Yachats’ city manager is a finalist for similar position in Willamette Valley community of Carlton

January 5, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Manager Shannon Beaucaire is one of four finalists to become the city manager in Carlton, a small city in the wine region of Yamhill County. Beaucaire has been Yachats’ city manager since October 2017. The Yachats City Council is getting a new mayor and two newly elected members this week, all of whom have been

OSU issues two-year Oregon climate report Tuesday, saying temperatures are rising and storm intensity increasing

January 5, 2021

By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – The effects of a changing climate continue to significantly affect Oregonians and the state’s resources and infrastructure, the latest biennial report released today by the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute concludes. In addition, the legislatively mandated Oregon Climate Assessment, which references many peer-reviewed studies, sheds light on growing racial and economic disparities in exposure to

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Jan. 4; state has 728 new cases, Lincoln County 4

January 4, 2021

Oregon reports 728 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,506, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 728 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to

Oregon’s newest and only Republican congressman joins calls for 2020 presidential investigation election

January 4, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s newest and only Republican congressman has joined the call for an investigation of the 2020 presidential election, a move that would delay and possibly derail the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in November’s election. “I have joined many of my colleagues in asking for a congressional investigation and

State police seeking information on theft of interpretive signs at four state parks in Lincoln County

January 4, 2021

On December 30, 2020 the Oregon State Police received reports of thefts at Fogarty Creek State Park , Otter Crest Scenic Viewpoint, Boiler Bay Scenic Viewpoint, and the Devils Punchbowl State Natural Area . Oregon State Park Rangers had discovered the thefts of interpretive sign displays (photographs attached). The approximately 2’ x 3” signs and their metal bases were removed

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Dec. 31 to Jan. 2

January 4, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20361633 12/31/2020 13:51 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 164 164 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – Unit 2 white Volvo driver was backing into a parallel parking space located on the northbound shoulder near milepost 164 of US Highway 101. Unit 1 gray Nissan collided with front left wheel and

State police release sketch of girl found dead east of Lincoln City last month

January 4, 2021

Oregon State Police on Monday released a sketch of the young girl whose remains were found in the Lincoln County woods last month. The sketch by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office shows what the child might look like. Her race and ethnicity are unclear, state police said. The results of a DNA analysis are pending, officials said. Detectives are seeking

Massive landslide on Alsea River tributary east of Waldport may just have to work itself out over years and years

January 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A massive landslide on private land that momentarily smothered Fall Creek and damaged a Lincoln County bridge 27 miles east of Waldport in late December, will likely just have to run its course over the next few years, state and county officials now say. The Oregon Hatchery Research Center, which sits one mile downstream of the

Tsunami sirens used Saturday in Depoe Bay as high wind warning triggers concern, panic

January 3, 2021

By Rob Davis | The Oregonian/OregonLive Let us start with the lesson, perhaps: Don’t use a tsunami siren to warn about gusty winds. Fire officials in Depoe Bay, along the central Oregon coast, said Saturday that they had been flooded with calls “of concern and panic” after the city activated its emergency tsunami sirens to alert residents to a forthcoming high

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Jan. 3; state has 1,421 new cases, Lincoln County 1

January 3, 2021

Oregon reports 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to