2020 - Page 115

Lights from new Yachats fire station continue to disturb neighbors

January 14, 2020
To the editor: I represent the residents of Ocean Wayside Lane, which runs along the north side of the new main station of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District. Back in early November, Ocean Wayside residents sent a letter to the fire chief signed by all of us about excessive light in our neighborhood coming from the new fire station.

Police release name of father who lost two children to ocean at Falcon Cove

January 12, 2020
The adult male and father of the two children is being identified as Jeremy Stiles (47) from Portland. The officer that entered the ocean is from the Manzanita Police Department and is requesting no media interviews at this time. **************************************************************************************************************************************** On Saturday, January 11, 2020, at approximately 12:38 P.M., Emergency Services responded to the Falcon Cove area, near the county

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Jan. 8-9

January 10, 2020
P20008883 01/08/2020 12:00 Officer #57487 BUTLER, ANDREW FW – Hunting Location Narrative Summary On 1/8/2020 a Waldport resident located a cooler containing the decomposed carcasses of two deer off of Pacific View Street in Waldport. On 1/9/2020 an OSP Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to the area and discovered the two decomposing carcasses of two black tailed deer, a spike

Expect lots of campaigning for two open legislative seats covering Yachats area

January 9, 2020
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats-area residents should expect to see a lot of campaigning for the Oregon Legislature this spring and fall. The state senator and representative for the Yachats area – Sen. Arnie Roblan and Rep. Caddy McKeown, both Democrats from Coos Bay — announced with little fanfare in late 2019 that they would not run for office again this

Police close Cape Perpertua center Thursday to take Army deserter into custody

January 9, 2020
Police took a 32-year-old military deserter, described by the U.S. Army as armed and dangerous, into custody Thursday morning after a call from the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center about a suspicious person. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched at 8:24 a.m. Thursday to make a welfare check on a suspicious person at the center. The caller said the

James Kerti abruptly resigns from Yachats City Council after his first year in position

January 9, 2020
By Quinton Smith/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Councilor James Kerti abruptly resigned from his position Tuesday afternoon, just one year into his four-year term. Kerti’s said his resignation was effective immediately. The City Council is scheduled to accept his resignation Wednesday, Jan. 15 and decide how to seek applications to replace him. In his four-sentence resignation letter and a brief interview with

King Tides and big waves expected to put on a show this weekend

January 8, 2020
A big storm forecast by the National Weather Service is going to hit the central Oregon Coast on Friday at the same time as the third “King Tide” of the winter. King Tides” – when normal high tides are higher than usual – occur once a month during the winter and summer. The first of the winter King Tides occurred

Yachats mayor and council miss three opportunities to build trust

January 6, 2020
To the editor: Continuing a 13-month trend, regular Yachats City Council meeting attendees last week witnessed three more instances of lack of respect towards new council members James Kerti and Leslie Vaaler. In Thursday’s session, Mayor John Moore described the position of council president as mostly ceremonial and opened the nomination process. Kerti nominated Vaaler. The mayor had an opportunity

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log, Jan. 3-5

January 6, 2020
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20002219 01/03/2020 06:33 Officer #50607 TUCKER, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20 HWY and 229 HWY, Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 01/03/19 at approximately 6:33 AM, a two-vehicle crash occurred at the US-20/SR-229 intersection. Vehicle #1 (red Toyota pickup) was southbound on SR-229 and entered the intersection in front of eastbound Vehicle #2 (silver Focus). #2 swerved but could

Small Coast Guard vessel capsizes in Astoria; four crew members are OK

January 5, 2020
Coast Guard vessel capsizes near 36th Street pier in Astoria, Ore. . ASTORIA, Ore. — A 26-foot Coast Guard Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat capsized Saturday with four crew members aboard near Pier 39 in Astoria. Four Coast Guardsmen were aboard the vessel conducting routine operations when the capsizing occurred. The vessel reportedly encountered a series of heavy wakes that came
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