Waldport, sheriff and Lincoln County embroiled in a dispute — and trade accusations — over cost of deputy contract

May 16, 2024

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Will the city of Waldport end its contract to have Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies stationed in town? Will a disagreement between Waldport and Lincoln County derail an experiment by Yachats to pay for a deputy in the city? Or, are county officials correct in saying that a Waldport-Yachats proposal for three deputies would have other county

Lincoln County Master Gardeners holding 23rd annual plant sale Saturday

May 16, 2024

Plants that have been started with a masterful touch will be on sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday during the Lincoln County Master Gardener Association’s 23rd annual plant sale at the Oregon National Guard Armory in Newport. There will be more than 25 varieties of tomatoes, vegetable starts, herbs, native plants, perennials and houseplants. All were grown by

“Bloom Newport” stages third annual event Saturday at Performing Arts Center

May 16, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Visitors can experience the creativity, culture, cuisine, community and commerce of a thriving coastal town at Bloom Newport from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Now in its third year, the event features everything from live entertainment to community organizations, artisans, vendors, food, the ever-popular beverage garden and an equipment

Myrtle Creek woman killed in Highway 126 crash east of Florence

May 15, 2024

Lane County, Ore. 14 May 24- On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 2:13 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy-126, near milepost 1.5, in Lane County. The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Toyota Rav4, operated by Katherine Lee Horath (46) of Myrtle Creek, crossed into the eastbound lane for unknown reasons and struck a Chevrolet Equinox, operated

Oregon’s got jobs, but could use workers to fill critical positions, according to new report

May 15, 2024

By TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon has lots of jobs. In some ways, too many. Jobs are especially abundant in Oregon’s healthcare, manufacturing and childcare industries. But the workforce to fill these jobs is lagging and employers — businesses, community organizations, higher education institutions and state agencies — will have to work together to shore up the state’s worker shortage.

Oregon wildfire agencies prepared to respond to fire season but will need more staff in future

May 15, 2024

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The state’s top wildfire responders say they are prepared for the approaching wildfire season, but they are concerned about adding staff and resources in the future amid expectations that wildfires will increase. At a news conference Wednesday, the leaders of the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Oregon State Fire Marshal and the Oregon

Lincoln City police arrest transient for murder Tuesday after assault near motel

May 15, 2024

On Tuesday, May 15 at approximately 8:05 p.m. the Lincoln City Police Department responded to a report of an assault in the parking lot of the Ashley Inn, 3430 NE Highway 101. Officers arriving at the scene found Jay Cole, 69, of Milwaukie, seriously injured and unconscious. Roland Evans-Freke, 30, a transient, was detained and later lodged at the Lincoln

State allocates nearly $14 million for addiction prevention as part of $600 million in opioid settlement

May 15, 2024

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle State officials charged with allocating $600 million from opioid settlement lawsuits decided in its latest round of funding to focus on prevention. At its May meeting, the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board approved a proposal by the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to spend $13.7 million on increasing the number of professionals working

Until highways reached the coast, rail passengers used Yaquina River ferries to reach Newport

May 15, 2024

Before highways reached the Oregon coast, ferries worked the rivers connecting inland rail stations to cities at the beach. The railroad from the Willamette Valley to the central Oregon coast ended in Yaquina City, four miles east of Newport, so rail passengers took the river ferry “Newport” the rest of the way. The ferry averaged 50,000 passengers a year,

ODFW, church hold kids fishing event Saturday at Eckman Lake

May 14, 2024

WALDPORT — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and First Baptist Church of Waldport are hosting a family fishing event at Eckman Lake from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The event is for youth ages 17 and younger. Each participant can catch two rainbow trout from a fish enclosure and fishing gear and instruction will be