Yachats still waiting on final contractor bids to determine how, when to proceed with library project

September 26, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — On the surface, it may look as though not much is happening with the re-build of the Yachats Library. The old structure still stands on West Seventh Street; the temporary library is still open in the Commons building, with no exit date in sight. But key players in the years-old drive to give the

Lincoln City police news release on narcotics detective hire

September 26, 2024

The Lincoln City Police Department is excited to announce that a full-time, dedicated, narcotics detective has been assigned to the department’s Investigations Division. This detective position will be dedicated to investigations that identify, disrupt and dismantle local, state, and multi-state drug trafficking individuals and organizations, using an intelligence-driven and multi-agency-support approach. Although the Lincoln City Police actively and successfully work

Newport police news release on arrest of Newport man on drug, theft and other charges

September 26, 2024

On September 17, 2024 Newport Police took a report of a stolen Toyota Yaris from a residence in Newport. During the investigation Harley J Wescott, 22 of Newport, was identified as the primary suspect. On September 18, 2024, a Newport Police Officer observed the stolen Toyota Yaris driving northbound on Hwy 101 near NW 15th Street. The officer lost sight of

Oregon Forestry Department receives extra $47.5 million to cover mounting wildfire costs

September 25, 2024

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Forestry is getting help from the state’s general fund to pay its bills after a record wildfire season. The Legislative Emergency Board voted Wednesday to send $47.5 million to the forestry department to help cover the costs of the 2024 wildfire season. Spending on wildfires so far this year

10 improperly registered Oregon voters didn’t affect election results, state officials tell legislators Wednesday

September 25, 2024

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM –None of the Oregon residents who were automatically registered to vote without demonstrating citizenship voted in an election where they could have cast the deciding ballot, the state’s elections director told lawmakers on Wednesday. That was the biggest news out of an hourlong hearing of the House Rules Committee, in which staff from the

‘Oregon Rebate’ measure 118 could cost state at least $1 billion annually, legislators hear

September 25, 2024

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposed corporate tax hike to send every Oregonian a check could end up costing the state more than $1 billion annually, legislative revenue analysts told lawmakers this week. Voters will decide in November whether to approve Measure 118, which would increase by 3% the corporate minimum tax on sales above $25 million

Newport Symphony launches its 2024-25 season with performances Saturday, Sunday

September 25, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY The Newport Symphony Orchestra gets its 2024-25 season off to a rousing start this weekend with “Symphonic Bacchanale and the Divine Cello” featuring Mark Votapek, principal cellist of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. Saturday night’s performance begins with Robert Schumann’s “Symphony No. 4 in D minor,” composed in 1841 for his wife, Clara. Next up is

Surf’s up this weekend at South Beach State Park for Oregon championship event

September 25, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY The jetty at South Beach State Park in Newport will be the place to catch a break this weekend when the second Annual Oregon State Surfing Championship comes to the central Oregon coast. Presented by the Oregon Surfing Association, the contest promises world-class waves and the best surfing on the coast. The festivities begin at noon

Newport student taken into custody Tuesday after school shooting threat

September 25, 2024

NEWPORT – Police took a 14-year-old Newport High School student into custody on an accusation of disorderly conduct Tuesday night after he posted on social media an implication there would be a shooting at the school Wednesday. In a news release Wednesday, Newport police said the student’s threat “had no validity and there was no active threat to any students

5 Questions and a Secret: How a pharmacist and nurse went from medicine to glass blowing and studio

September 25, 2024

By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK — Bubbling up, then bursting forth. That’s the way Bob Meyer, owner of Ocean Beaches Glassblowing and Gallery in Seal Rock, describes the creativity was bottled up inside him when he was introduced to glass blowing in 2003. Meyer had been a pharmacist for many years, a field which is totally structured. He is