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Aquarium receives donation from Wildlife Warriors
The Oregon Coast Aquarium recently received a donation from Wildlife Warriors, a nonprofit charity founded by Steve and Terri Irwin. The donation’s impact is doubled thanks to a recently awarded matching grant from the Marcia H. Randall Foundation. Through Dec. 31, the foundation will match all gifts and pledges, up to $500,000, made to the aquarium’s wildlife rehabilitation fund. Terri Irwin, founder of Wildlife Warriors said, “We’re thrilled to help...
Newport nurses, Samaritan reach tentative agreement
A tentative agreement between management at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital and nurses working at the Newport medical facility was reached during a bargaining session held last Friday, Aug. 2. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents 104 registered nurses working at SPCH, whose contract expired on June 30. Samaritan had been in negotiations since March with nurses at both SPCH and Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Samaritan reached a tentative agreement with the Albany nurses on Monday, July 29. ...
Keep pets away from dead fish
Several dogs were sickened from salmon poisoning around Newport recently. Salmon and trout carcasses may harbor bacteria in their blood that can be fatal to dogs. Salmon poisoning is caused by the bacteria Neorickettsia helminthoeca, which is transmitted through a parasitic flatworm or “fluke.” Without treatment, salmon poisoning in dogs is often fatal. Symptoms include severe vomiting and diarrhea. Fortunately, with treatment most dogs will survive. The bacteria can infect...
Looking for young soccer players in search of a competitive challenge
Young soccer players in search of a competitive challenge are invited to attend open try outs for Lincoln City Football Club (LCFC) on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The try outs, held on Voris Field at Taft High School, are open to players entering 5th to 8th grade. Players who impress the panel of coaches will be invited to join Lincoln City Football Club for its upcoming fall season, competing against teams...
Machete-armed man threatens store manager in Lincoln City
A local transient with multiple warrants for his arrest was taken into custody after he threated a local store manager with two machetes, according to the Lincoln City Police Department. The case unfolded at approximately 6 a.m. July 29, when police received a call from a manager at the Safeway grocery store at 4101 NW Logan Road in Lincoln City. The manger reported a white male adult who had first shoplifted and then returned to the store wielding two machetes. ...
Building demolition affects traffic in Newport’s city center
The demolition of a building alongside Highway 101 in Newport’s city center — referred to as the Deco District — began on Tuesday and will have an impact on traffic traveling through that area, particularly for those motorists headed north. The building is located at 415-425 SW Coast Highway. Although it once housed three separate businesses, it is a single structure on the east side of Highway 101, between The Kite Company and Newport Tattoo. ...
A Complete Guide to Oregon Coast Cycling
For the past few years, we’ve been actively involved in supporting the creation of three coastal mountain bike trail systems (Klootchy Creek in Seaside, Big Creek in Newport, and Whiskey Run in Coos County), and have sponsored mountain biking events like Ride the Dirt Wave and Mountain Bike Oregon, as a way to elevate mountain biking as a coastal experience for visitors and locals. This year, we have also partnered with Dirty Freehub to scout and map coastal gravel routes, which can be ridden as...
Woman damages vehicle with bat
A report of a woman damaging a vehicle with a bat was investigated by officers with the Newport Police Department at around 7:15 p.m. on July 18. Officers responded to an apartment complex on Northeast Echo Court, where they learned a tenant of one of the apartments, Julie Elizabeth Garner, 47, of Newport, was upset and had damaged one of her neighbor’s vehicles with the bat. Prior to the officers...
Robbery suspect captured in Lincoln Beach
On July 29 at around 7:15 p.m., deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence in the 4600 block of N Highway 101 in Lincoln Beach after a person reported seeing someone rummaging through their vehicle in the driveway. The resident reportedly confronted the person, who then pulled out a machete and attempted to strike the resident with it. The resident was uninjured, and the suspect fled from the scene in a vehicle, according to a press release issued by the...
Act now to secure summer food benefits
As summer begins to wind down, families have a limited window to secure essential food assistance through the new Summer EBT program. The program offers $120 per child to help cover grocery costs when school food programs are not as easy to access. With the application deadline quickly approaching on Sept. 2, 2024, it's crucial for eligible families to act now. Thousands of families may be unaware that they qualify...
Wyden, Jayapal lead effort to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are leading more than 25 Members of Congress in urging the Federal District Court of Oregon to grant the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction in the Kroger-Albertson’s merger case. The amicus brief outlines three major concerns with the merger: Harm to consumers.Harm to workers.The growing consolidation of grocery chains is leading to monopolistic practices. ...
Column: Legislation on homelessness should start with cities
The widespread take on the June 28 U.S. Supreme Court decision sustaining Grants Pass restrictions on public camping was widely interpreted as kicking the issue, as it did with abortion in the Dobbs decision, to the states. In many states, few of which have state laws on the subject, that may be the effect. Oregon, which does have a state law on the subject, may be different. Here, the effect of the decision, which simply said the Grants Pass rules were not “cruel or unusual,”...
State council proposes new literacy requirements for teacher training and licensing
Oregon teacher colleges and future and current teachers hoping to get hired at public elementary schools in the state could soon be required to demonstrate a much more robust understanding of how to teach reading and writing than is currently required. Gov. Tina Kotek’s Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council – made up of K-12 and staff from Oregon teacher colleges, as well as literacy experts, an indigenous language expert and bipartisan state legislators – shared its final recommendations last week for overhauling literacy training for...
AAA: COVID-19 has lasting deadly impact on traffic safety
Residents and across Oregon are learning that that even though the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, it has left a lasting deadly impact on traffic safety locally and across the nation. A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) finds dangerous behaviors such as speeding, not using seatbelts, and impaired driving contributed to a significant rise in fatal crashes compared to the years before the pandemic. AAAFTS researchers...
Visiting your favorite state park may soon cost more
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking public comment on a proposed rule change that increases day use parking permit rates. The proposed rules will create rate ranges for day use parking permits, similar to campsite and other facilities in state parks. Additionally, the agency is currently taking public comments on proposed rule changes on additional changes to rate ranges in campsites and other facilities. Public comments on both changes will be accepted together. ...
Recommendations for Northwest Forest Plan completed
A federal advisory committee has completed a comprehensive set of recommendations for amending the Northwest Forest Plan aimed at modernizing forest management practices. After developing the recommendations over the last 10 months, the committee voted unanimously to approve and advance the recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Federal forest policy in the Pacific Northwest is complex and challenging,” the committee members stated in the report. “Finding and articulating shared values, goals, and a vision for our national forests has eluded our region for more...
Depoe Bay meeting concerning shoreline project
A virtual public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14 to take public testimony on a proposal to build a riprap revetment west of SeaRidge Condominiums in Depoe Bay. The permit application requests to construct an approximately 600-foot-long riprap revetment on the Ocean Shore State Recreation Area west of the condominiums at 4175 N Highway 101 in Depoe Bay. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) regulates ocean shore activities, including reviewing alteration permits. ...
Measles outbreak in Oregon continues to spread
The measles outbreak that started in mid-June in Marion County has spread to at least 23 residents in three counties. And it’s probably not over. “We continue to see cases, and we have not been able to connect them all, suggesting that there are other cases out there,” said Dr. Paul Cieslak, the Oregon Health Authority’s medical director and top immunologist. ...
Nearly $450k for North Coast Neurodiverse & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Programs
Accessibility is important to everyone. Whether it be accessing a beach or park, a tourist attraction or coastal eatery; or joining a committee, class, council, or employment, access to participate matters to every one of us. For many, there are barriers to being an active community member that can be overcome with attention and consideration, and the right connections. This is the work Sammy’s Place and its COAAST (Communities of All Abilities Succeeding Together) Network programs having been doing for several years. The network is...
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