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Waldport distillery fails to meet fire regulations or get occupancy permit after 5 years, so city ends lease effective Sept. 1

August 26, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport has ended the lease of its former city shops to a distillery after its owners failed to get permits, including a certificate of occupancy, while operating there since 2016. The owners of Gatsby Spirits, operating as Tides Distillery, has agreed to move out by Sept. 1 – five months before its

With deadlines looming, Central Oregon Coast Fire board seeks legal advice for negotiations and appraisal of city building

August 26, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire District board is facing a series of deadlines and decisions on the potential of turning the main station it leases in downtown Waldport into a safe, modern headquarters it owns itself. And much of it could involve potentially testy negotiations with the city of Waldport, which owns the building

The number of Lincoln County COVID-19 cases in August jumps to 551, double the number of the worst month in all of last year

August 25, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The number of COVID-19 cases this month in Lincoln County has skyrocketed to 551 as of Wednesday and by the end of August will likely be more than double the highest month since the pandemic began 20 months ago. That was the grim prognosis presented to Lincoln County Commissioners on Wednesday by interim health department director

Surging COVID-19 cases are forcing the cancellation of summer and fall events — including Yachats Celtic Festival for second year

August 25, 2021
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com The COVID-19 Delta variant that is surging through Oregon and Lincoln County has started knocking off entertainment and other events scheduled the next few months. The latest was Tuesday, when the popular Yachats Celtic Music Festival announced it was cancelling its three-day event in November for the second year in a row. “I am bitterly disappointed

Study by Newport-based researcher shows 1700 tsunami could have moved 33 feet of water three-quarters of a mile inland

August 24, 2021
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Core samples taken from a stand of old growth Douglas-fir trees in an area just south of Newport show reduced growth following the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the Pacific Northwest in 1700. The physical evidence from the Douglas-fir tree rings confirms modeling that depicts the reach of the January 1700

Yachats council approves $12,000 to weatherize Little Log Church, but wants community discussion on much bigger cost for repairs

August 23, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council has approved up to $12,000 to weatherproof the city’s deteriorating Little Log Church & Museum for the winter. But once that is done, council members indicated last week they want a wider community discussion on the future of the two buildings before deciding whether to spend an estimated $575,000 to repair them.

Despite departure of popular Chubby’s from downtown Waldport, city hopes to create a pod of 4-6 food carts to expand dining options

August 19, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The departure of a popular food cart in downtown Waldport isn’t deterring city officials from trying to establish a “pod” of 4-6 such outlets within the next year. After 7½ years, Michelle and Pat O’Neil are closing their Chubby’s food cart Aug. 28. It’s not because business is slow – they sell out regularly

Yachats’ Post Office is not closing, but struggling with staffing issues like many other coastal and rural post offices

August 19, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Post Office, which shut Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday, is not closing but is struggling like most post offices on the Oregon coast with staffing issues. Yachats Postmaster Jeff Davis retired July 30 after 10 years in Yachats and nearly 35 years with the Postal Service. Chanda Wall, who works at the Waldport Post

Yachats council authorizes city manager to negotiate higher salary for potential office employee after initial job offer rejected

August 19, 2021
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council resumed its public thrashing around Wednesday over hiring a former contractor to handle some bookkeeping and administrative functions at City Hall after she turned down a job offer that contained a council-mandated salary that she considered too low. But after another discussion, the council voted unanimously to authorized interim City Manager Katherine
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