By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle The electrical system at Beverly Beach State Park just north of Newport hasn’t kept pace with the ever-growing size of RVs pulling into the […]
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Lincoln County commissioners likely to let their vacation rental license moratorium expire as ballot measure rules take effect
NEWPORT — Lincoln County commissioners will let a moratorium on issuing new vacation rental licenses expire for at least a day once the 20-month-old freeze expires Tuesday. County counsel Kristin […]
Lawyers for 21 Lincoln County vacation rental owners file notice they will challenge new license restrictions to the state
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The first in what is expected to be a salvo of legal action against new restrictions on vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County came Wednesday when […]
Sheriff’s deputies investigating two arson fires that destroyed or damaged two vehicles along Yachats River Road
BY QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking an arsonist believed to have set fire to two vehicles on Yachats River Road in the past week — a sedan […]
Revitalized Waldport chamber holds first meeting in two years, outlines changes, plans and direction
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – A revitalized Waldport Chamber of Commerce held its first in-person meeting in at least two years Tuesday, recounting recent accomplishments, handing out a $1,000 […]
Shrinking seismic grant to remodel downtown Waldport fire station has COCF&R board considering land and entirely new structure
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – New information about the cost of remodeling its fire station in downtown Waldport has the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board looking […]
Waldport High School football season comes to an end Friday night with a 63-32 loss to Lost River in OSAA quarterfinals
Waldport High School’s football season ended Friday night in the high desert of southeastern Oregon. Lost River High School of Merrill, Ore. used a punishing ground game and a […]
Siuslaw Forest officials tells homeowner near Forest Hills Street to allow hikers on adjacent, public Starr Creek trail
By QUINTON SMITH/YahatsNews.com After months of complaints by a Yachats trails user, Siuslaw National Forest officials have agreed to resolve a conflict with a homeowner on Forest Hills Street […]
Faced with increasing stress and more struggling students, Lincoln County teachers union asks district to ease up on new programs
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Lots of teachers in the Lincoln County School District are stressed and some are talking about quitting. Administrators and classified staff are stressed too. […]
Yachats fire board discusses how to proceed after Nov. 2 levy defeat, but uncertain on what to do next or how to do it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District is not sure what it’s going to do about its levy proposal that voters turned down last […]