Waldport debates what to do next after Umpqua Bank gives away its $600,000 bank building

December 12, 2019

By KATHERINE LJUNGQVIST and QUINTON SMITH WALDPORT – What happens when a regional bank walks away from property valued at more than $600,000 and gives it away for free? The city of Waldport is trying to figure that out. Umpqua Bank closed its 3,200-square-foot branch along Highway 34 last spring because of declining business and the move to online

Lincoln County schedules workshop Dec. 19 to hear ideas on vacation rental rules

December 12, 2019

Lincoln County has scheduled a workshop for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 to update people and hear more ideas about regulating vacation rentals in unincorporated areas of the county. The session is the first since September, when county commissioners passed an emergency ordinance on occupancy rules for short-term rentals and instituted stricter requirements for rentals on septic systems. The

Police on the lookout for suspect after attempted robbery in Lincoln City Safeway parking lot

December 12, 2019

On Wednesday, 12-11-2019, at about 5:15 PM, Lincoln City Police were dispatched to the Safeway store parking lot on a report of an attempted robbery that had just occurred. The female victim reported that she and her mother had just finished shopping at the Safeway store, located at 4101 NW Logan Road, and were in the parking lot loading her

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Dec. 9-10

December 11, 2019

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19430877 12/09/2019 19:19 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Impound Vehicle Location 101, Mile post 139 139, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary (Log Only) On 12/9/19 at approximately 7:19 pm I stopped a black Mitsubishi Eclipse (519FAA) near US 101 mile post 139 for a routine traffic violation. The driver was determined to have a suspended driving status and had

After resignation, Yachats Fire seeks applicants for open board position

December 11, 2019

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District needs to replace one of its five board members and this week gave people until the end of January to apply. The position is open because A’lyce Ruberg of Yachats resigned in November after just four months in office. Ruberg, who was elected to a four-year term in May, is

Lincoln County alerts public to forest slash burns on Wednesday

December 10, 2019

Oregon Department of Forestry – West Oregon District (Toledo), requested our assistance in letting the public know that on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 there will be several slash burning operations visible from Hwy 101 (Lincoln City to Waldport) and Hwy 20 (Newport, Toledo). If you see these fires, please note that no action is needed. Oregon Department of Forestry has

Lincoln County sheriff resumes service at temporary animal shelter in Newport

December 10, 2019

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter resumed operations in a new temporary facility at 510 NE Harney Street, Newport. The new facility consists of a modular building with space for animals, public and offices; additionally, new kennels have been delivered onsite to house our dog population. All essential programs and services including adoptions, reunification of lost and found pets,

For seventh year Yachats youth program offering its 2020 calendars for sale

December 10, 2019

The Yachats Youth and Families Program has the perfect little Christmas gift for anyone who loves the area – a 2020 calendar featuring the work of six local photographers. The seventh-annual calendar sale is a fundraiser for the program, which provides pre- and after-school care and programs in the Yachats Commons for local children and their families. It

Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble performs holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 14 in Yachats

December 9, 2019

The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble presents its seventh annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the Yachats Commons multipurpose room. Proceeds from the concert will benefit South Lincoln Resources and the Yachats Food Pantry. The concert will be repeated at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw in Florence. That concert

$1.2 million grants will allow Samaritan Pacific to start rural residency program for doctors

December 9, 2019

NEWPORT – Samaritan Health Services has received two grants totaling $1.2 million to develop programs at its hospitals in Newport and Lincoln City to encourage more family doctors to start their medical practices in Lincoln County. The family medicine residency program is designed to give young physicians the opportunity to train in the two hospitals, helping them gain a deeper