Yachats will appear a little brighter to visitors heading north on U.S. Highway 101. Newport Signs finished construction and installation of a new entrance monument and sign Friday just south […]
City of Yachats
Yachats Trails group helps keep area attractive to hikers, visitors and locals
By ELAINE WATKINS/YachatsNews.com The 21 volunteers clad in yellow vests form a circle to hear Wally Orchard describe their morning’s task. It’s 10 a.m. Saturday. Gathered in a parking lot […]
Yachats Fire District levy wins voter approval, board gets two new members
Voters in the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District on Tuesday renewed a five-year tax levy for district operations by wide margin, 530 to 174. In other election results, two new […]
Yachats budget committee OKs 2019-20 fiscal year spending after debates on church replacement, warnings over lodging tax use
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Budget Committee on Wednesday approved general fund and capital improvement budgets for fiscal 2019-20 that focuses on catching up with infrastructure work and starting remodel […]
Vacation rental testimony Tuesday night favors license transfers and more code enforcement
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The speakers were nearly unanimous – the city of Yachats’ 2-year-old vacation rental ordinance needs some tweaks – and muscle. All but one of 20 people who […]
City commission endorses outside study of Yachats’ water rates after more errors discovered
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, […]
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 […]