Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Dec. 17

December 18, 2019

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19438409 12/17/2019 11:28 Officer #41619 FITCH, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 3 3 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ecrash- On 12/17/19 @ approximately 11:49 am I was dispatched to a single vehicle crash. Vehicle was westbound on HWY 20 milepost 3 when vehicle collided with guardrail and went through eastbound lane. Vehicle struck an

Lincoln County emergency services sends alert, warning of 3-day downpour hitting coast

December 18, 2019

Good morning Lincoln County Community Members! We are sending a pre event notice for the predicted rainfall event from the National Weather Service beginning today through Saturday, December 21, 2019. Our concern for this weather pattern is related to the amount of rain in a short time-frame, 3-8 inches Thursday evening into Saturday morning. This event will have a greater

Yachats-area representative, rural legislators unload on state’s lack of attention to rural Oregon

December 18, 2019

By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capitol Insider Rep. Caddy McKeown, D-Coos Bay, minced no words. “My communities have been in a recession for about 40 years now,” she told participants at the Oregon Leadership Summit this week in Portland. “We have high rates of poverty, child abuse, domestic violence, obesity, the capital murder rate, shorter life span, all because poverty has been

Lincoln County Sheriff’s tip of the week: travel planning

December 16, 2019

Holiday Travel Tips Wherever you’re heading, if you’re traveling during the holiday season, remember that everyone else in the world is also. Don’t let terrible drivers, security scanners and long lines at the airport get you down. Here are some tips to help you survive the holiday travel. Plan ahead. Plan alternative trips if traffic makes your way home too

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log: Dec. 11-15

December 16, 2019

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19432137 12/11/2019 09:52 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Injury Location 101 and NW CURTIS ST, SEAL ROCK OR USA 97376 Narrative Summary ecrash- On 12/11/19 @ approximately 0950 hours I was dispatched to a single vehicle crash. Vehicle was southbound on HWY 101 milepost 150 when vehicle crossed the centerline and drove through northbound lane. Vehicle struck

City of Yachats pulls in $170,000 in street and water grants for 2020 projects

December 12, 2019

Rick McClung is on a roll. In the past few months, the city of Yachats’ water plant supervisor has written and received grants totaling $170,000 to help reconstruct streets or study water issues. McClung said the four grants from state agencies are part of a larger plan by City Manager Shannon Beaucaire “to go after this money.” “She’s given

Waldport debates what to do next after Umpqua Bank gives away its $600,000 bank building

December 12, 2019

By KATHERINE LJUNGQVIST and QUINTON SMITH WALDPORT – What happens when a regional bank walks away from property valued at more than $600,000 and gives it away for free? The city of Waldport is trying to figure that out. Umpqua Bank closed its 3,200-square-foot branch along Highway 34 last spring because of declining business and the move to online

Lincoln County schedules workshop Dec. 19 to hear ideas on vacation rental rules

December 12, 2019

Lincoln County has scheduled a workshop for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 to update people and hear more ideas about regulating vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of the county. The session is the first since September, when county commissioners passed an emergency ordinance on occupancy rules for short-term rentals and instituted stricter requirements for rentals on septic systems. The

Police on the lookout for suspect after attempted robbery in Lincoln City Safeway parking lot

December 12, 2019

On Wednesday, 12-11-2019, at about 5:15 PM, Lincoln City Police were dispatched to the Safeway store parking lot on a report of an attempted robbery that had just occurred. The female victim reported that she and her mother had just finished shopping at the Safeway store, located at 4101 NW Logan Road, and were in the parking lot loading her

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Dec. 9-10

December 11, 2019

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19430877 12/09/2019 19:19 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Impound Vehicle Location 101, Mile post 139 139, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary (Log Only) On 12/9/19 at approximately 7:19 pm I stopped a black Mitsubishi Eclipse (519FAA) near US 101 mile post 139 for a routine traffic violation. The driver was determined to have a suspended driving status and had