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By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue needs its own home in Waldport. Now that the city of Waldport has moved its offices to the former Umpqua Bank building, the city is offering to sell its former City Hall and fire station property – yes, the city owns it – to the district. The asking price? $1.1

More than 100 candidates filed for seats on 45 local government boards or special service districts in Lincoln County as of the 5 p.m. deadline Thursday, with a couple of local races drawing multiple candidates. The May 18 election will be conducted by mail ballot. Incumbents, as usual, face little opposition on governing boards for the Oregon Coast Community College,

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Yachats’ scenic walking trails are favorites with locals and visitors, and new signs are adding interesting details — plus alerts to other places to stroll and sightsee. Erected this month, the signs feature snippets of history, some archived photos, and detailed maps of all the trails in town. Measuring two feet by three feet, the works

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If anyone needed an excuse to meander around downtown Yachats on the first day of spring, Polly Plumb Productions has come up with a great one — the first (and possibly annual) “Spring Equinox Celebration and Flower Bulb Exchange” for two hours Saturday. As musical artists perform at four outdoor venues to celebrate the spring equinox, people

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Barbara Kimmel moved from Vermont to Yachats in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Since July, Kimmel and her husband, Peter, have been settling into their new home, keeping to themselves and caring for their five rescue dogs. “I’d really like to get to know Yachats,” Kimmel said. She took the first big step in

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com If certain West Coast swallows could write their own “House wanted” ad, it would look something like this: HARD-WORKING COUPLE seeks home. Will eat our weight in mosquitoes. But thanks to the work begun by three Yachats men, Violet Green and Tree Swallows will soon have safe new dwellings in town and up the Yachats River

The Yachats Chamber of Commerce plans to reopen its small office in the C&K Plaza downtown on Thursday, nearly a year after it closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening is being organized by Joan Davies, a former Yachats city manager and real estate broker, who will work part-time for the chamber. Initially, the office will be open

They determine school or college policy. They oversee port operations, help make sure firefighters and their equipment can respond, that water flows, or potholes are occasionally filled. These are the mostly low-profile special service districts, many of whose board members are up for election in May – but must file for office by 5 p.m. Thursday, March 18. Special service

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Most of the acts are booked. A reservation for the Yachats Commons has been made. And if COVID-19 restrictions permit, the Yachats Celtic Music Festival will return in November. “Despite changing COVID-19 restrictions, we are optimistically moving ahead and continue planning for the 2021 Yachats Celtic Music Festival,” the board of directors of Polly Plumb Productions

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After a step-back last week to get more elderly people signed up for a COVID-19 shot, Lincoln County health officials say increases in supplies and a new clinic later this week should help more residents over 65 get inoculated. Lincoln County Public Health and its partners are holding five first-dose clinics this week using 1,700 Moderna