County buys property in Lincoln City for part of shelter program

March 16, 2024

Lincoln County has purchased a 2,000 square foot building one block off U.S. Highway 101 in the Oceanlake area of Lincoln City to serve as its second homeless shelter. Including closing costs, the price was $350,000, said Jayne Romero, director of the county’s Health & Human Services Department. The property at 1516 N.E. 14th St. had been used as a

Lincoln County courts change juror notification mailing and systems

March 14, 2024

Prospective jurors in Lincoln County will be getting their notices with a new look beginning Monday and be able to do much of their communication online. Lincoln County trial court administrator Sally Bovett announced this week the court will send prospective jurors postcards with instructions for accessing online information and resources – all designed to make response and communication easier,

Agencies warn beachgoers about disturbing plover nesting areas

March 14, 2024

The Siuslaw National Forest and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department are urging beachgoers to help the recovery of the threatened western snowy plover by respecting nesting areas and beach restrictions during nesting season from mid-March through mid-September. Beachgoers will see signs and ropes that identify sensitive plover nesting areas and list restrictions, including dogs (even on a leash), vehicles,

Deputies arrest man on charges of killing his mother in Siletz

March 13, 2024

SILETZ — A man accused of killing his mom Tuesday in Siletz told officials he did it because he thought she was a vampire, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Wednesday in Lincoln County circuit court. Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert B. Poe, 56, just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home on East Logsden Road in the

Oregon Coast CC announces community education class offerings

March 13, 2024

Oregon Coast Community College has released its lineup of community education classes for Spring term beginning this month and going through June. The schedule features more than 50 classes and workshops, including a first-time workshop series from Yakona Nature Preserve and the Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District. Also on the schedule – for only the second time in 10

Lincoln County sees slight increase in unemployment rate

March 13, 2024

For the first time since the pandemic ended, Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased – although only slightly – in January. The Oregon Employment Department reported that the county’s unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in January, nearly the same as the 4.1 percent rate in December. The unemployment rate a year earlier was 5.9 percent. Oregon’s unemployment rate was

Newport man wanted for attempted murder arrested in California

March 11, 2024

Police arrested a 28-year-old Newport man Sunday in California on accusations he attempted to kill another Newport man last week while their fishing vessel was undergoing repairs in Astoria. Astoria police said Monday that Dylan X. Campana, 28, of Newport was captured Sunday at a home in Morro Bay, Calif. by local police and the San Luis Obispo Regional SWAT

Bayshore off-leash dog injury leads to $900,000 negligence lawsuit

March 7, 2024

A 78-year-old resident of the Bayshore community north of Waldport is suing another resident and two dog sitters for $900,000 after an off-leash incident in March 2022 resulted in a broken leg and medical complications. Lawyers for Ilona Ridling, 78, filed a lawsuit Feb. 19 in Lincoln County circuit court accusing dog owner Denise Jensen and dog sitters Kristine Carey

Yachats researcher will talk about health, happiness at Samaritan event

March 7, 2024

Dean Schrock of Yachats has spent years researching the effects of happiness and health and concluding that positive emotions can help make life longer and healthier. Schrock will talk about health and happiness during a free seminar from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the Samaritan Center for Health Education in Newport. Shrock will explain why there’s real sense for

Wyden reschedules Lincoln County town hall to March 16

March 6, 2024

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. has rescheduled his town hall in Lincoln County that he had to cancel in February because of votes in the Senate. Wyden’s Lincoln County town hall will be at noon, Saturday, March 16 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. He also rescheduled town halls in Tillamook, Clatsop and Polk counties that were