Florence surfer dies in accident Wednesday, body recovered Thursday

June 10, 2022

FLORENCE — Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing 31-year-old Florence surfer Thursday in the ocean near Heceta Beach, after he was reported missing Wednesday night. A call about an overdue surfer came to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The county’s search and rescue personnel, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, began

Central coast drinking water group finishes initial work, ready to present plans to state agency staff

June 9, 2022

By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A first-of-its kind effort to address long-term water use and conservation issues on the central Oregon coast is about to have its biggest moment yet. After six years of work, members of the Mid-Coast Water Planning Partnership will go before state officials June 16 to formally present a plan addressing how the central Oregon coast will

Newport woman and addiction program say rewards for staying in treatment work — and now Oregon is poised to help pay for them

June 9, 2022

By EMILY GREEN/The Lund Report NEWPORT — For most of her adult life, Crystal Johnson was, as she puts it, a minivan-driving soccer mom. A life-long Newport resident, the affable 49-year-old thought the meth addiction she battled in her early 20s was behind her. But when the youngest of her four children was in high school, a family crisis

Waldport man in jail after fight with Lincoln City police, threatening to kill them

June 9, 2022

LINCOLN CITY – A 43-year-old Waldport man who told police to kill him and then threatened to kill them early Tuesday is in the Lincoln County jail on five charges including resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. Matthew R. Garrett of Waldport is charged with second-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assaulting a public safety officer and menacing,

Yachats Pride celebration returns this weekend with three days of events

June 9, 2022

YACHATS — After a two-year pandemic break, Yachats Pride returns this weekend as part of national Pride Month with a slate of entertainment, informational and spiritual activities. “This pride in particular is really about re-connecting everyone in the community … getting everyone together,” said Emily Crabtree, a board member of non-profit Yachats Pride and co-owner of Saint Perpetua Patio

More than 2 years after closing, popular Cape Perpetua Visitor Center reopens with new supervisor and remodeled exhibits

June 9, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – In elementary school, Reba Ortiz went on field trips to Cape Perpetua. During her senior year at Waldport High School, Ortiz volunteered at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center and did her graduation project on the job of a park ranger. On Wednesday, as the visitor center’s new supervisor, she helped reopen the popular attraction

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log June 2-7

June 8, 2022

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22133505 06/02/2022 11:53 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Identity Theft Location 18, Mile post 6 6 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 6/2/22 at 12PM an eastbound white Acura collided with the rear end of a parked Ford Focus at milepost 6 of Highway 18 in Otis, Oregon. Driver of white Acura provided a fraudulent driver’s license. Subject

Yachats city manager, two council members meet with Parks & Commons Commission to explain “pause” in its oversight duties

June 8, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YahatsNew.com YACHATS – Communication missteps, an overworked city manager, the need for staff, and more urgent issues are part of the reasons the Yachats city council last week paused the Parks & Commons Commission’s oversight of two key city buildings. The Yachats city manager and two city council members met with the commission Tuesday to explain the

Central Oregon Coast fire district voters recall two embattled board members by wide margins, but what happens next?

June 7, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Two new members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District were resoundingly recalled by voters Tuesday after the first major count of ballots in a special election. With 97 percent of all ballots counted Tuesday night and more Wednesday, the Lincoln County elections department said Todd Holt of Waldport was being recalled

New OSU president is known for national work in engineering education, research and advancing inclusion

June 7, 2022

By OSU News Service and Oregon Public Broadcasting CORVALLIS – Jayathi Y. Murthy, a national leader in higher education engineering teaching, research and service, and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, was announced Tuesday as Oregon State University’s next president. Murthy, 64, who has served as the dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science since 2016