Oregon issues bird flu alert to chicken owners and commercial farmers

March 20, 2022

Backyard enthusiasts need to be aware of the potential bird flu threat to flocks. (Les Zaitz/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A highly infectious and deadly strain of bird flu has been detected in a bald eagle in British Columbia, posing a potential threat to hundreds and perhaps thousands of backyard flocks across Oregon as well as large

Lincoln City woman dies from injuries in Friday crash on Highway 18

March 19, 2022

LINCOLN CITY – A 34-year-old Lincoln City woman died Friday evening from injuries suffered when her car collided with an eastbound truck on Oregon Highway 18 seven miles east of here. Oregon State Police said Erin Nash died at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital from injuries in the 6 p.m. collision. Police said their preliminary investigation indicated that Nash pulled out

Oregon Supreme Court won’t clear way for voters to consider campaign finance limits

March 19, 2022

The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday upheld Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s decision to reject three campaign finance reform ballot measures. (Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort to have voters decide whether to limit campaign contributions to those running for public office. Proponents of three proposed ballot

Yachats man sentenced to 13 years in prison for October road rage incident

March 19, 2022

A Lincoln County judge Friday sentenced a 55-year-old Yachats man to 13.5 years in prison after a jury this month found him guilty of eight driving offenses, including three felony assault charges, stemming from a road-rage incident last October. Circuit Judge Amanda Benjamin sentenced Dane L. Day, who has been in jail on 11 charges stemming from the Oct. 7

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for March 16-17

March 18, 2022

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22064093 03/16/2022 12:01 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Burglary Location OTTER CREST LOOP and OTTER CREST DR, OR USA Narrative Summary Sometime between 3/15/22 and 3/16/22 a subject unlawfully entered the visitor’s center located at Otter Crest on Cape Foulweather. Subject stole an undisclosed amount of merchandise and damaged the building. Investigation is on-going. Involved Parties Business employee; Complainant

State of Oregon hires its first prosecutor to focus solely on wildlife poaching

March 18, 2022

By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting For the first time, the Oregon Department of Justice has hired a special prosecutor solely dedicated to locating, investigating, and prosecuting poachers. The new position comes as the state has recently seen a spike in the unsolved illegal killing of wildlife including deer, elk and wolves. Jay Hall is the new assistant attorney general dedicated

Citing project “gridlock”, Grand Ronde tribe pulls out of partnership to redevelop Willamette Falls area near Portland

March 18, 2022

By CASSANDRA PROFITA/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are withdrawing from a partnership that has been working to build a riverwalk and restore public access to Willamette Falls in Oregon City. On Thursday, Grand Ronde Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy sent a letter to the Willamette Falls Legacy Partners explaining the tribe’s frustration with the lack of

Wind turbines are likely in the future off Oregon’s coast, as state, federal officials begin studies — and fishing groups eye warily

March 17, 2022

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com It will likely take at least a decade to plug electricity generated by floating, deep-ocean wind turbines into Oregon’s power grid. But big steps are underway to transform the state’s electrical infrastructure and at least partially wean it from the relatively cheap, dam-produced hydropower that has kept Oregon’s lights on for the past 80 years. Within

Lincoln County judge says state land-use agency should be the one to decide validity of voter-approved short-term rental measure

March 17, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Lincoln County judge ruled Wednesday that the circuit court does not have legal authority to determine the validity of a voter-approved measure to phase out vacation rentals in unincorporated areas, saying it is a land-use issue that should be decided by a quasi-state agency. “The measure includes new land use regulations which will have a

Award-winning Yachats author scares up ghostly book trilogy, inks movie option with Italian director

March 17, 2022

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – When Mylene Dressler and her family moved to Yachats three years ago, an extra soul might have tagged along — the spirit of an Irish chambermaid who’s the lead character in Dressler’s ghost story trilogy, The Last to See Me. Now that the novel has been optioned for a movie, many more people may