By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — You don’t have to work hard to find fun this Labor Day weekend. From handmade baked goods to hand-painted art, a pancake breakfast to […]
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Waldport schools welcome new and returning students and teachers during busy back-to-school event
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Sandi Battles has been working 18 years for this — her first school principalship. She’s been an elementary and middle school teacher in Las […]
Waldport Planning Commission gives OK for county’s new animal shelter in industrial area off Crestline Drive
WALDPORT – The Waldport Planning Commission has given Lincoln County the green light to proceed with design and construction of its new animal control shelter at Waldport Industrial Park. […]
Yachats chamber creates new interactive guidebook aimed at young travelers
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Young adventure lovers have new territory to explore in nature and between the pages of a nifty new guide issued by the Yachats Chamber […]
New shop in Old Town Waldport attracting locals with wine, beer and food tastings, music and games
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews WALDPORT — For months, the two red Adirondack chairs in front of a Waldport shop teased passers-by with the promise of a wine bar “opening soon.” […]
Lincoln County joins regional consortium to boost child-care businesses, adds $200,000 in grants
In an effort to attract new providers and make launching an in-home child care business easier, Lincoln County has joined a three-county initiative to address the area’s child care […]
Yachats businesswoman’s attempt to provide workforce housing on land zoned for forest use may land her in court
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Linda Hetzler is the well-known owner and operator of a popular restaurant, a small hardware store and a boutique hotel in Yachats and knows the struggles […]
New doctors will experience demands of rural medical care during final two years of Samaritan’s coastal residency program
NEWPORT – Three new doctors will get a deep dive into the demands of rural health care over the next two years through Samaritan Health Services’ family medicine rural […]
After two years of toil, owners open Cafe Chill in downtown Waldport in vastly remodeled video store
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Diana Buckley finally has the coffee shop that she has been dreaming about. But it’s really more than that. Café Chill is open in […]
Support at public meeting on tourist trolley encourages Yachats chamber director to keep pursuing idea, grants
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Maybe there is such a thing as a free ride. At least if the impromptu show of hands during a community meeting Wednesday evening […]