By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After a slight paperwork snag, the city of Yachats is starting negotiations with the low bidder on the long-awaited library rebuilding project. At the […]
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They’re in! Road crews pave path along Highway 101 and install delineators on south side of Yachats
YACHATS – It’s done. They’re in. Crews from Newport-based Road & Driveway created a five-foot-wide asphalt path along U.S. Highway 101 on the south side of town Wednesday and […]
Is it a first? 14 write-in votes result in Hedlund filling an unappreciated Yachats city council seat
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether it is a first or not is anyone’s guess – but with just 14 votes Yachats residents have elected write-in candidate Nicole Hedlund […]
After studies, grants, lots of volunteer help and delays, Yachats finally seeks formal bids for $1.5 million library
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The design is ready. The budget is set. The county permit is in. Now all that’s needed for a new Yachats library is someone […]
Yachats, landowner and logger agree on 25-year tree lease to stop threat of clearcut on south edge of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There will be no clearcutting of trees above homes on Yachats’ south side – at least not for the next 25 years. After nearly […]
City reopens access to Yachats River beach Saturday after new tests show water is safe
YACHATS – The beach at the mouth of the Yachats River re-opened to the public Saturday after tests results from a city sewage spill a week earlier showed the […]
Yachats buying property at corner of Ocean View Drive and Highway 101 for part of boardwalk project
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS –The city’s purchase of a long sought after and prime piece of real estate in the heart of Yachats should be wrapped up in December. […]
Yachats council OKs $370,000 bid to (finally) renovate city’s Little Log Church Museum
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council has approved a bid to begin renovations on the city’s historic Little Log Church Museum despite the higher-than-expected cost. During […]
A quiet two years and progress on projects results in lonely races for Yachats mayor and council
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Yachats residents seeking shelter from the storm of election rhetoric need look no further than the race for the city’s mayor and two […]
Yachats council will review appraisal of proposed clearcut property south of city on Tuesday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether the view in Yachats will include a clearcut at the south end of town is uncertain. But not for long. Efforts to stop […]