Beyond the beach: Waldport’s Beachcomber Days expands its slate of community unity activities to much of the year

October 14, 2021

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — What do cool cars, Halloween treats, holiday wreaths and scholarships have in common? That would be Waldport’s Beachcomber Days, which is expanding its calendar of community events to run throughout the year. Known for its traditional Father’s Day weekend celebration featuring a parade, music and car show, Beachcomber Days is a nonprofit that funds

Waldport Clinic doctor Stephanie Bosch dies “suddenly and unexpectedly” Wednesday night at Newport hospital

October 14, 2021

WALDPORT – Dr. Stephanie Bosch, 32, a key member of Samaritan Health Service’s clinic in Waldport, died Wednesday night in the emergency room at the hospital in Newport. Bosch had practiced family medicine at the Waldport Clinic since August 2018. Samaritan closed the clinic Thursday and Friday so staff could recover and grieve, said Dr. Lesley Ogden, chief executive officer

Facing threats, some Oregon school superintendents boards turn to legislature, law enforcement

October 14, 2021

Growing concerns around job and personal safety are behind new contract rights legislation and FBI intervention. BY: ALEX BAUMHARDT – OCTOBER 14, 2021 6:00 AM Oregon Capital Chronicle An August 26 school board meeting in Oregon’s North Bend School District drew large crowds to discuss a resolution opposing the indoor mask mandate and a resolution banning the teaching of critical race theory.

NY Times columnist and Yamhill County farmer forms campaign committee to seek governorship in 2022

October 13, 2021

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist and author, is the latest person to take an official step into the wide-open 2022 race for governor of Oregon. Kristof filed Tuesday to create a campaign committee. Eight Democrats, counting Kristof, and 12 Republicans have established committees that enable them to raise money for the May 17, 2022,

Work starts on new suspension bridge on Amanda Trail, closing lower section

October 13, 2021

Construction is beginning this week on a suspension bridge spanning a creek on a popular mid-coast hiking trail just south of Yachats. Crews have begun building an auxiliary road that will be used to move equipment and machinery to the spot where a massive landslide in 2015 wiped out the bridge that previously crossed the creek on Amanda Trail. “This

Measure 21-203 is a chance to save neighborhoods from nightly rentals

October 12, 2021

To the editor: It isn’t often that voters have an opportunity to vote in the affirmative on a ballot measure, but that chance has arrived. You can save your neighborhood. You have the power to vote to limit the harm that our Lincoln County commissioners are unable or unwilling to limit. Stand now with your neighbor and vote yes on

Long bus ride? All Lincoln County school buses now have WiFi connections

October 12, 2021

If you have a child who rides the bus to school, there’s no excuse now for not doing homework on those long trips – or using their cell phone for other things. The Lincoln County School District has installed WiFi connection kits on 88 First Student buses used by the district. The connections are now available to any student who

“Things will die.” The text messages that helped bring down the big poaching ring operating in Lincoln County and the Coast range

October 12, 2021

By TESS RISKI/Willamette Week On Nov. 13, 2019, Willy Hollings dashed off a quick text message to a friend. “The 7 mag did some work on the way home today,” wrote Hollings, referring to his 7mm Remington Magnum rifle. He attached a cellphone picture of three cougar cubs — dead. Police investigators believe Hollings, a stocky, full-bearded 36-year-old, shot the

Former Republican office holders file suit to stop Oregon’s new congressional redistricting plan

October 11, 2021

By Oregon Public Broadcasting Former Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno and three other Oregon Republicans have filed a challenge to new congressional districts recently passed by state lawmakers, arguing the plan amounts to blatant partisan gerrymandering that is unconstitutional and contrary to state law. The suit, filed Monday in Marion County Circuit Court, is the first such attempt to alter the

Oregon coronavirus report for Friday through Sunday, Oct. 10: 2,895 new cases and 20 more deaths, including Lincoln County woman

October 11, 2021

Oregon reports 2,895 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,002, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 2,895 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total