By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A woman’s stop at the beach to run her dog before hitting the road to the Bay Area turned harrowing Thursday, Oct. 19 when […]
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The new and lone volunteer overseeing Yachats’ only cemetery now seeking help from the community
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — It’s enough to make a property developer drool — 14 acres of land with a commanding ocean view sloping east from U.S. Highway 101, […]
Your Lincoln County property tax bills have arrived — so be prepared (again) for some sticker shock
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Property values In Lincoln County increased by 16 percent in the past year – down from a record spike in 2022 but still the second highest […]
Lincoln County goes to court to remove Yachats businesswoman’s employee compound in “timber conservation” zone
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County officials have gone to court seeking a judge’s order to force the removal of four yurts and a travel trailer from a 20-acre property […]
Fondness for fungi drives Yachats’ big mushroom festival — and one local family’s 32-year-old business
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Yachats is in for three days of mushroom mania this weekend as its namesake Mushroom Festival pops up all over town. And while the mix of […]
Heavy clouds obscure annular eclipse along the central Oregon coast — but didn’t keep crowds away
YACHATS — Hundreds of visitors and locals gathered along roads, beaches and trails in the Yachats area Saturday morning but were unable to get a view of an unusual […]
After court rulings on non-unanimous jury verdicts, a third Lincoln County trial set for man in Seal Rock sex abuse case
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A new trial – his third – has been set for early next year for a Seal Rock man whose 2019 conviction on 13 sex-related charges […]
State fire investigators unable to determine cause of massive blaze that destroyed Ziggurat house
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The cause of the July fire that engulfed the Ziggurat house just north of Tenmile Creek remains a mystery after an investigation by state fire officials […]
Lincoln County’s emergency management director resigns, one week after being placed on administrative leave
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Virginia “Jenny” Demaris, who had worked as Lincoln County’s emergency manager since 2011, resigned from her position Wednesday, one week after being placed on administrative leave. County […]
With the help of two churches, Lincoln County prepares to open first emergency winter shelter for the homeless Tuesday
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The first all-weather emergency shelter for the homeless in Lincoln County will open at 6 p.m. Tuesday – alternating between two Newport churches until a permanent […]