Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for March 30 to April 8

April 7, 2022

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22076581 03/30/2022 13:37 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY Impound Vehicle Location 101, Mile post 115, LINCOLN Narrative Summary A vehicle stopped for expired tags was towed to impound by Car Care Tow Pro after the driver was found to be driving while suspended and driving uninsured. Involved Parties Citation/warning issued to; Driver WHITAKER, SUSAN JOSEPHINE F 56 Involved Vehicles

Beachcomber finds body partially buried in sand in Lincoln City

April 7, 2022

EARLY MORNING BEACHCOMBER FINDS BODY ON BEACH IN LINCOLN CITY News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: April 7th, 2022 4:57 PM On Thursday, April 7, 2022 at about 7:37 AM, a caller contacted the Lincoln City Police Dispatch Center and reported they were walking on the beach and found what they believed to be a body in the

Church group and kids distribute water conservation cards to visitors

April 7, 2022

YACHATS — Guests at some local hotels and vacation rentals will soon get a water conservation message, thanks to efforts by a church committee and the Yachats Homeschool Group. The Earth Care Team of Yachats Community Presbyterian Church partnered with the children’s group to produce four different, four-by-six inch cards, planned to be distributed in guest rooms at the

With little fanfare, Lincoln County will have a top, official administrator Monday for the first time in its history

April 6, 2022

NEWPORT – Lincoln County has its first county administrator – an economic development expert from Federal Way, Wash. who starts Monday following a 10-month search. Tim Johnson has been the economic development director in Federal Way since 2014. Prior to that he was an economic development official for the city of Sacramento, for a two-county California economic development district, and

Lincoln County offering vaccination clinic Friday at fairgrounds

April 5, 2022

NEWPORT – Lincoln County Public Health is re-opening its mass vaccination clinic at the county fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday to offer first, second and both booster Covid-19 vaccines anyone eligible. COVID-19 vaccines by Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson will be available. No appointment is required. Recently-authorized second booster shots will be available for adults age

Florence woman killed Tuesday while walking on Interstate 5

April 5, 2022

ROSEBURG – A 24-year-old Florence woman was killed about 5:40 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 5 north of Roseburg when she was struck by a utility truck as she walked in the freeway, Oregon State Police said. Killed was Anika B. Jamison, according to state police. Police said their preliminary investigation indicated that a utility truck driven by a Roseburg man

City of Waldport issuing fines of $5,500 a day to owners of wrecking yard that continues operating despite stop order

April 5, 2022

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is fining the owners of properties used as a wrecking yard $5,500 a day for violating a variety of city ordinances after they did not obey a cease and desist order to stop using the yard and did not propose a formal cleanup plan. The city began mailing the notices

Eastern Oregon county had highest Covid-19 death rate on West Coast, despite Oregon’s overall low fatalities

April 5, 2022

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Harney County in eastern Oregon had the highest Covid death rate on the West Coast, according to a report published on Monday. A Poor People’s Pandemic Report 2022 shows that 36 people died in Harney County between February 2020 and this February, giving the county a death rate of 487 per 100,000 people. That’s higher than

Rise in nonaffiliated voters — now largest bloc in the state — spurs push to open Oregon primaries

April 5, 2022

Candidates and their families watch names scroll across three large screens in the Oregon House chamber on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon voters who aren’t registered with any political party reached a significant milestone in March: They now outnumber Democrats. Nonaffiliated voters have long been the second largest bloc

Yachats-area rainfall measured in March was all over the map

April 4, 2022

March rainfall in the Yachats area was all over the map – literally. Rain measurements in the city were very average for the month, with the “official” rain gauge at the Yachats water treatment plant measuring 5.21 inches in March for a three-month total of 15.12 inches. But the city’s 10-year average for March is nearly double — 10.73 inches