A man was arrested Friday, Feb. 15, at his home in Keizer for two recent residential burglaries in Lincoln City and felony possession of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic weapon.
A search warrant executed by the Lincoln City Police Department (LCPD), Keizer Police and Salem Police resulted in the recovery of property reported stolen Thursday, Feb. 14, from two Lincoln City residences, LCPD said Wednesday in a news release.
Timothy Vance, 53, was taken into custody after suspected methamphetamine and several firearms were found in his residence at 3725 Pleasant View Drive NE in Keizer.
An open house at St. James Santiago School must wait until the newly constructed Episcopal school obtains an occupancy permit, but a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce will be staged at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
“We’re still awaiting word on our occupancy permit, so we may wait until March for our open house,” Administrator Julie Fiedler said.
The 2,700-square-foot building was dedicated Feb. 9 by St. James Santiago Episcopal Church Rev. Chris Hertlein.
It was built to accommodate kindergarten through sixth-grade students who have occupied most of the available meeting space at St. James Santiago Episcopal Church, 2490 NE Highway 101. The school also plans to add seventh and eighth grades as early as next school year, Fiedler said.
The free-standing building has six classrooms, two bathrooms, an office and teacher space.
The private nonprofit school offers a curriculum of reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, science, social studies, art and Spanish.
Call 541-994-2426 or visit sjsschoollc.org for further information.
Oregon State Police have identified a deceased woman recovered Sunday from the ocean just north of Roads End as Satin Fever Star (aka Kahrin Jean McDonald), 63, of Lincoln City.
Star was last seen on Feb. 11. Her identity was revealed through tips to the OSP hotline.
There is no known threat to the community, and her death does not appear suspicious, OSP said.
The investigation remains active.
OSP, with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, found the woman at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday in a cove near the “God’s Thumb” hiking area.
She was described as a white adult with long, dark brown hair, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches and weighing 190 to 200 pounds.
Oregon could become be the first state in the nation to lower its voting age to 16 under a bill introduced today at the Legislative Assembly in Salem.
Senate Joint Resolution 22 (SJR0022) proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 years old.
Oregon voters will decide whether or not to lower the voting age during the next general election in 2020.
The resolution is sponsored by Sen. Shemia Fagan and Reps. Janelle Bynum, Diego Hernandez; and backed by Reps. Teresa Alonso Leon,
Alissa Keny-Guyer, Barbara Smith Warner, Anna Williams and Jennifer Williamson.
Other states have tried to lower the voting age from 18 to 16, but none have passed.
Oregon and 13 other states (California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Utah and Washington) and the District of Columbia permit preregistration at 16 years old. Preregistered citizens can then vote when they turn 18.
According the National Conference of State Legislatures:
Four states permit preregistration beginning at 17 years old:
Maine, Nevada, New Jersey and West Virginia.
Five states set another age at which an individual may preregister:
Alaska permits those under 18 to register anytime within 90 days before their 18th birthday.
Georgia, Iowa and Missouri permit registration of those who are 17.5 (if they turn 18 before the next election).
Texas permits a person who is 17 years and 10 months of age to register.
Twenty-six states do not specifically address an age for registration and instead allow an individual to register if they will turn 18 by the next election (note that this usually refers to the next general election, with some exceptions). In some states this may mean that youth could register as soon as the previous general election is over, so that could be as early as 16 years of age. Reach out to your state election officials for details.
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
North Dakota does not require individuals to register prior to the election, but to qualify as an elector an individual must be eighteen years or older on Election Day.
Lincoln City Homepage pays tribute to the Newport High boys swimming and cheerleading teams for winning Class 4A OSAA State championships on Saturday.
The Lincoln County School District member won the State boys swimming championship in a landslide, 90-46, over Marshfield in Beaverton for their second straight State title. Newport shares Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 affiliation with Lincoln City’s Taft High 7-12.
Newport senior Lucas Ellingson-Cosenza won the 200-yard individual medley and 500 freestyle titles, and junior Caden Shanks won the 100 backstroke in a record time of 52.82, breaking the previous mark of 53.13 set in 2014.
Newport’s 200 free relay team of Cole Braxling, Brennen Wood, Kai Daniels and Luke Bachart; 200 medley relay team of Shanks, Nick Topar, Daniels and Ellingson; and 400 free relay team of Ellingson, Bachart, Topar and Shanks all won State titles.
Coach Angela Sremba’s team won in record dominating fashion at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center with athletes competing in 17 of 22 events during preliminaries Friday and 12 of 22 events in the finals Saturday. Sremba was assisted in coaching the Cubs boys and girls by Clayton Jacobson, Gavin Santiago, Kellen Wood, Rubi Arizmendi and Shawn Martin.
Ellingson-Cosenza, Bachart, Tristan Scarborough and Kolby Spink all made the finals in the 500-yard freestyle to make the Cubs the first team in Class 4A history to place four entries in an individual event.
The 500 free also saw the Cubs finish first (Ellingson-Cosenza) and second (Bachart), a first in 4A history, and the aforementioned 400 free relay team set a record in 3:18.05, breaking the 3:19.46 mark in last year’s State championships.
Meanwhile, coach Jessica Arnsdorf’s cheerleading squad won the OSAA State competitive cheer title over Sweet Home 189.8-182.6 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
Newport won the building skills portion of the event and was third in tumbling and jumps and second in overall routine to garner first place.
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the body of a deceased female recovered this evening from the ocean in a cove just north of Roads End.
Oregon State Police, with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, found the woman at approximately 5 p.m. near the “God’s Thumb” hiking area. She is a white adult with long, dark brown hair, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches and weighing 190 to 200 pounds.
The woman’s approximate age is unknown at this time. Police have not disclosed what she was wearing or whether she had any identifying marks.
Anyone with information on a recent missing female matching the description, please call (800) 452-7888 and reference case number SP 19-058230. Detective Carla Urbigkeit is the lead investigator.
In an effort to establish partnerships and enhance relationships between her office and the North County area, Lincoln County Commissioner-elect Kaety Jacobson has announced several dates for visitation while in Lincoln City.
“I think this is a great opportunity to become more familiar with the residents of Lincoln City and surrounding areas,” Jacobson said of her attempt to restore a presence in North County by sharing City Hall office space with Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson. “While some of my time will be spent in the office for scheduled and drop-in meetings, I also enjoy being in the field where people live and work.”
Jacobson has announced the following dates to be in Lincoln City: Tuesday, Feb. 26; Friday, March 8; Friday, March 15; Friday, March 22; Thursday, April 4; Friday, April 12; Tuesday, April 16; and Tuesday, April 23.
Availability is generally from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. by appointment at City Hall, 801 SW Highway, or elsewhere.
Jacobson said she expects to notify the community of her May/June schedule sometime in April.
“The initial set of dates are meant to get things going,” she said. “From there, we can evaluate together which days’ work best, move forward and modify as needed.”
To make an appointment or arrange for Jacobson to attend an event, contact Executive Assistant Kristi Whitaker at [email protected] or call 541-265-4100 at the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, 225 W. Olive St., Room 110, Newport.
The Lincoln City Police Department (LCPD) will utilize DUII grant funds to put an extra patrol officer on duty Saturday, Feb. 23, for DUII enforcement during the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival.
The LCPD’s enforcement operation will occur in conjunction with enhanced DUII enforcement efforts by the Newport Police Department, the Oregon State Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
The county-wide enforcement effort is designed to seek out drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. The goal is to increase citizens’ and visitors’ safety by getting drunk and impaired drivers off the road.
The department last utilized DUII grant funds for two enhanced enforcement operations during the Christmas/Years “High Visibility Enforcement” time period, which ran from Dec. 13, 2018, through Jan. 1, 2019. Several traffic citations were issued, including three for driving while suspended and three for DUII.
The grant funds are made possible through the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact.
Lincoln City Police took a man driving a Penske moving truck into custody after he led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase involving more than 10 police cars from Lincoln City to Willamina.
The 30-mile chase ended with the arrest of George Parson, 49, on a bridge in front of the Hampton Lumber Mills on Willamina Creek Road.
“No one was hurt and there were no crashes,” LCPD Sgt. Jeffery Winn said. “We have a person in custody and everyone is OK.”
Chinook Winds Casino Resort security called police after witnessing a suspicious woman going in and out of a Penske truck and asked that the truck be moved, Winn said. Officers made contact with a married couple that had rented the truck and discovered there was a no-contact order in place for the husband from an earlier domestic altercation.
Winn said police tracked down out-of-state warrants from Colorado and New York for the man, but they were not serviceable. Believing they were, the man fled from police at high speeds through Lincoln City and onto Highway 18 headed east, he said.
Police tried to stop the vehicle with spikes and the driver evaded them by entering oncoming lanes. Law enforcement was able to lay spikes across the bridge in front of Hampton Lumber Mills and the driver stopped the truck and was arrested.
Winn said the couple was living out of the truck, which was being rented monthly and was paid up.
Authorities said they used a combination of cell phones, radio and Mobile Data Terminals to coordinate with each other.
Winn said the chase started at NW Jetty and 39th Street, then went north on Highway 101 to West Devils Lake Road, back to Highway 101 and east on Highway 18 past Spirit Mountain Casino and took the new on-ramp to Forthill Road.
The man faces felony eluding, reckless endangering, reckless driving and violation of a protection order. He is being lodged at the Lincoln County Jail.
The woman was not taken into custody or charged.
Three LCPD, four Oregon State Police, two Yamhill Police and a Grand Ronde Tribal Police car were among those involved in the chase after being radioed in for backup, Winn said.
This was LCPD’s fourth pursuit in a month, Winn said.
Taft High qualified a school-record eight team members Saturday into next week’s Class 3A OSAA State Wrestling Championships at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
Taft placed third behind team winner and defending Class 3A State champion Willamina, and just seven points behind second-place Dayton. The Tigers finished ahead of Rainier for the first time.
“Hard work pays off,” Taft coach Robb Ellis said.
Senior Cody Knott won the Class 3A Special District 1 160-pound title to lead the way for Taft, which wrestled approximately 65 matches over two days of competition at Warrenton High School.
Senior Gio Salazar (126), freshman Riley Ellis (138) and senior David Jin (170) advanced to State with second-place showings.
Sophomore William Calderon (138), senior DeVon Lindquist (145), senior Eric Aquino (195 and junior Jace Phippen (220) moved on with third-place finishes.
Taft’s previous most wrestlers to advance to State was five.
Taft wrestlers break from the locker room and head to the mat Saturday at the District championships
A man was arrested Friday, Feb. 15, at his home in Keizer for two recent residential burglaries in Lincoln City and felony possession of a 9-millimeter semi-automatic weapon.
The Lincoln County School District member won the State boys swimming championship in a landslide, 90-46, over Marshfield in Beaverton for their second straight State title. Newport shares Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 affiliation with Lincoln City’s Taft High 7-12.
