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After years of debate and budgeting, Yachats finally seeks contractors to repair and reopen Little Log Church Museum

September 12, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS — Mayors, councilors, commission members and city managers have come and gone but finally after at least six years of debate, studies and budgeting the city of Yachats is seeking contractors to repair and rebuild portions of its 97-year-old Little Log Church Museum. The city posted advertisements this week asking contractors to bid on a

Transfer of Ocean View Drive from county to Yachats hits another bump after state’s objection

August 22, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County has been trying to give Ocean View Drive to the city of Yachats for years. But its latest effort hit a speed bump Wednesday during a public hearing before county commissioners when an Oregon state parks official showed up to object to the county claiming a short section of the road through Yachats State

Sheriff’s deputies begin splitting 10-hour day shifts between Yachats and Waldport under new contracts

August 1, 2024

BY GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Yachats’ new contract deputy hit the streets Thursday. In a first-of-its-kind shared deputy agreement between the cities of Waldport and Yachats, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Abby Dorsey will work 10-hour day shifts in Waldport on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and in Yachats on Thursdays and Fridays. But while both cities and Sheriff Curtis Landers have hammered out

Yachats council agrees to negotiate with landowner in effort to stop 20-acre clearcut south of city

July 18, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – What it would cost the city of Yachats to prevent an eyesore of a clearcut that in turn will eliminate community concerns about landslides and the subsequent application of herbicides is unclear. The city is negotiating with the landowner and the logger who owns the trees, but no agreement has been reached and the

Owner of 40-acre site on south edge of Yachats wants to log it — or cut some kind of deal with city

June 20, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether an eleventh-hour effort to stop a 40-acre clearcut on a swath of timber just across the Yachats River bridge in south Yachats will be successful is anybody’s guess. But one thing is certain – the clock is ticking. Logging could have started as early as Tuesday if not for a 30-day reprieve granted

Waldport/Yachats contract for sheriff’s deputies inches closer to agreement — but commissioners want to pin down cost

June 6, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Whether Yachats will have a dedicated Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy in the upcoming year – tied to Waldport receiving a significant discount if it continues with its two-deputy contract – remains an open question. Lincoln County commissioners, who must approve any agreement, deferred making a decision at their Wednesday meeting after listening to a presentation by

Yachats prohibits camping at Little Log Church as group recommends taking other city sites off potential list

May 16, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A group advising Yachats on homeless issues is recommending the city add four sites where camping would be banned — sites originally identified as the only city-owned property where camping might be allowed. These include properties next to water reservoirs in neighborhoods east of Highway 101 and a previously favored designated camping area near

Yachats budget committee wades through — and OKs — much of 2024-25 city spending plan

May 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – The city of Yachats’ finances are in good shape with several long-awaited projects about to begin and future plans – including a possible contract deputy from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office – accounted for in the proposed 2024-25 spending plan that its 10-member Budget Committee reviewed Thursday. In a marathon of a meeting that

New $30,000 reader board at Yachats Commons designed to improve safety, communication for everyone

May 2, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – People passing by the Yachats Commons now have a high-resolution nod to modernity with the debut Thursday of an electronic reader board. Safety concerns triggered the upgrade from the old board with its manually-maneuvered individual block letters. “We will be able to change the wording on the new one from an app on our

If you build it will ospreys come? After erecting platform Monday, Yachats bird group will find out

April 23, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With the foundation laid it’s now a game of wait-and-see whether efforts will work to entice ospreys to make a home in the heart of Yachats. A flock of volunteers gathered on the northern fringe of the wetlands west of city hall Monday to attach an upturned pallet atop a 65-foot pole to serve

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After years of debate and budgeting, Yachats finally seeks contractors to repair and reopen Little Log Church Museum

Transfer of Ocean View Drive from county to Yachats hits another bump after state’s objection

Sheriff’s deputies begin splitting 10-hour day shifts between Yachats and Waldport under new contracts

Yachats council agrees to negotiate with landowner in effort to stop 20-acre clearcut south of city

Owner of 40-acre site on south edge of Yachats wants to log it — or cut some kind of deal with city

Waldport/Yachats contract for sheriff’s deputies inches closer to agreement — but commissioners want to pin down cost

Yachats prohibits camping at Little Log Church as group recommends taking other city sites off potential list

Yachats budget committee wades through — and OKs — much of 2024-25 city spending plan

New $30,000 reader board at Yachats Commons designed to improve safety, communication for everyone

If you build it will ospreys come? After erecting platform Monday, Yachats bird group will find out

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