By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — On the surface, it may look as though not much is happening with the re-build of the Yachats Library. The old structure still stands […]
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Despite $34,000 increase in cost, Yachats goes ahead with installing delineators on south edge of city
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Installation of the long-awaited pedestrian-safety delineators along the west side of U.S. Highway 101 on the south edge of Yachats did not happen this […]
Yachats church’s Oktoberfest celebration is a chance to have fun, support aid programs
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Want to do good while having a barrel of a good time? Then roll out for the second annual Yachats Oktoberfest, which is brewing […]
Blowup at Lincoln County commission meeting highlights stark divisions over deflection, administrative work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Three elected law enforcement officials and three treatment providers blasted Lincoln County commissioners Wednesday for trying to make last-minute changes to months of their collaborative work […]
Yachats council OKs new water rate structure for businesses, vacation rentals to help fund long-term projects
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The Yachats city council voted Wednesday to raise water and sewer rates for commercial users – including vacation rentals – to plug a funding […]
District in line to get $1.2 million to install emergency generators at schools in Newport and Lincoln City
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Two Lincoln County schools are on pace to get significant funds to fortify them as community safety and shelter hubs in case of severe wildfires, earthquakes, […]
New volunteers breathe life to historic Yachats cemetery, now seek donations, plot sales for more improvements
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Just a year ago the Yachats cemetery was like a patient in intensive care. Not yet on life support, it nevertheless needed a big […]
Massive new artwork in Lincoln City builds on Oregon Mural Trail that started in Yachats, six other towns
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch If you’ve seen Travel Oregon’s “Only Slightly Exaggerated” campaign of 2021, meant to draw tourists to Oregon with animated images of the state’s wonders, you might agree […]
Coos, Umpqua, Siuslaw tribes sue federal government in effort to stop October offshore wind auction
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Officials from the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are suing the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management over its decision […]
Mobility mats at beach north of Florence designed to help more people reach the ocean
By KLCC News FLORENCE — Lane County has installed a six-foot-wide temporary path at Heceta Beach that connects the parking area to the beach as part of an effort […]