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Rip current danger persists following drowning, rescue calls JEREMY C. RUARK The News Guard
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WEATHER GUIDE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS High Low Prec.
Tues., June 25 Wed., June 26 Thurs., June 27 Fri., June 28 Sat., June 29 Sun., June 30 Mon., July 1
64 69 69 71 75 68 66
56 56 59 58 58 59 61
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Weekly Rainfall: .34 inches Yearly Rainfall: 32.57 inches
WEEKLY OUTLOOK Cloudy mornings giving way to partly sunny is a good weather guess. Independence Day should follow the pattern, making the Gleneden Beach parade watching more fun. Fly your flags proudly. Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones
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Armed, dangerous man burns down own home JEREMY C. RUARK The News Guard
of June 25 after reports of an armed man intentionally setting his house on fire. When officers arrived, the Leroy Adams, the Otis suspect was armed with an man facing several charges assault rifle and a handgun after police say he intentionstanding ally burned near the down his e didn’t know if house that house, was burnremains in there was anyone ing, acthe Lincoln cording to County Jail inside the house being Sgt. Mark as of July 2 Meister following held as hostages. Watch it: of the his arrest See video of Lincoln June 25. - Sgt. Mark Meister, firefighters in County Lincoln action at the Lincoln County house fire with Sheriff’s County Sheriff’s Office this story Office. Sheriff’s Ofdeputies, thenewsguard.com ficers Oregon arriving State Poat the scene from all parts of lice troopers and Lincoln PHOTO/JEREMY C. RUARK City Police officers rushed to the county quickly drew their Police take cover as they arrive on the scene near Otis after an armed man set fire to Highway 18 and N. Bear Creek weapons and began taking Road late in the afternoon his home. See FIRE, Page A2
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Emergency crews bring the victim out of the ocean to a waiting ambulance during the ocean rescue June 28 in Lincoln City.
A new effort is under way to encourage people not to swim in the ocean following a drowning and several rescue calls along Lincoln City beaches. A Vancouver, Wash., woman drowned June 28 while swimming in the ocean at the D River Wayside, a popular beach area in Lincoln City. Officials with North Lincoln Fire and Rescue District #1 (NLFR) said the woman and her daughter were caught in a dangerous rip current. About 15 minutes into their swim, at about 10 a.m., both women were pulled out by the rip current and began to yell for help to people on the beach. The daughter was able to swim away from the rip current and back to shore. The victim disappeared for several minutes before being spotted face down in the water off-shore. Emergency responders from North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, Pacific West Ambulance, the U.S. Coast Guard, and Oregon State Police (OSP) were dispatched to the scene. “When we arrived on scene, we found one person had gotten out of the water on their own and we found the other victim face down
LUBA rejects Roads End annexation appeal, court action expected “W - Dick Anderson, Lincoln City mayor
he believes the battle over the issue will continue. “We suspect the opponents will take the issue
to the Oregon Court of Appeals,” said Anderson. “In the meantime, we are moving forward with the
you enter a metropolitan area, it is also about the vacation rental dwellings (VRDs) issue. Lincoln City has a transient room tax. I am willing to bet that the majority of property owners with VRDs in Roads End do not pay a VRD tax. So, it is about money.” Anderson sent a letter to all Roads End residents to welcome them to the City. “I am writing a letter to each of the property owners to welcome them and help to clear up misinformation
annexation process.” Anderson said Roads End residents will now receive all the services offered by the City, including police patrols, road maintenance and other public works services. The Roads End residents should also see a reduction in their water and sewer rates. Anderson said the debate over annexation boils down to money. “Quite frankly, it is about money,” said Anderson. “Nobody likes to pay higher taxes. When
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e suspect the opponents will take the issue to the Oregon Court of Appeals. In the meantime, we are moving forward with the annexation process.
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The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) has ruled against an appeal to the City of Lincoln City’s annexation filed in January by the Roads End Water District and the Roads End Sanitary District. In the ruling, issued June 26, LUBA affirmed the process in which the City of Lincoln City used to annex 246 acres of land in the Roads End area effective July 1. Even though LUBA has ruled in favor of the annexation, Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson said