http://www.newportnewstimes.com Top Stories RSS Feed Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:57 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21798 The crabs are ready. Crabbers are still busy gearing up in windy, rainy conditions at the Newport docks, anticipating the Nov. 28 pre-soak. And the annual price negotiations between fishermen and processors, with oversight by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, began Wednesday in Newport. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:24 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21797 Board votes to again allow school health centers to distribute prescriptions The Lincoln County School District Board of Directors on Tuesday lifted a ban on school based health centers dispensing prescription birth control. The vote to again allow the dispensing of prescription birth Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:23 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21796 Alcohol is factor in accident that sends SUV into creek near Rose Lodge A man is being heralded as a hero after pulling four people from a sport utility vehicle that was partially submerged in a creek after crashing on Widow Creek Road in Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:05 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21795 Oregon public wants cautious approach with potential efforts Most folks generally support developing wave energy potential in Oregon's territorial sea, but many want a cautious approach that encompasses careful research and testing before launching significant commercial projects. Those are the underlying conclusions Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:11 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21794 Adult annual pool pass could increase from $107 to $450 The Newport Parks and Recreation Department is asking the Newport City Council to approve a business plan that calls for a significant increase in usage fees for the recreation center and pool. The city's Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:36:40 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21779 Many people like to watch the turbulent ocean during windy days along the coast. And then there are those who prefer a more up-close-and-personal experience, like this kite surfer who was enjoying the wind and waves Friday afternoon at Newport's Nye Beach. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:09:06 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21778 Efforts underway to meet needs of fishing groups and wave energy industry "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug." Mark Twain's irrefutable wisdom bobbed to the surface in early November as Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:08:24 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21777 Meeting discusses potential improvements in various Lincoln City spots Lincoln City Council and community members heard a special presentation from Oregon Department of Transportation representatives on Monday about the need to establish a facility plan for proposed improvements to Highway 101 from 12th Street Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:07:49 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21776 Growth, climate change forcing new management focus Mark Twain's witticism that "whiskey's for drinkin', water's for fightin' over" contains more than a modicum of truth, especially the part about fighting over water, a scarce commodity in the West, and becoming scarcer. The recent Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:39 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21775 Council discusses lack of funds, air service subsidy During the Nov. 2 session of the Newport City Council, councilor Richard Kilbride passed out copies of a room tax revenue comparison for the first three months of the current fiscal year, as it relates to Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:05:55 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21774 Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay in Newport was flying this storm flag Monday afternoon, which warns mariners of winds within the range of 48 to 63 knots (55 to 73 miles per hour). Potentially damaging winds along the coast had been forecast for Monday Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:05:04 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21765 Siletz Valley School students from kindergarten through grade 12 honored about three dozen local veterans on Tuesday with special gifts and appreciation at the school's annual Veterans Day program. "It was great. I've been to a lot of ceremonies, but none with the spirit and Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:10:36 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21764 Isaac Newton Magnet School and Sam Case Elementary School in Newport, and Crestview Heights School in Waldport all received an outstanding rating on the Oregon Department of Education's annual school report card for 2008-09. "I am thrilled with the direction in which our district is Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:09:10 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21763 EPA says no immediate concern in initial air toxins monitoring The first numbers released at the end of October by Pacific Northwest Region 10 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate no immediate concern about air toxins around Toledo Elementary School. The Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:07:55 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21762 Event looks at coastal community development with help of NOAA reps Growth is vital to any community, but how a community grows can determine its future success - or failure. Susan Fox and Margaret VanderWilt from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:07:12 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21753 A storm surge at high tide on Friday sent waves crashing and seafoam flying at the seawall at the Nye Beach turnaround in Newport. Although blustery winds are expected to die down after today (Tuesday), forecasters are predicting rain to continue throughout the week. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:26:37 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21752 As the first major storm of the winter season bore down on the Oregon coast, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officials last Thursday were warning even the most derring-do storm watchers to "sit this one out," and telling folks to stay off jetties and out of Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:25:56 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21751 OSU researchers discover cause of offshore earthquake swarms Oregon State University scientists are still assembling the pieces of a puzzle nature created for them in 2008, when they recorded a swarm of earthquakes in an area not known for high seismic activity. While Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:22:50 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21750 Volunteer group helps residents resolve conflicts and disputes Lincoln County residents who need help resolving a conflict or dispute with another party can find assistance with volunteer mediators from Lincoln Community Dispute Resolution. The organization's executive director, Jim Reim, and board chair, Mindy Baxter, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:22:04 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21749 $1.2 million project converts site to 'smart-grid' The Central Lincoln People's Utility District energized its newly modernized "smart grid substation" near downtown Toledo on Friday, in festivities that included Central Lincoln Board Member Larkin Kaliher, General Manager Paul Davies, County Commissioners Bill Hall and Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:21:31 -0600 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21672 In quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle (in its most simple terms) means that researchers can't simultaneously measure separate physical characteristics (such as position and momentum) with the same precision. Fisheries managers have dealt with the uncertainty principle in a different way and at different Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:02:43 -0500 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21671 Council approves department's request for new computer equipment Toledo City Council members gave unanimous, but somewhat reserved, support to authorize Michelle Amberg to sign two agreements that would bring the police department's computer technology out of the "dark ages." During Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:00:52 -0500 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21670 Session at Otter Rock lets public give input on marine reserves process Three state agencies are developing rules for establishing, studying, monitoring, and evaluating pilot marine reserves at Otter Rock north of Newport and Redfish Rocks near Port Orford. Each agency is Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:00:05 -0500 http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.newportnewstimes.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=21669 Mayor appoints task force to review proposed model policy on media Newport Mayor Bill Bain appointed a task force on Monday to review a proposed model policy addressing news media attendance in city council executive sessions. City attorney Penelope McCarthy received a Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:56:58 -0500