King Salvage cited
Posted: Friday, Mar 5th, 2010
Owners, employees charged with environmental crimes

Three people have been charged in connection with a vehicle dismantling operation east of Newport off Highway 20.
On Feb. 26, Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division troopers cited Robert Mobley, 71, and Lanetta Mobley, 57, co-owners of King Salvage for first degree water pollution, second degree air pollution, unlawful disposal ...more

Newport revises proposed zoning
Posted: Friday, Mar 5th, 2010
Much of property near the ocean shore is considered a high hazard area

Responding to concerns that a proposed update to Newport's geological hazard zoning could sink property values; the city has revised the ordinance ahead of a planning commission hearing Monday.
As originally presented at a Feb. 17 planning commission workshop, the updated zoning ordinance proposed to limit ...more

Cross gives first State of the City
Posted: Friday, Mar 5th, 2010
Toledo endures change and faces challenge, says mayor

In what was likely the first State of the City report ever given by a Toledo mayor, Rod Cross presented a summary of 2009, and a glimpse of the community's course for 2010 - and beyond.
Toledo endured considerable change last year in terms of infrastructure, government, and personnel.
Cross ...more

Legislators OK funds for Hatfield facility
Posted: Friday, Mar 5th, 2010
OSU wants to match with federal grant for marine mammal building

In 2008, officials at Oregon State University (OSU)'s Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) announced plans to add as many as four buildings to its 49-acre campus.
The research and teaching facility located on the south side of the Yaquina Bay estuary has an annual budget of about $37 million, ...more

Requiem for a lady
Posted: Wednesday, Mar 3rd, 2010
Fishermen mourn loss of F/V Helen McColl

A one-of-a-kind New England fishing vessel that for decades plied the Pacific Ocean for albacore tuna and salmon awaits an ignominious end after a salvage team hoisted her from a watery grave at the Port of Newport's commercial docks last week, then transported her to and beached her on the far side ...more

Agencies kept close watch for tsunami
Posted: Wednesday, Mar 3rd, 2010
Advisory notice issued Saturday following earthquake in Chile

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile early Saturday morning triggered tsunami advisories for the Pacific Coast, with the possibility of one to four foot waves affecting the coastline in Lincoln County.
As a precaution, emergency services personnel posted warning signs at a number of beach access points and notified people on the ...more

Mayor apologizes for actions
Posted: Wednesday, Mar 3rd, 2010
Councilor Patrick wants a hearing regarding Bain's ‘misconduct'

Newport Mayor Bill Bain made a public apology Monday night for shredding a public document and making "erroneous statements" about it, but Councilor Patricia Patrick is demanding the council discuss possible disciplinary action against the mayor.
"I consider this to be a serious matter, not deserving of flippant humor or disregard," ...more

Oregon Oyster Farm faces a major recall
Posted: Wednesday, Mar 3rd, 2010
Test results pending for Yaquina Bay shellfish

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) shucked the life out of plans by Oregon Oyster Farms to offer fresh Yaquina Bay oysters during the annual Seafood and Wine Festival in Newport.
The state's most extensive and oldest oyster operation faced a "total recall" of products using oyster meat and oysters in ...more

Seafood and Wine, come rain or shine
Posted: Friday, Feb 26th, 2010
Jack, the dancing pirate skeleton, watches over preparations for the Newport Chamber of Commerce's Seafood and Wine Festival Thursday afternoon. The festival gets under way today at 2 p.m. and runs through Sunday. The festival offers up a variety of seafood, and more than 80 wineries will display wine from around the Northwest. (Photo by Larry Coonrod) ...more

Mayor shreds review forms
Posted: Friday, Feb 26th, 2010
Bain admits to destroying document he originally denied receiving

After publicly denying the existence of a completed evaluation form for the Newport city attorney and city manager, Mayor Bill Bain admitted this week that he destroyed the document in early January. It's an admission that could have implications in a pending lawsuit by Dennis Reno, the city's former airport ...more

Youth makes medical history
Posted: Friday, Feb 26th, 2010
Robotic surgery eases Newport student's pain

He's not "The Six Million Dollar Man," but 16-year-old Jordan Flowers of Newport is starting to feel like it.
They had the technology to alleviate a lingering health problem and someone willing to use it, so Flowers and his mother, Sheila Stiley, agreed to try. A successful operation using a robotic surgery system ...more

Up, up and away for shipwreck
Posted: Friday, Feb 26th, 2010
Port operation begins to lift and scrap sunken fishing vessel

A salvage operation was started Thursday morning to raise a 99-year-old wooden fishing vessel that had scuttled itself at its berth at the Port of Newport's Dock 5 last November.
Salvage teams planned to work slings under the 65-foot F/V Helen McColl, prepping to hoist her out of the ...more

New site offers up crime stats
Posted: Friday, Feb 26th, 2010
Citizens can now access public safety information from online database

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is joining a growing number of police organizations across the country in allowing citizens to access crime data for their neighborhoods.
Sheriff Dennis Dotson and Lt. Curtis Landers appeared before the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to talk about a computer program ...more

Aly Viles - Two state meet Wins
Posted: Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2010
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Congressman Kurt Schrader
Posted: Friday, Feb 19th, 2010
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