Lincoln County district attorney and judgeship openings draw seven candidates

October 3, 2019

Seven people – including one who applied for both – have asked Gov. Kate Brown to be appointed as the next Lincoln County district attorney or fill a circuit court vacancy. Four people, including three current deputy district attorneys, have applied to be appointed district attorney. Michelle Branam, who had been the district attorney since 2014, resigned in mid September

Proliferation of vacation rentals in Yachats hurts the city

October 2, 2019

To the editor: This is in response to a bulk mailing from Candy Neville and the Yachats Alliance. In summary, Neville and the alliance argues for unlimited and unregulated vacation rentals as beneficial to the city of Yachats, and that we the citizenry must enable them to continue to benefit financially without regard to hard costs and unintentional consequences to

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Sept. 30-Oct. 1

October 2, 2019

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19352205 09/30/2019 22:28 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Warrant Arrest Location 101, Mile post 139 139, NEWPORT, LINCOLN OR USA 97365 Narrative Summary On 9/30/19 at approximately 10:28 pm I stopped a silver Toyota Camry (TWW656) on US 101 near mile post 139 for an equipment violation. I identified the driver and recognized him from previous police contacts. I

Rainy September takes some pressure off water restrictions in Yachats

October 1, 2019

Yes, it was an unusually wet September. And, as luck would have it, as soon as the city of Yachats declared “Phase One” water restrictions the city recorded 3.5 inches of rain in September to unofficially end any real worries about watering outside plants or washing cars. September’s rainfall total was the third highest in the last 10 years,

Lincoln County judge tosses out 2017 voter ban of aerial pesticide spraying

October 1, 2019

After more than two years studying the issue, a Lincoln County circuit judge has tossed out a voter-approved initiative that would have banned aerial spraying of pesticides in the county because it conflicts with Oregon law. The judge released her findings to attorneys Sept. 23; word slowly spread last week and attorneys and groups involved released statements and reactions

Lincoln County begins offering free flu shot clinics

October 1, 2019

Lincoln Health and Human Services clinics has started offering flu shots and student vaccinations and its three clinics and health centers located at Waldport, Taft, Newport, and Toledo high schools. Walk-in clinic hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31 at the county’s Nye Clinic, 36 S.W. Nye St., Newport: Additional flu

Samaritan Pacific offering two free seminars in October

October 1, 2019

Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital is offering two free seminars in early October. Dr. Jessica Germino, director of breast and women’s imaging at Corvallis Radiology, will talk about mammography and its advances at a free seminar from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the hospital’s Center for Health Education, 740 S.W. Ninth St., Newport. No registration is required. Nurse practitioner Heather