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Some Yachats residents surprised to learn fire department’s ambulance won’t automatically take them to FlorenceTop StoryLincoln Chronicle · Yachats
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Some Yachats residents surprised to learn fire department’s ambulance won’t automatically take them to Florence

Changes how the Yachats fire district operates the former South Lincoln Ambulance -- by not automatically taking some patients to Florence, for example -- has surprised some residents but is necessary to keep firefighter/paramedics in the area to handle an increasing amount of ca

Source: Lincoln Chronicle·17h ago
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Yachats planning commission wants to separate state-required and local-option housing proposals to discuss, decideLincoln Chronicle
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Yachats planning commission wants to separate state-required and local-option housing proposals to discuss, decide

Bowing to controversy over a complete reworking of the city’s codes to encourage a variety, more flexible and possibly less expensive housing, the Planning Commission has decided to break down issues into more bite-sized, digestible and debatable chunks. The post Yachats planning


Lincoln Chronicle · Sep 5
Yachats council OKs contract to test city site for new reservoirLincoln Chronicle
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Yachats council OKs contract to test city site for new reservoir

The Yachats city council Thursday approved a contract for no more than $91,900 to have an engineering firm drill four to five holes on city property to see if it is strong enough to support a new 1.5 million gallon water reservoir. The post Yachats council OKs contract to test ci


Lincoln Chronicle · Sep 4
Heceta Head Lightkeeper’s House to Receive UpgradesLincoln City Homepage
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Heceta Head Lightkeeper’s House to Receive Upgrades

A top Oregon Coast travel destinations is getting upgrades! The iconic red and white Heceta Head Lightkeeper’s House will be partially under construction in October and November while the roof […] The post Heceta Head Lightkeeper’s House to Receive Upgrades appeared first on Linc


Lincoln City Homepage · Sep 3
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Hugh McDonald “Don” Rackleff
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Hugh McDonald “Don” Rackleff

Hugh McDonald “Don” Rackleff, of Yachats, died August 13, 2026.

Yachats·Sep 1
Summer intern’s study of waste at Yachats Commons events brings suggestions to protect environment
Lincoln Chronicle

Summer intern’s study of waste at Yachats Commons events brings suggestions to protect environment

City of Yachats summer intern Peeta Galicia spent the summer digging through trash at Commons’ events to measure plastic use and identify alternatives. She foun…

Yachats·Aug 26
Yachats investigating timberland condition and purchase in order to protect its watershed
Lincoln Chronicle

Yachats investigating timberland condition and purchase in order to protect its watershed

The Yachats city council this week received updates on efforts to protect its water supply by purchasing timberland in the Salmon Creek watershed along with a p…

Yachats·Aug 21
An Oregon Coast Lighthouse Keeper's House That is a BnB Gets Exterior Reconstruction
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An Oregon Coast Lighthouse Keeper's House That is a BnB Gets Exterior Reconstruction

October begins a noisy period for the Heceta Head Lighthouse BnB. Yachats hotel news, Florence hotel news, reviews

Yachats·Aug 21
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