Lincoln City police arrest Oregon City man Monday with two missing children

September 15, 2021

MAN ARRESTED AFTER TRYING TO FLEE WITH TWO JUVENILES LISTED AS MISSING (PHOTO) News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: September 15th, 2021 6:02 PM Downloadable file: LCPD_Elude_Arrest_091321.JPG On Monday September 13, 2021, at about 10:00 PM, Lincoln City Police Officers were dispatched to the Lincoln City Plaza parking lot, located at 4101 NE Logan Road, regarding some suspicious activity

South “chute” from Aqua Vista to 804 Trail gets makeover Friday-Saturday

September 15, 2021

The hardworking Yachats Trails Committee hits the dirt again this weekend to improve a pathway to the popular 804 Trail. On Friday and Saturday, an all-volunteer squad will lay down weed cloth and gravel on the southern fenced “chute” leading from Aqua Vista Loop past several private homes to the 804 Trail. The city of Yachats previously fenced another

What can a rural, coastal community do when a naked man or transients in distress need help? Officially, not a lot

September 14, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Laura Mulroney’s first encounter with William Minkema occurred Sept. 3 at the front door of the C&K Market she manages in downtown Yachats. Minkema was not wearing any clothes. “I have never, absolutely ever, even once had a naked person in here,” said Mulroney, who has managed groceries for 20 years. “He wasn’t mean. He was

Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Sept. 13: 4,700 new cases over the weekend, 56 in Lincoln County

September 13, 2021

Oregon reports 4,700 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths, surpasses 300,000 cases PORTLAND — There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,446 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon reported 2,142 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Friday, Sept. 10; 1,513 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19

Coast Guard rescues three people and dog Sunday after their vessel sinks west of Lincoln City

September 13, 2021

NEWPORT — The Coast Guard rescued two men, a woman and a dog found adrift in a life raft after their vessel sank Sunday afternoon approximately 45 miles off Lincoln City. The Coast Guard station in North Bend received a distress signal at 2 p.m. Sunday from an electronic position indicating radio beacon registered to the 44-foot commercial fishing vessel

New Waldport 6-day a week city bus system needs two things to launch — suggestions on routes and hiring drivers

September 13, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Getting around the city without a car will get easier sometime (hopefully) soon with a planned new bus service that will run a loop within the city. First, however, organizers need comments from local residents on where and when it should run — and the drivers to staff it. Thanks to a $224,640 grant

State police ask for help locating elk poachers in Logsden area

September 13, 2021

Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the person or persons responsible for the unlawful taking and wasting of spike elk in the Logsden area of Lincoln County. The agency’s Fish and Wildlife Division was notified Aug. 16 of spike elk that had been shot with a firearm, gutted, and left to waste. The investigation determined the animal

Neighborhoods benefit by having neighbors, not tourists, living next door

September 13, 2021

To the editor: When too much emphasis is put on tourist accommodations by welcoming the loss of single-family homes to short-term rental investments the consequence is high. For Lincoln County the cost is greater than 2,000 homes sacrificed to provide tourist accommodations. Many once-single family neighborhoods outside the cities have become stomping grounds for resort-like behavior. We must ask ourselves

Ocean oxygen levels off Oregon coast are not improving this month as scientists worry about worsening “hypoxia season”

September 13, 2021

By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oxygen levels in the ocean off the Oregon and Washington coasts are not improving as they usually do this time of year and are as bad as they’ve been at any point in 2021, according to new research by Oregon State University, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and Oregon’s crabbing industry. The

College offers four-part workshop to help launch new childcare businesses

September 13, 2021

NEWPORT – In an effort to increase the number of child care operations in Lincoln County, Oregon Coast Community College – with financial support from Northwest Oregon Works – is offering a four-part workshop in October designed to launch new childcare businesses. “The tight labor market we’ve seen in recent months is unprecedented,” said Misty Lambrecht, the college’s Small Business