Lincoln City police arrest business owner on sex abuse charges

June 13, 2024

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Lincoln City Police arrested 53-year-old, Daniel Ryan Stuebgen, of Lincoln City at his place of business, Happy Trails Feed and Tack & U-Haul , 150 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City. Mr. Stuebgen was arrested on charges of Rape 2, Sex Abuse 1 and Sodomy II. The arrest came after a 10 month long investigation conducted

Waldport woman sentenced to year in jail for November crash

June 13, 2024

A Waldport woman originally charged with five counts of assault and recklessly endangering others for causing a three-vehicle crash last November on U.S. Highway 101 has been sentenced to one year in the county jail after pleading guilty to three of the charges. Angela M. Sherlock, 67, was sentenced to 364 days in the Lincoln County jail after pleading guilty

Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20-30 years, Oregon State study finds

June 13, 2024

By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found. The smaller size could have major consequences for the health and reproductive success of the affected whales, and

Tickets are now on sale for annual Siletz Bay Music Festival in August

June 13, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Expanding on a tradition of bringing world-class orchestral, jazz and chamber music to the Oregon coast, this year’s Siletz Bay Music Festival will add new twists and faces to its virtuoso-packed program, with 11 concerts scheduled over 10 days from Aug. 16-25. Concerts will be staged at four venues in Lincoln City and one in

Want to march in Yachats’ July 4 parade? There are deadlines coming up

June 12, 2024

YACHATS — Want to be part of Yachats’ July 4 La de da Parade? There are two ways to be involved and both have deadlines coming up soon. Would-be marchers need to sign up with the Yachats Chamber of Commerce, which invites anyone to participate by completing an application on its website. Applications must be submitted before June 25. Those

Starting out as U.S. Life Saving Service, Coast Guard has been on central coast since 1896

June 12, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard has a long history on the central Oregon coast. The service was originally called the U.S. Life Saving Service and its first Yaquina Bay station in the Newport area was built in 1896 in what is now South Beach. Operations were moved to the dormant Yaquina Bay Lighthouse across the bay in 1906. In 1915,

Yachats Lions award $33,000 to 14 community organizations Tuesday

June 12, 2024

YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club gave $33,000 to 14 community organizations Tuesday night to wrap up its charitable giving for 2024, led by $10,000 to two Waldport schools and $5,000 to the Yachats Food Pantry. Yachats Lions raise money through its busy thrift shop on West Fourth Street, pancake breakfasts, other fundraisers and donations. The club has also resumed

Lincoln County opens applications for $398,000 in water, sewer grants

June 11, 2024

Lincoln County is allocating $398,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act money to invest in local water, sewer and drainage districts serving unincorporated areas of the county. The county said this week that 13 districts are eligible for grants of up to $50,000, including the Southwest Lincoln Water PUD and Seal Rock Water District. Other eligible districts include the Lower

Leader of Oregon Black Pioneer group speaks Sunday in Yachats

June 11, 2024

YACHATS — The rich and often overlooked history and legacy of African-Americans in Oregon is the topic of a 2 p.m. Sunday presentation at the Yachats Commons. “Uncovering Oregon’s Black History, 450 Years in 45 Minutes,” will be presented by Zachary Stocks, executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers, a historical society dedicated to “safeguarding and sharing the experiences” of African-Americans

New Cascadia subduction zone research says worst of potential earthquakes could be north of Oregon

June 9, 2024

By NIKK OGASA/Science News The most destructive Cascadian earthquakes are likely to slam offshore of Washington state and Vancouver Island and not necessarily the Oregon coast, new data reveal. The Cascadia megathrust is a massive fault thought capable of generating devastating magnitude 9 earthquakes similar to the 2011 Tohoku temblor, but its structure has long eluded scientists. Now, data