Officials in Columbia gorge plan $50 million campus for mental health, addiction treatment

August 15, 2024

By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Wasco County officials in the Columbia River Gorge are planning a campus to provide residential mental health care, addiction treatment services and a drop-in center for police to bring people in crisis. Their work started in 2017 when Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill gathered input from community and county leaders. Bit by bit, the money

Its all about boats — wooden and cardboard — this weekend at the Port of Toledo’s annual show

August 15, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — It will be all about boats at the Wooden Boat Show and Containerboard Boat Contest on Saturday and Sunday in Toledo. The 19th annual Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show is a family friendly two-day event celebrating Toledo’s maritime heritage. A variety of vessels will be on display including classic vessels, unique owner-built

CoastBusters Walk for Breast Cancer opens registration for annual September event

August 15, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Supporters of breast cancer research and treatment can save money and guarantee swag by registering by Aug. 31 for the CoastBusters Walk for Breast Cancer. The annual three-mile walk will be Saturday, Sept. 28 on the Newport High School track and is the result of two local ladies’ desire to inspire hope for

Lincoln County commission candidates appear Saturday in Depoe Bay

August 14, 2024

DEPOE BAY – The Lincoln County Republican Central Committee is hosting a joint appearance Saturday for the two candidates seeking a seat on the Lincoln County commission. Claire Hall is seeking her sixth term on the commission but was forced into a November runoff with Depoe Bay city councilor Rick Beasley after a five-way race in the May primary. The

5 Questions and a Secret: State park campground hosts love living RV life on the road

August 14, 2024

By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/YachatsNews Five home bases in 12 months — that’s what Terry and Gail Thysell will have had by the end of December as Oregon State Park campground hosts. They arrived at Beachside State Park a week ago, after having started the year at Harris Beach and Silver Falls state parks. After their stay at Beachside they will

Rescuers pluck 63-year-old ATV rider from ravine south of Yachats on Saturday

August 13, 2024

YACHATS – A 63-year-old California woman was taken to a Corvallis hospital by LifeFlight helicopter late Saturday night after crews from at least five agencies rescued her from a steep ravine off a Forest Service road south of Yachats. News releases from the Lincoln and Lane sheriff’s offices said the woman was alone in a side-by-side ATV and drove

Waldport church offers emergency preparation fair Saturday

August 13, 2024

WALDPORT — Natural disasters such as wildfires, flooding, earthquakes and tsunami threaten the Oregon coast, and a free community event Saturday, Aug. 17 can help residents be ready. Experts will be on hand to offer tips on wilderness survival, water purification, food storage and other aspects of emergency readiness from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus

Arson suspected in Monday fire that does up to $150,000 damage to Waldport church

August 12, 2024

By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Arson is suspected as the cause of a fire early Monday that did an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 damage to Our Savior Lutheran Church on Bayview Road just north of the Alsea Bay Bridge. Firefighters from Seal Rock Fire District were first on the scene after an alarm at 6:07 a.m. in what was

Yachats preschool program looking for new director with Hettinger’s impending departure

August 12, 2024

By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After 10 years with the city’s only public children’s center, the executive director of Yachats Youth and Family Activities Program is leaving. Patricia Hettinger, who began as an assistant teacher in 2014 and has led YYFAP since 2021, is heading for a farm near Coos Bay sometime in the next several months. There, she

Lincoln City police arrest Corvette driver for DUII after crash

August 10, 2024

On Aug. 9, members of the North Lincoln Fire Department, Lincoln City Police Department, and Pacific West Ambulance responded to the Taft area of Lincoln City on the report of two separate crashes several blocks apart, one involving a Corvette which possibly rolled over. After searching the area, the crashes were determined to be the same incident. Witnesses reported a