Port of Alsea ends Shrimp Daddy’s lease at port-owned building, but gives owner six additional months to move

August 18, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Port of Alsea board voted Wednesday to end the lease of a small shop it rents to a commercial sand shrimp processor, saying it needed the space for its own operations. But the board gave Shrimp Daddy’s owner Mike Gatens of Waldport until March 31 to move — six more months than originally

Renown OSU marine biologist Jane Lubchenco sanctioned by scientific organization for errors in fisheries paper

August 18, 2022

By TODD MILBOURN/Oregon Public Broadcasting A prestigious scientific organization has sanctioned a renowned Oregon State University marine biologist and White House climate adviser for errors in a published paper she edited in 2020. The National Academy of Sciences has barred Jane Lubchenco from publishing in its acclaimed journal and participating in group activities for five years. The move relates to

Commission overseeing Oregon’s public defense agency fires — as expected — its director Thursday

August 17, 2022

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A state board fired the head of Oregon’s state public defense agency Thursday, just eight months into his tenure and amid an ongoing public defender shortage that has left hundreds of Oregonians waiting for legal representation. It was the second time in the past week that the Public Defense Services Commission has considered

Latest monkeypox case in Oregon involves a child, but officials downplay risks at schools, child care

August 17, 2022

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The newest infection of monkeypox in Oregon involves a child, marking the first pediatric case in the state. Oregon Health Authority officials said Wednesday the child is linked to another patient with the disease, which is usually transmitted through skin-to-skin contact with lesions. The child was tested for monkeypox on Aug. 11, and the test

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Aug. 10-16

August 17, 2022

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22207958 08/10/2022 15:32 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Towed vehicle – Abandoned/Hazard Location 101, Mile post 163 163 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 8/10/22 at approximately 1PM a vehicle was abandoned blocking a driveway of a residence near milepost 163 of US Highway 101 north of Yachats, Oregon. At approximately 4PM Coast Towing towed the vehicle to

A ballot measure that would open streets to ATVs in a small Oregon coast town is causing a ruckus

August 17, 2022

In Lakeside, ATVs can drive under Route 101 to get to the dunes. The Oregon Department of Transportation would likely not allow ATVs on 101 because of worry over accidents. KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting LAKESIDE — Most Oregonians haven’t heard of Lakeside. It’s a small town that sits just off U.S. Highway 101 between Reedsport and North Bend on the

Yachats nonprofit housing developer wins state grants to proceed with affordable rent apartment complex in Florence

August 17, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats-based nonprofit development company has received state funding and arranged other financing to proceed with a $10.9 million, 24-unit affordable housing project in Florence. Our Coastal Village of Yachats plans to break ground on the project next April and complete it in May 2024, said company president Layne Morrill of Yachats. Called the Oak Manor

Poll by Oregon research group indicates 72 percent of residents support abortion rights

August 16, 2022

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregonians support abortion rights at a higher rate than the national average, a recent survey from the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center shows. The Portland-based nonpartisan public opinion research organization surveyed 1,572 Oregonians in July about abortion, gun control, drought and their thoughts on government. It found stronger support for abortion rights than a similar national survey from

Have opinions about Samaritan’s operations? Time to speak up is Tuesday

August 16, 2022

NEWPORT – Have opinions and comments about Samaritan Health Services’ operations in Lincoln County – from Waldport to Newport to Lincoln City? Now is the time to speak up. Samaritan Health Services has scheduled two listening sessions to gather input on health needs from residents of Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties. Participants can attend in person or virtually. The first

Oregon Coast CC offers last of summer’s “on the spot” admissions Thursday, Aug. 25

August 16, 2022

NEWPORT – Oregon Coast Community College is staging its last “on the spot” admissions event of the summer from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at the college’s central campus in Newport or at its north county center in Lincoln City. If you’re one of the thousands of folks in Lincoln County who’ve earned some college credit over the years, but