Two resignations and no-show of recalled member forces Central Oregon Coast fire board to ask county commissioners for appointment

June 16, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board was left without a quorum to conduct business Thursday night after two board members resigned this week and a recalled member did not show for a meeting. With just two of five members at its monthly meeting, board member Reda Eckerman said she will ask Lincoln

Board of the Yachats Fire District will again ask voters to approve $1.59 tax levy in November — but let 59 cent levy expire

June 16, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District board is betting big that history won’t repeat itself. The board voted 4-0 this week to ask district voters in November to approve a new tax levy that would add $300 a year onto the tax bill for property assessed at $300,000. The district has been struggling financially

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for June 13-17

June 16, 2022

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22144399 06/13/2022 17:13 Officer #61660 KANBARA, MITCHELL DUII – Alcohol Location NW LOGAN RD and 101 RD, LINCOLN CITY Narrative Summary On 6/13/22 a driving complaint was reported about a red Nissan Frontier traveling West on SR-18. The vehicle was located and stopped for a traffic violation. After an investigation the driver was arrested for DUII. The driver

Faced with lots of job openings, Florence casino raises minimum wage to $14 an hour

June 16, 2022

By KEZI-TV FLORENCE — Three Rivers Casino is looking to meet the rising cost of living and attract potential employees by increasing its minimum wage to $14 an hour. In May, the casino gave out cost-of-living raises to current employees and updated their policies for merit increases for employees, including those who earn tips. Casino staff said that the rising

Beleaguered mental health and addiction treatment providers getting $500 million from Oregon Health Authority

June 16, 2022

The Oregon Health Authority is investing more than $500 million in behavioral health and addiction treatment. (Oregon Health Authority) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority is using more than half a billion dollars to support behavioral health and addiction services in the state. The money will shore up an industry that came close to collapse during the

Five Oregon men – including one from Lincoln City – awaiting trials for involvement in Jan. 6 attack at U.S. Capitol

June 16, 2022

A man the FBI identified as Reed Christensen of Hillsboro pushes a police officer outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Body camera still included in a federal affidavit) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Five Oregon men face charges for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as public hearings by the congressional committee investigating

Oregon’s prison director Colette Peters a finalist to lead federal prison system

June 16, 2022

Colette Peters (center), director of the Oregon Department of Corrections director, talks with workers in the Norway prison system during a 2017 research trip to transform Oregon prisons. (Oregon Department of Corrections) By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – Colette Peters, director of Oregon’s prison system, is poised to become the next director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. She

Sheriff’s deputy, two firefighters race into ocean Tuesday to save brothers from drowning at Patterson State Park

June 16, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Zach Akin and Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue Lt. Shi Bucher said they had no choice but to go into the ocean Tuesday to rescue two brothers who had been swept away by a riptide at Governor Patterson State Park. “In my mind there was no decision. It was

Yachats Lions Club announces more than $30,000 in charitable giving

June 15, 2022

YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club announced more than $30,000 in donations and charitable giving Tuesday during its annual dinner to award college scholarships and gifts to community organizations and nonprofits. “We want to give back to the community what we raise in the community,” said Jim Finlayson, the club board member who oversees charitable giving. Finlayson said the club

Waldport chamber consolidating at interpretive center; new gallery will occupy corner shop

June 15, 2022

WALDPORT – The Waldport Chamber of Commerce is on the move, sort of. The chamber is moving out of its welcome center and gift shop at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and Highway 34 and consolidating resources at the Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center. The chamber will be out of the corner shop on Wednesday. On Thursday, the