News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: September 30th, 2019 3:33 PM Downloadable file: P9290122.JPG On Saturday, August 28, 2019, at approximately 8 P.M. emergency personnel from the Bandon Police […]
Archives for September 2019
Lincoln County Sheriff’s tip of the week: discarded syringes
DISCARDED SYRINGES We are frequently contacted by concerned citizens who find some discarded syringes on the ground in an area of the county. It is unfortunate we […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Sept. 27-29
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19348137 09/27/2019 18:11 Officer #57487 BUTLER, ANDREW FW – Angling Location Narrative Summary On 9/27/2019 a witness observed a subject actively fishing along the Salmon River near […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Sept. 23-25
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19343149 09/23/2019 16:00 Officer #52129 LARSON, ERIC Crash – Injury Location 101, Mile post 165 165, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On the afternoon of September 23, […]
Volunteers from Oregon and across the country converge on Cape Perpetua to restore historic shelter
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 17-foot log rests on scaffolding 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean. A crew of retirees and Forest Service employees hefts the big log into place […]
State agency investigating newly elected Yachats Fire Board member for improper claims in May voters pamphlet
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A Yachats woman elected to the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District Board in May lied in the Lincoln County voters pamphlet about being a registered nurse and […]
Yachats council to vote Wednesday on 125-license vacation rental cap
The Yachats City Council will vote Wednesday morning whether to keep the city’s cap on the number of vacation rental licenses at 125. The vote comes before consideration of other […]
Contractors finish up reconstruction of two Yachats streets
Contractors on Thursday finished paving two Yachats streets, the culmination of three large road projects this summer. Road & Driveway crews paved 240 feet of West First Street on […]
Regional economist notes Lincoln County job gains in August
The Oregon Employment Department said this week that seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment in Lincoln County increased by 60 in August to 18,440 jobs. Seasonally adjusted figures compare expected changes […]
Police cite three people for illegally taking elk in Tami Wagner Wildlife Area
Oregon State Police cited three people Friday night for illegally taking a bull elk after shooting it in the Tami Wagner Wildlife Area in the Yachats River Valley. Game troopers […]