By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Tom Lauritzen wants to know if the city of Yachats is going to return his $54.72. Lauritzen, a retired accountant and former finance consultant for the city, […]
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Yachats council to revisit controversial regulations governing vacation rentals
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com When the Yachats City Council opens a hearing Tuesday night on its 2-year-old vacation rental ordinance most of the drama from the past will likely be gone. […]
Yachats Farmers Market moves past turmoil for season opening
When the Yachats Farmers Market opens its season at 9 a.m. Sunday, the market should be full of vendors, the sun will be shining and hopefully any drama from the […]
Yachats council decides on one-way directions for Ocean View Drive
Yachats may not yet have a stoplight, but it could be getting a couple more one-way streets this summer. The City Council voted last week to make two sections of […]
Man found dead Thursday near Yachats State Park was longtime local restaurant worker
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The man found dead on the beach near Yachats State Park on Thursday, May 2, was a longtime Yachats-area resident and restaurant employee who had moved to […]
Yachats council reverses direction to award control of Sunday farmer’s market
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council on Wednesday rejected a recommendation that a vendor-run group manage the popular farmer’s market and instead voted unanimously to let a local businesswoman […]
Yachats conservation group puts riverside property pursuit on hold
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A local conservation group organizing an effort to buy 30 acres of undeveloped land along the Yachats River is putting the effort on hold and dropping a […]
City commission wants museum board to step up its fundraising efforts
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats commission tasked with oversight of the Little Log Church and Museum wants to see more information and involvement from the museum board to make it […]
Council gets push-back on one-way grid proposal for Ocean View Drive
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNew.com The Yachats City Council got some push-back Wednesday night as it sought comments on changing traffic flows on Ocean View Drive east and north of Yachats State […]
City commission votes to recommend that vendor group run Sunday market
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Parks and Commons Commission will recommend to the City Council that a new, vendor-run group take over management of the popular Sunday food and craft […]