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Quinton Smith

Newport police arrest man after Walmart parking lot incident

April 18, 2024
On Wednesday April 17th, 2024 at 8:55 PM Newport Officers were alerted to a motor vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the Walmart parking lot. Prior to Officers arriving, the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. The investigation revealed 44-year-old Newport resident Larry Janz II was intentionally following the victim, who was known to Janz II, in his vehicle. The

Oregon Coast CC president has Waldport forum Tuesday on $33 million bond

April 18, 2024
Oregon Coast Community College president Birgitte Ryslinge will be in Waldport on Tuesday evening for the third of four public sessions this month to discuss the college’s $33.2 million bond measure on the May 21 primary ballot. The college is asking voters to approve a bond that, if passed, would provide funds to construct a new trades education building, and

Oregon GOP woman legislators blast OSAA policy allowing transgender female athletes to compete as girls

April 18, 2024
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle All 12 women Republican lawmakers in the Oregon Legislature are calling on the head of the Oregon School Activities Association to change its policy allowing transgender girls to compete as females in school sports. The 2016 policy, which allows students to compete in the category of their “consistently asserted gender identity,” aims to be inclusive,

Gov. Tina Kotek won’t veto millions for Oregon cities — including Siletz — as she initially threatened

April 17, 2024
By LAUREN DRAKE/Oregon Public Broadasting Earlier this month, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said she was considering vetoing seven projects approved by the state Legislature this year. Kotek said she wanted proof that $16 million in projects would eventually result in new housing, before agreeing to allow that portion of the legislation to be enacted. On Wednesday, the governor announced

Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is significantly understaffed and underfunded, state auditors find

April 17, 2024
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s environmental regulatory agency needs more staff and funding to keep up with growing demand for its services as climate change escalates, according to a new state analysis. Auditors from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, who published their findings Wednesday, said Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is understaffed and lacks resources to take on

Animal experts euthanize badly wounded Newport sea lion

April 17, 2024
A badly wounded California sea lion that had spent more than two weeks on the special public docks on the Newport bayfront after a suspected shark attack was euthanized Friday. A decision was made to euthanize the male sea lion after Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network coordinator Jim Rice monitored the animal and noted changes in its appearance and behavior,

Yachats council should raise concerns about Starker forest spraying

April 17, 2024
To the editor: I am a retired teacher and elementary school principal and I think that if every economic and political decision were made with kids in mind, we’d be living in a better world. I encourage Yachats citizens to be individually and collectively assertive when it comes to preventing further destruction of watersheds in Lincoln County and to do

Oregon’s annual wolf report says population steadied at 178 animals due in part to killings

April 16, 2024
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s gray wolf population did not increase last year due in part to a large number of wolves killed by people, causing concern among conservationists and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials. The latest Annual Wolf Report found the population remained steady at 178 wolves, marking the first time in eight years that their numbers didn’t
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