City halts Yachats Library expansion, seeks to leverage new $150,000 donation

October 17, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission wants to step back from an immediate expansion of the city library after the pledge of a $150,000 donation by longtime resident Marguerite Petersen. On Wednesday, the City Council agreed, barely. After months of study and preparing plans for the expansion, the commission and council were prepared to go ahead with a

Yachats’ fake cop car and ‘Officer Creepy’ do their job in slowing Highway 101 traffic

October 17, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 14-year-old black and white Ford Crown Victoria sporting a big city of Yachats logo sits at a slight angle along U.S. Highway 101 on the south side of town. Inside is a battered mannequin, a castoff from two other coastal cities. It sports a bright orange vest, hat and dark sunglasses. Yes, the seatbelt is

Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailboat 20 miles west of Newport on Wednesday

October 17, 2019

Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailboat off Oregon coast Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution video SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued five adults aboard a disabled sailing vessel Wednesday 20-miles west of Yaquina Bay, Oregon. At approximately, 5:15 a.m. watch standers at Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a distress call from a 50-foot sailing vessel

Oregon nursing board proposes $5,000 fine for false claims by newly elected Yachats Fire member

October 14, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon State Board of Nursing on Wednesday voted to fine a newly elected member of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District $5,000 for claiming in the Lincoln County voters pamphlet that she was a registered nurse. The board found that the voters pamphlet statements last May by A’lyce Ruberg saying she was a nurse and

Yachats council hopes to finish up vacation rental ordinances on Wednesday

October 13, 2019

The Yachats City Council plans Wednesday afternoon to finish a contentious six month process of deciding how to regulate vacation rentals in Yachats. Two weeks ago the council voted unanimously to keep a 125-limit cap on the number of licensed short-term rentals in the city. During its meeting Wednesday, it plans to wade through previous “consensus” decisions and advice

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