OREGON STATE POLICE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN VEHICULAR ASSAULT-LINCOLN COUNTY (PHOTO) News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: December 22nd, 2021 8:17 PM Downloadable file: Hit_and_Run_1.png On December 13, 2021 at approximately 3:52PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a road rage incident on Hwy 101 in Depoe Bay near milepost 128. […]
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State police arrest log truck driver in September crash that killed Florence paramedic
**UPDATE-ARREST***FATAL CRASH ON HWY 126W-LANE COUNTY News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: December 22nd, 2021 8:27 PM ***Update-Arrest*** On 12-22-2021, the Oregon State Police arrested Shane Tyler McVay for Manslaughter 1, DUII and Recklessly Endangering. The charges resulted from the September 20, 2021 crash that resulted in the death of Emily Susman. McVay […]
Oregon election officials want Kristof to prove residency before he’s certified to run for governor
Nicholas Kristof on his family’s Yamhill farm. (Kristof Farms photo) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof needs to do more to prove he’s an Oregon resident if he wants to run in the Democratic primary for governor in May, state election officials said this week. Kristof announced his […]
Yachats Library ends “open” hours once again due to threat from Covid’s omicron variant
YACHATS — For the second time this year, the threat of a new variant of the COVID virus has shuttered the “open” hours of the Yachats Library. Effective Monday, Dec. 27, patrons will no longer be able to freely browse, check out materials or use other library services — but they will be able to […]
After 8-month pause, Yachats Library Commission resumes effort to expand, improve 48-year-old city library
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The Yachats Library Commission has re-started its effort to significantly expand the city’s 48-year-old library building, seeking a designer for the interior and soon a builder for a project estimated to cost up to $600,000. The city has posted notices and sent out inquiries seeking an interior designer to […]
The holiday spirit shines in south Lincoln County as people celebrate Christmas but also reach out to help the less fortunate
By QUINTON SMITH and CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com They bought socks and blankets for seniors. They gave, packed and distributed hundreds of boxes of food to families in need. They wrote letters to Santa Claus and lined intersections to see a parade of lights. And, they joined forces to cook and serve a Christmas week meal […]
Lincoln County’s unemployment rate finally drops below 6 percent, but still higher than Oregon average
If there’s good holiday news in the economic world, it’s that Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate finally dropped to below 6 percent in November. The Oregon Employment Department reported this week that Lincoln County’s jobless rate was 5.7 percent last month – significantly better than the 8 percent unemployment rate of November 2020. But […]
Oregon faces short staffing and not enough customers to inject 1 million booster shots as Oregon Health Authority works to tie pieces together to guard against omicron
The Oregon Health Authority is still working out the details of its plan to get Covid-19 booster doses into the arms of 1 million more Oregonians. (Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon officials are still working out details on how they will get 1 million booster doses into the arms of Oregonians by […]
Alsea Bay boat fire was likely a party gone awry, but brought a response from five agencies, including an overnight helicopter search
WALDPORT – The fire that destroyed a small boat Tuesday night near the mouth of Alsea Bay that drew first responders from three fire agencies, an ambulance service, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and an overnight search by the U.S. Coast Guard appears to be a solstice party that got out of control. Central […]
Oregon is on the verge of finally signing agreement in national, $26 billion opioid settlement
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon, one of the last holdout states in joining a $26 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, is on the verge of signing on, the state’s attorney general said Monday. The state had argued with cities and counties over disbursement of Oregon’s expected […]