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

Bystanders describe desperate attempt to rescue California man who drowned Thursday at Devils Churn on Cape Perpetua

September 10, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Bystanders trying to rescue a California man Thursday from the depths of Devils Churn had him briefly on a makeshift line and then a life ring for 10-15 minutes before the cold surf and an apparent head injury swept him away. Steve Allen, 67, of Walnut Creek, Calif. is missing and presumed drowned after frantic bystanders

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Sept. 3-9

September 10, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21252198 09/03/2021 17:12 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20 and PIONEER TRAIL, OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: A Toyota Tundra was stopped WB on US-20 positioned to turn left onto Pioneer Trail waiting for a gap in traffic when a WB Volvo sedan did not stop in time and crashed into the rear end of

Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 9: 2,437 new cases, 18 in Lincoln County as numbers level off

September 9, 2021

Oregon reports 2,437 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,394, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 2,437 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

Window to run for Oregon elective offices in 2022 opens, but few jump in on first day of official filings

September 9, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Thursday was the official political opening day in Oregon. After months of rumors and announcements, the secretary of state officially opened the window for candidates to file to run for office in 2022. Governor. U.S. Senator. Judges. District attorneys. County commissioner. A chance for incumbents and the politically ambitious to sign up for just

There’s a COVID-19 vaccine clinic — and free testing — Monday at Sea Note in Yachats

September 9, 2021

The Lincoln County Health Department is returning to Yachats on Monday with COVID-19 vaccines to give shots to anyone over the age of 12 still desiring them. The agency also announced Friday that it is adding free COVID-19 testing at all of its vaccine clinics. The clinic will be from 3-7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Sea Note

Public begins weighing in on Oregon’s legislative and congressional redistricting — but will it matter?

September 8, 2021

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A video diaspora of lawmakers, an alphabet soup of proposals, echoing audio, dead air and a buzzer that cut off testimony at three minutes marked the first day of legislative hearings on 2021 redistricting plans Wednesday. The House and Senate redistricting committees held back-to-back-to-back hearings Wednesday to take online testimony on eight proposals for