Modified: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
LINCOLN COUNTY -- Voters on Tuesday rejected for the second time in seven months a county-wide property tax levy to fund children's programs. With 90 percent of the vote counted, the Children's Trust of Lincoln County was losing with 5,241 no votes to 3,829 voting yes.
In another closely watched ballot measure that could have state wide ramifications, Newport voters ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
LINCOLN CITY -- Tiny machines driven by high-powered engines is a potent mix for trouble, but a highly-trained team of jet ski rescuers who stood by for the inaugural Devils Lake Dash last weekend was soothing tonic for competitors who risked life and limb for trophies. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
NEWPORT -- Bar owners and their patrons Monday night left the mayor and Newport city councilors with little doubt about their opposition to proposed rules to make three popular nightclubs close at midnight.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
A Baker City man who was convicted in Lincoln County Circuit Court this month on multiple counts of child sexual abuse will spend nearly 21 years in a state prison. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Vandalism and theft of day-use collection boxes at many Siuslaw National Forest sites has become so rampant in recent years that U.S. Forest Service officials have removed the fee tubes and required the purchase of recreation passes in advance.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Lincoln City Police Department recently announced they have been awarded a traffic safety grant in the amount of $1,850, which will be used for conducting pedestrian safety enforcement operations in the city. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
In a recent article about U.S. Forest Service firefighters meeting in Newport to conduct a training exercise, it was incorrectly reported that they gathered at the Shilo Inn. The location of the event was the Hallmark Resort. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
DEPOE BAY -- The last cities on the list to receive new tsunami evacuation maps are now awash in the lifesaving fliers, said Depoe Bay Fire Chief Josh Williams on Monday. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
An 18-year-old Lincoln City man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years after pleading guilty to murder with a firearm in an incident that occurred outside a Lincoln City apartment complex on Feb. 7, 2010.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Lincoln County Health and Human Services announces that the Environmental Health and Vital Statistics offices have moved from its Nye Street location to the second floor of the Western Title Building at 255 SW Coast Hwy in Newport. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopted final comprehensive conservation plans for Bandon Marsh, Nestucca Bay, and Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuges. These plans provide goals, objectives, and strategies for management of the three refuges over the next 15 years. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
An eyewitness to the fatal accident Tuesday on U.S. Highway 101 that killed a Seattle man who was dribbling a soccer ball from Seattle to Sao Paulo, Brazil, stepped forward Wednesday evening, giving police an unexpected break in the ongoing criminal probe into the death of Richard V. Swanson, 42. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
NEWPORT -- Newport City Council members voted 6-0 Thursday evening to appoint Library Director Ted Smith as interim city manager while they search for a permanent replacement for Jim Voetberg, who announced his resignation last week. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
LINCOLN CITY -- A second multi-million dollar lawsuit has been filed in Lane County Circuit Court against the Samaritan Early Learning Center, claiming the operation failed to protect a child from another 4-year-old. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
NEWPORT -- Planning commissioners needed less than half an hour this week to unanimously vote to deny an appeal seeking to toss out a traffic impact analysis (TIA) that said two city streets were useable by log trucks headed to the Port of Newport International Terminal. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
NEWPORT -- "I love the smell of concrete in the morning," says homebuilder Kevin Kass as he watches a crew from RK Concrete Construction finish pouring the foundation for the first of 10 high-end homes in the Sea Crest community at Otter Rock. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
TOLEDO, A lengthy negotiating period between the City of Toledo and its union employees officially concluded Wednesday when the city council unanimously approved its collective bargaining agreement with the Toledo Employee Association (TEA). ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
WALDPORT, A visit to Waldport's two "new" school buildings reveals the chaos that struck the district's K-8 classrooms when mold was discovered two months ago at Crestview Heights School. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
In late March, Lincoln County Forest Deputy Gary Davey located a fresh dumpsite on Plum Creek property near milepost .5 on 1000 Line Road outside of Toledo. The dumpsite consisted of household trash and clothing. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
A Newport man was arrested for public indecency following an incident on Tuesday near Cape Foulweather. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
YACHATS, Larry Blanchard, the new director for the City of Yachats' Public Works Department, considers the Highway 101 improvement project and the need to solidify the city's water supply as his department's top priorities during the next few years. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
YACHATS, The City of Yachats' new Yard Debris Dump Box program appears to be an effective alternative to burning refuse, but figuring out how to pay for it has been a bit of a dilemma. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
As one of his last duties as the director of public works for the City of Toledo, Adam Denlinger will give a presentation to the Siletz Watershed Council at their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
For the first time since 2005, the Port of Alsea is raising the launch fees at its Waldport Boat Ramp. It now costs $7 to launch a boat off the ramp, an increase from the previous $5 fee. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
The 13th Coast Guard District issued a reminder to vessel operators to maintain a proper lookout while transiting Washington and Oregon waters. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Friday
Lincoln County Animal Welfare and Shelter Committee: 10 a.m., room 108, county courthouse, Newport. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
On Jan. 30, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance related to smoking on county property. That ordinance took effect Tuesday, April 30. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
It wasn't all about flatfish when anglers set out on the opening day of halibut season Saturday, May 11, as Aaron Terhune of Salem demonstrated when he reeled this toothy ling cod from the reef at Government Point. While most anglers drove more than 20 miles to the deepwater halibut beds, Terhune and his companions decked their limits of rockfish ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
With the departure of Lincoln County School District's assistant superintendent and the addition of many state and federal initiatives, there will be changes to the district's administrative staff lineup during the coming school year. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Health professional Gary Lahman will present the 30-minute film, "The Health Care Movie," at the May meeting of Central Oregon Coast NOW (National Organization for Women). Following the film, Lahman will lead a discussion on the Health Care for All, Oregon (HCAO) proposal and what it would mean for Oregonians, with emphasis on Oregon's women and children. The meeting will ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
A new Lincoln County citizens' advisory committee that will help to assess the health care needs and concerns of Lincoln County residents and to develop strategies for improving local health care was appointed Wednesday, May 8, in Newport. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
In ongoing efforts to create jobs and support Oregon small businesses, Rep. David Gomberg (D-Newport) this month was among six legislators appointed to the new bipartisan House Small Business Task Force in the Oregon House of Representatives. House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) announced the appointment of a legislative task force to support small businesses and continue work on job ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Practice paid off for the U.S. Coast Guard and the nine souls aboard a Depoe Bay charter boat that had mechanical trouble on Saturday, May 11, the opening weekend of halibut season. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
LINCOLN CITY -- Police said a man who was walking 10,000 miles from Seattle to Sao Paulo Brazil for the 2014 World Cup of soccer died after he was struck from behind by a car at about 10 a.m. Tuesday in Lincoln City. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
NEWPORT -- The sight of 200-foot ship in the mouth of Yaquina Bay drew a steady stream of visitors armed with digital cameras to the south jetty this week. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Getting residents of the central Oregon coast to take seriously the possibility of a high-magnitude earthquake and its destruction isn't an easy task, says Peter Ovington, a tsunami outreach specialist for the state. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
An Otis woman was arrested May 9 in connection with burglaries in the Depoe Bay and Lincoln City areas. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
DEPOE BAY -- Witnesses said a northbound vehicle swerved into the path of an oncoming semi-trailer truck Friday, May 10, at about 10:05 a.m. in Depoe Bay, scattering wreckage for 50 yards and blocking the highway for two hours while rescuers worked to free the car's driver. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
This Saturday, at 6:30 p.m., Lincoln County Democrats and the Democratic Party of Oregon will hold a joint fundraising dinner at Chinook Winds Resort hotel in Lincoln City. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The public is invited to a workshop to review and provide input on the Yachats Highway 101 Plan at 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the civic meeting room at the Yachats Commons, 441 Hwy 101 N. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Newport Recreation and Parks Committee: 8:30 a.m., recreation center, room 105, 225 NE Avery St.
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners: 9:30 a.m., county courthouse, Newport.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Oregon State Police troopers are continuing an investigation into Friday afternoon's single-vehicle traffic crash along Highway 18 that seriously injured an Otis-area woman. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The Depoe Bay Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors will accept applications to fill director position 4 on the fire board. The board of directors will consider any applications received from qualified applicants. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
LINCOLN BEACH, A convoy of trailers with polished metal skins descended on a homey, oceanfront RV park last weekend, filling its sandstone skyline with the distinctive silhouettes of 30 Airstream campers. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
U.S. Highway 20 PME: UPRR, Eddyville Corvallis, Newport Highway, milepost 16.29 to 21.88
Project Summary: The project will be installing trench and sub-surface drainage features, demolishing bridge components at four locations and continuing erosion and sediment control ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
In the last game of their season, the Taft Tigers' softball team didn't let a few early errors prevent them from making a hard charge for the finish.
Despite the 3-5 loss to the Cascade Cougars last Friday in Turner, the Tigers are looking to the future and a squad that is only graduating one senior.
The Tigers ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
A survey crew from HHPR of Portland, working as a subcontractor for the Oregon Department of Transportation, has been in Newport this week to gather data for mapping out eight new Highway 101 crosswalks. This joint ODOT-City of Newport project, which has been in the works for quite some time, should see a completed design by September, with actual ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
DEPOE BAY -- Mayor A.J. Mattila got an earful from city council members Tuesday after they discovered he had offered the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office $600 to send a deputy to a training program. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
LINCOLN COUNTY, An increase in the number of small, direct-sales farms in Lincoln County has been a lifeline in recent years for families that are in desperate need of fresh, nutritional vegetables and protein. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
DEPOE BAY, Callous thieves who broke into John Woodmark's Ford Excursion truck last month while he was playing 18 holes at a swank golf course near Tacoma stole 3,000 rare gemstones, expensive jewelry and the luggage that held his late son's ashes. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
NEWPORT -- City officials this week rolled out a proposed budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for an increase in utility fees and envisions room tax revenue remaining essentially unchanged. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
NEWPORT, Forget about the sequestration, it was full speed ahead for the Angell Jobs Corps, which charged with chainsaws and machetes on Tuesday through the claustrophobic foliage of Yaquina Bay State Park like a well-oiled company of soldiers.
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Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Central Lincoln People's Utility District has received multiple reports from customers who have received phone calls from scammers claiming to represent Central Lincoln. In the scam, the caller tells the customer that their bill is past due, and electricity will be shut off unless they pay an overdue bill immediately using a credit or debit card. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Lincoln County Sheriff Dennis Dotson announced this week that four Lincoln County Jail female inmates recently completed a two-week basic culinary program. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Randy and Sarah Walker are enthusiastic believers in parts of rural Lincoln County becoming agriculturally viable once again, but only if the demand for locally produced food continues to gain momentum as it has in recent years. ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Seven public safety and city organizations within Lincoln County have taken advantage of surplus satellite communications trailers offered through the State of Oregon Region 2 Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP). ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
The Salmon Drift Creek Watershed Council meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, and will feature a presentation by Paul Robertson, Devils Lake Water Improvement District manager, and David Skirvin, DLWID board chair. They will talk about the Devils Lake Plan and the projects that DLWID is working on to protect and enhance the lake, including the ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Lincoln County Health and Human Services Director Cheryl Connell will lead a discussion on Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes, the new team approach to health care delivery, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at the Waldport Community Center, 265 Hemlock (Highway 34). ...more
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