach development along Tillamook […]
Lincoln County school superintendent says “safety No. 1 priority” when deciding on student, staff masking by end of March
By YachatsNews.com and Oregon Capital Chronicle Schools in Oregon will be out from under a state mandate at the end of March that requires students, staff and visitors to […]
Be sure to ask Lincoln County commission candidates their views on STR measure passed in November
To the editor: Lincoln County ballot measure 21-203 is not yet the “law of the land.” Passed by a landslide 58 to 42 percent margin last November to help preserve […]