An early morning two car collision spreading a debris field along Hwy 101

In a compelling video captured by and posted to the Lincoln City Homepage Community Facebook page by Eric Johnson the suspect can be seen handcuffed and lying face down on the wet asphalt of Hwy 101 outside of a vehicle.

This event launches the public fundraising campaign for first new Lincoln City Community Park in over 20 years The 6.71 acre park is located at 4815 SE 51st St (the former Taft Elementary School site).

Remediation of contaminated land can be a time and money consuming process that may, essentially, destroy the value of a parcel of land and threaten the worth of neighboring property-depending on the type of contamination present and whether there is a threat of it spreading via ground water or runoff. Thanks to a grant that Lincoln City applied for and received a few years ago, the city has partnered with environmental consultants from Maul Foster & Longi and Akana. Together with oversite from Economic Development and Urban Renewal Director Alison Robertson and Economic Development Project manager Seth Lenaerts, the BAC hopes to help identify heretofore unmarked properties that could benefit from analysis of their condition.

While he lay paralyzed in the grass and mud with a broken shoulder blade and broken elbow he struggled to gather his thoughts and tried to find the strength to call out for help.  His cell phone had fallen just three feet away from where he landed but it was of no use because he couldn't move to pick it up. In agonizing torment, Jay could hear a neighbor come near but he didn't have the energy he needed to yell loud enough to be heard. For three hours he had to wait, flat on his back, for the exact moment when his voice was strong enough to shout and his neighbor would be near enough to hear him. 

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of around four tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and Central Coast Range of Western Oregon. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PST Tuesday.

The city of Lincoln City announced several volunteer vacancies on committees, boards and  planning commission.

Lincoln City Parks and Recreation department announced that Travel Oregon has awarded  a $100k grant to build a new accessible playground in the newly created park in the Taft district. According to the Parks and Recreation department the accessible playground will be the first of its kind on the Oregon Coast, and provide independent play to persons of all abilities and ages.

A quick drive around the area shows dramatic water level rise. Places like the Siletz river have turned to a torrent of brown as churning waters mix with mud as it heads to the Pacific ocean.

Northwest Natural Gas issued some safety reminders for those with gas appliances.