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Groundbreaking for new animal shelter is near STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
At long last, construction on the new Lincoln County Animal Shelter is There has been little activity at the site in Waldport where the new Lincoln County Animal Shelter will be built. But it was reported at last week’s meeting of the county commissioners that a groundbreaking ceremony should happen there within a few weeks. (File photo)
close to getting underway. At the Sept. 4 meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, a status update on the project was given by County Administrator Tim Johnson, along with Sheriff Curtis Landers, whose department oversees the operation of the animal shelter. “This is exciting because we are literally weeks from a groundbreaking ceremony on this project,” Johnson told the commissioners. “So something less than a year from now, you will be at a ribbon-cutting See SHELTER, page A7
Suspect killed in Lincoln City standoff JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
An incident in Lincoln City involving shots fired from a converted bus ended with a standoff and a suspect being shot and killed. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, Lincoln City Police officers responded to the area of Northwest Oar Place near Northwest 22nd Street after being notified that two vehicles, one of them a retired yellow school bus that had been retrofitted as a motorhome, were illegally parked and blocking a fire hydrant. “During the investigation, a See STANDOFF, page A6
Police tape surrounds the converted bus with its windows shattered that had been driven by a man who shot at police. (Photo courtesy of the Lincoln City Police Department)
Osprey nest catches fire at Newport High School STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader
permitting review and all of that jazz prior to that,” he said. The project includes an approximately 6,200-squarefoot retail store, around 13,000 square feet of warehouse space, and a storage yard of about an acre and half. Supply delays have contributed to the challenges of getting the new store and warehouse up
There was some added excitement during the Newport High School girls varsity soccer game on Wednesday, Sept. 4, when an osprey nest atop one of the light pools at the athletic field caught fire around 8:30 p.m. Because of the fire, the referees ended the game with about 12 minutes remaining. Under Oregon School Activities Association rules, it meant the Cubs took a 4-5 loss to Catlin Gable, a private school in Portland. Ollie Richardson, one of the assistant coaches for the Newport squad, said, “This was our first match of the season. We told the girls they were playing so good they lit the place on fire.” In describing the experience, Richardson said, “Basically we had to shut the lights off first, and then the fire department showed up and all the embers were coming down like right behind where the visiting team was sitting on the track. And
See COPELAND, page A7
See OSPREY, page A6
The Lincoln City Copeland Lumber Store and Warehouse is located along Southeast High School Drive, just off of Highway 101. (Photo by Jeremy C. Ruark)
Copeland Lumber to open Lincoln City store, warehouse JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
A multi-million-dollar project adjacent to the former multiplex movie theater on the east side of Highway 101 in Lincoln City is almost complete. Copeland Lumber Lincoln City Manager Jeff Izatt is hopeful the new store and warehouse will open in mid-October. Construction began in January of this year. “There has been months and months of planning and
Heat from the lights on one of the poles at the Newport High School athletic field caused an osprey nest at the top of that pole to catch fire during a girls varsity soccer game. (Photo by Ollie Richardson)
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