Yachats City Council takes next step in 2-year process to adjust water rates for residents and businesses

October 1, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats has taken another step in a two-year journey to generate more money for water projects – and correcting issues with some businesses who use large amounts of water. The Yachats City Council last week unanimously approved a new method of calculating water rates by moving to a charge based on the size of

Yachats may be doing OK financially, but committee members press city to get out simpler view of revenue picture

September 30, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats may be better off financially than expected from the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, city manager Shannon Beaucaire told the Finance Committee last week. But when and how the community gets a financial health report may be a bit more problematic. The city’s Finance Committee, which is made up of representatives of

Lincoln County moves into Phase 2 of Oregon’s reopening plan Tuesday, but health officials still advise caution

September 28, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County officially loosens coronavirus restrictions on businesses, recreation and social gatherings Tuesday, but county officials are stressing that it doesn’t mean anything goes. Lincoln County on Tuesday became the last non-Portland-area county in Oregon to move from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan – months behind most similar, rural counties. That

Yachats City Council gives unanimous approval to proceed with new design for Driftwood Lane paving, parking project

September 24, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com After four months of debate, a proposal to pave a 100-yard portion of Driftwood Lane behind the city’s 501 Building got a tentative go-ahead Wednesday. Call it a blinking yellow light. The Yachats City Council voted 5-0 to have city staff work with its engineers to re-do an original plan from February that drew resistance from

Wells Fargo tells Judy Cashner of Lincoln City that she’s been dead for a year. She says not quite yet … and fights back

September 23, 2020

“At first I thought they’d just cancel the credit card and it was kind of funny,” said Judy Cashner, who lives in Lincoln City. “But now it’s not funny.” A friend made her this shirt, which references a famous Monty Python comedy line. By MIKE ROGOWAY/The Oregonian Word of Judy Cashner’s death came as quite a shock to Judy Cashner.

First there was the coronavirus pandemic, then wildfires and smoke, but (online) classes finally begin in Lincoln County schools

September 23, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Delayed for a week because of wildfires and smoke, online classes started Monday for middle and high school students in the Lincoln County School District. It was the first day of required attendance – even if it was at the other end of a computer — since March, when Gov. Kate Brown ordered schools closed because

With COVID-19 cases on a steep decline, Lincoln County will finally enter Phase 2 of Oregon’s reopening plan on Tuesday

September 21, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com On Tuesday, Lincoln County residents can go to a movie, take a swim, maybe enter a library, attend an indoor event with up to 100 people, and return to work in an office building. All with proper distancing or face coverings, of course. That’s because Lincoln County’s rates of COVID-19 have dropped so low since mid-August

As Otis residents return to begin recovery from fire’s carnage “Everything looks so normal … and then you turn the corner”

September 20, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Even the cursory checkpoints manned by Oregon National Guard members don’t quite prepare you for what you’ll see a mile down North Bank Road in Otis. The first sign of the fire that ripped through the community on Sept. 9 appears as burned underbrush on the north side of the road leading into the heart of

Even with fires still smoldering around Otis, emergency officials urge rest of Lincoln County residents to prepare for the next disaster

September 19, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Fires are still smoldering in Otis. Evacuees are still in shelters, motels or living with friends and families. Power and water are only slowly returning to 2,500 acres and more than 100 homes incinerated last week by the Echo Mountain and Kimberling fires in north Lincoln County. But Lincoln County fire and emergency officials want the 22,000

With help of McKenzie River Trust and UO, Yachats gains a “RARE” intern for 11 months to help with community water issues

September 17, 2020

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com As a kid growing up in the cornfields of south-central Ohio, Sam Hillman heard the stories and saw the pictures of mile after mile of Pacific Northwest forests and ocean. Someday, he promised himself, he’d make the trek west to see them for himself. Now that dream is coming true as the 22-year-old embarks on an

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Yachats City Council takes next step in 2-year process to adjust water rates for residents and businesses

Yachats may be doing OK financially, but committee members press city to get out simpler view of revenue picture

Lincoln County moves into Phase 2 of Oregon’s reopening plan Tuesday, but health officials still advise caution

Yachats City Council gives unanimous approval to proceed with new design for Driftwood Lane paving, parking project

Wells Fargo tells Judy Cashner of Lincoln City that she’s been dead for a year. She says not quite yet … and fights back

First there was the coronavirus pandemic, then wildfires and smoke, but (online) classes finally begin in Lincoln County schools

With COVID-19 cases on a steep decline, Lincoln County will finally enter Phase 2 of Oregon’s reopening plan on Tuesday

As Otis residents return to begin recovery from fire’s carnage “Everything looks so normal … and then you turn the corner”

Even with fires still smoldering around Otis, emergency officials urge rest of Lincoln County residents to prepare for the next disaster

With help of McKenzie River Trust and UO, Yachats gains a “RARE” intern for 11 months to help with community water issues

Letters from readers

Commissioner clarifies stance on Veterans Service levy on Nov. 4 ballot

Lincoln County ballot measure is a commitment to our veterans

$25,000 grant will help View the Future’s community conversations

Obituaries

Joe Chapman of Tenmile

Ruth R. Mock of Yachats — “Fiddlin Ruth”

Marie Jones of Newport

Civic Calendar

City of Yachats Parks & Commons Commission

Workshop meeting of Seal Rock and East Lincoln County fire district boards

Yachats Big Band monthly concert

Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board

Yachats Planning Commission monthly workshop meeting

Yachats Public Works & Streets Commission

Lincoln County School District board of directors

Waldport City Council

Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District monthly board meeting

Yachats “open mic” night

Public & Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE: Seal Rock Fire District and East Lincoln County Fire District

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD