YACHATS — Two Yachats contractors are collaborating to build four long-term rentals on East Ninth Street in Yachats with the hope of possibly adding an additional four studios if […]
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Judge will rule that Lincoln County can use business licenses to regulate vacation rentals, but expects appeal
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County’s hotly contested ordinances regulating vacation rentals do not fall under Oregon’s land-use laws and the county can oversee them with its business licensing program, […]
What should Yachats’ lodging tax be? City council begins discussing possible raise from 9 percent to ???
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – There appears to be little question whether Yachats will raise its lodging tax on motels and vacation rentals. What is undecided is the percentage increase […]
Five days of rain swamps central Oregon coast — but forecasters say we’re over the worst of it
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Well, that was a doozy. Continuous heavy rain for five days dumped between 10 and 17 inches of rain on the central Oregon coast through Wednesday, […]
After a surprisingly quick year of planning, designing and fundraising, work begins on Yachats’ new skatepark
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Building a skate park in a town awash in retirees might seem like a ploy to entice the grandchildren to visit — but it […]
Much of Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery opens next week; negotiations begin Sunday in Newport on prices
BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open next Saturday from just south of Depoe Bay to the California border but will be delayed until at least […]
Judge denies Lincoln County DA’s request to stop commissioners from controlling her appointments
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews An outside judge has denied a request by Lincoln County district attorney Lanee Danforth for a preliminary injunction to prevent county commissioners from limiting the number […]
Lincoln County adds Sunday bus service between Yachats, Waldport and Newport; restores Saturday trips to Toledo
For the first time Lincoln County is offering Sunday bus service between Yachats, Waldport and its transit hub in Newport as well as between Siletz and Newport. The Lincoln […]
Yachats’ new city manager believes her “can-do” spirit and work ethic will bring stability to position plagued by turnover
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews When December dawns the slippery reins of Yachats city manager will fall into the capable but untested hands of Waldport native Bobbi Price who credits her […]
Coastal cities scrambling to examine — or close — their trails following Oregon Appeals Court decision in Newport case
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews A lawsuit against the city of Newport has caused a ripple effect across Oregon that has municipalities checking their hole card to decide whether they want […]