State officials praise official, final transfer of Elliott State Forest to OSU to manage, conduct research

April 13, 2022

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown says the transfer of the Elliott State Forest to Oregon State University will resolve a long-running controversy and opens the way to a different future for the south coast acreage. “With the addition of this research forest, OSU will be the best in the world,” she said to applause from

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for April 8-12

April 13, 2022

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22084014 04/08/2022 14:15 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Agency Assist Location 101, Mile post 133 133 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 4/8/22 at approximately 2:15 pm I assisted LCSO with a vehicle pursuit on US 101 southbound from mile post 133 to 137. Stop sticks were deployed and the vehicle was halted near NE 60th St in

County commissioners, sheriff should begin implementing STR rules

April 13, 2022

To the editor: Law is rarely black or white, and Lincoln County commissioners have a lot of discretion about how they choose to “defend” Ballot Measure 21-203. Their obligation to constituents is to know all the options, including the pros and cons of each. The county counsel’s role is to help commissioners make the best policy decision. Counsel should give commissioners the applicable law, be it

Nation’s largest private landowner from California jumps into Oregon political campaigns

April 13, 2022

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A California timber baron who is the nation’s largest landowner has jumped into Oregon politics with big contributions to campaigns seeking to wrest control of state government from Democrats. Sierra Pacific Industries contributed $200,000 on April 4 to Betsy Johnson, the former Democratic state senator from Scappoose, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate

Teenager killed Sunday in Highway 126 crash, the sixth fatality near Walton since September

April 12, 2022

WALTON — A teen-ager from Monroe was killed Sunday after his car collided head-on with a truck on Highway 126 two miles east of the community of Walton, the sixth fatality along that stretch of road since last September. Killed was Colton K. Rice, 18, of Monroe. Oregon State Police said witnesses reported Colton’s Honda Civic was westbound at a

LCSO news release on Toledo man found dead in Yaquina River after accident

April 12, 2022

MAN INVOLVED IN SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH FOUND DECEASED IN YAQUINA RIVER News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: April 12th, 2022 8:26 AM On Sunday, April 10 at approximately 10:45 PM, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Toledo Fire Department were dispatched to a single vehicle submerged in the Yaquina River adjacent to Elk City Road near Cannon

Group seeking recall of two Central Coast fire board members turns in signatures Monday

April 11, 2022

WALDPORT – A group seeking to recall two members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board on Monday turned in more than 400 signatures to potentially force an election in May. Staff at the Lincoln County clerk’s office now have 10 days to verify the signatures by determining if the people who signed the petition are both registered

Lincoln County commission candidates appear Thursday in online forum

April 11, 2022

The League of Women Voters of Lincoln County is hosting an online forum at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 featuring the May primary candidates for positions 1 and 3 on the Lincoln County commission. Information on how to join the webinar event can be found on the league’s website: www.lwvlincolncounty.org The candidates vying for Position 1 will be

Lincoln County buys medical building in downtown Waldport to open a public healthcare clinic

April 11, 2022

By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – It’s been a long time coming, but south Lincoln County will be getting a new public healthcare clinic. Lincoln County has purchased a former medical building in downtown Waldport to provide public health patients in the area with a more accessible alternative to driving to Newport or Lincoln City, where the only other county

Lincoln County School District using federal relief funds to build gym, grandstand and replenish technology

April 11, 2022

By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT – Yaquina View Elementary principal Kristin Tocano Becker never thought she’d see the day her school would get a new gym. “It’s not a thing I thought I would see completed in the time that I anticipate working,” Tocano Becker said of her school where current gym doubles as a cafeteria. “Because we