By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – After months of searching followed by extensive interviews that involved many in the community – the Yachats city council decided Thursday not to hire anyone for the soon-to-be vacant city manager position. “After a rigorous evaluation that included input from the public, expert panels, local leader panels (and) […]
Archives for October 2023
After court rulings on non-unanimous jury verdicts, a third Lincoln County trial set for man in Seal Rock sex abuse case
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A new trial – his third – has been set for early next year for a Seal Rock man whose 2019 conviction on 13 sex-related charges was sent back for re-trial by the Oregon Court of Appeals. A July re-trial in Lincoln County circuit court of Lawson R. Rankin ended with […]
Lincoln City police arrest Otis, Myrtle Point men in recent child luring stings
Over the last several months, Lincoln City Police Officers have been conducting several online child-luring investigations. Posing as underage children on various social media platforms, the undercover officers went online and were subsequently contacted by adult men who offered to meet up with a person they believed to be a minor for sex or used […]
Yachats residents listen, quiz and then weigh in Monday night on preferences for new city manager
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Candidates for the Yachats city manager job put their best foot forward at a public forum Monday night as they answered a gamut of questions from community members. Seventy people turned out to participate in roundtable discussions that had the three finalists for the job rotating between three groups […]
Lincoln County fire agencies lift outdoor burn ban
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTIFICATION Issue Date: October 9, 2023 Issued By: Lincoln County Fire Defense Board – Chief Bryan Daniels Notice: Lincoln County, Debris Burning Message FIRE AGENCIES TO LIFT BURN BAN With increased precipitation, cooler weather, and in coordination with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Lincoln County Fire Defense Board is lifting all burning […]
Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” runs through Oct. 29 at Newport Performing Arts Center, getting rave reviews
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was 1937 and America was reeling from the effects of the Great Depression, as well as the prospect of engaging in another world war. Employment was at an all-time low and men were forced to search for migrant field work on farms and ranches. The work was […]
Oregon agrees to transfer 10 wolves to Colorado after other Western states decline
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon agreed to transfer wolves to Colorado after other states declined to participate in the state’s new program. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will allow Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife Department to trap and transfer up to 10 gray wolves from northeastern Oregon to Colorado. Oregon officials […]
Court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter and Foster reservoirs leads to widespread kokanee die-off
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Tens of thousands of kokanee salmon have died between Green Peter and Foster reservoirs due to a new extreme water drawdown at the reservoirs intended to help native fish. Over the weekend, masses of dead kokanee were spotted in the Sunnyside Park area of Hughes Creek at Foster Reservoir outside […]
Port of Alsea board picks replacement for resigning member
WALDPORT – The Port of Alsea board has selected George Gray of Waldport to replace longtime board chair Rob Bishop, who is resigning effective Oct. 19. Gray will be sworn in at the board’s Nov. 16 meeting. Gray was selected from five applicants who went through interviews with the Port’s board on Thursday, Oct. 5. […]
OSU now offering Samaritan employees reduced tuition programs
Oregon State University is expanding its relationship with Samaritan Health Services to provide thousands of the regional health system’s employees with more affordable access to academic programs and workforce education opportunities online. All 6,000 Samaritan employees on the central Oregon coast and in the mid-Willamette Valley are eligible for reduced tuition scholarships through a collaboration […]