Other Yachats Community News - Page 73

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The annual New Year’s Day Peace Hike has always been about remembrance of the past, but this winter there’s a more modern aspect — honoring the life and work of Chief Donald “Doc” Slyter. Now approaching its 14th year, the hike traditionally honors the memory of Amanda De-Cuys. She was a 19th century Native

By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH/Underscore News SILETZ – The Siletz Valley School board has fired principal/superintendent Casey Jackson following an investigation into seven complaints filed in October. The board announced its decision to fire principal Jackson at its meeting Dec. 14. The 200-student school is a charter school within the Lincoln County School District, with its own board, administrators and budget.

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Following a 90-minute hearing Friday, Lincoln County circuit judge Joseph Allison said he hopes to rule by the end of the week on challenges to the county’s ordinance regulating vacation rentals in unincorporated areas. Allison scheduled another hearing with lawyers for 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29 but said he “will do my best” to get a

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Lincoln County, like 30 of Oregon’s 36 counties, gained population last year, according to new population estimates released this week by Portland State University’s Population Research Center. The county’s year-over-year gain of just 218 residents, however, continues a pandemic-era trend of little to no population increases for Oregon’s smallest and mostly rural counties, and flashes danger

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With no more fanfare than a Facebook post, the Yachats Underground Pub & Grub re-opened Wednesday after closing suddenly and supposedly permanently just two weeks ago. The unannounced closure of the bar favored by many locals and musicians occurred after a cash register malfunction led to a kerfuffle between a bartender and owner David