By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Wednesday’s Yachats City Council meeting was probably not the way councilors wanted to show new city manager Heide Lambert how they operate. Just three […]
Community
State Farm Insurance sues PacifiCorp for $10.5 million, blaming it for 2020 wildfire that destroyed much of the Otis community
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A wildfire that all but destroyed the community of Otis in September 2020 was caused by negligence when PacifiCorp failed to shut down its power lines […]
Former dance hall and roller rink in downtown Waldport is quickly demolished Thursday, developer open to “any good ideas”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – It didn’t take long Thursday for a 91-year-old blighted building in downtown Waldport to bite the dust. A large track hoe and debris trucks […]
State land-use agency says it has no jurisdiction over new Lincoln County short-term rental rules, sends appeal to circuit court
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The legal fight over Lincoln County’s new restrictions on vacation rentals will likely take place in local court, not before the Oregon Land Use Board of […]
Pushed by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregon — and especially the coast — experiences another record year of outdoors use
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal It was another record-smashing year for the number of people who hiked, camped and explored Oregon’s outdoors, but whether that’s a good or bad […]
Popular Green Bike Co-op may soon be pedaling to a new home in the former Waldport Heritage Museum building
WALDPORT – It looks like the popular Green Bike Co-op could have a new home and the former Waldport Heritage Museum a new occupant. The cooperative, which has operated […]
Wildfire bill in current session of Oregon Legislature could send $4.2 million to Lincoln County School District
By YachatsNews and Oregon Public Broadcasting The Lincoln County School District and three others hit hard by September 2020 wildfires could get $25 million from Oregon lawmakers currently meeting […]
‘Washed Ashore’ exhibit in Lincoln City turns plastic garbage into art-with-a-message with help from students
By Oregon ArtsWatch Someday, a former Lincoln City school student is going to drive by the Lincoln City Cultural Center, spot the big piece of art on the plaza […]
Yachats hosts 3-day “Gems of the Ocean” art quilt show beginning Saturday with $2,000 in prizes and special showing
YACHATS — The Yachats Commons will turn into a showcase for international art quilters when “Gems of the Ocean III” opens for a three-day run Saturday. A juried show, the […]
Six years in the planning, five months in the making, 142-foot suspension bridge on Amanda Trail near Yachats is taking final shape
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — It’s no longer wishful thinking. After six years of patient planning, fundraising, unseen delays, and determined advocacy, the very first suspension bridge on part […]