By KLCC News Newport city officials say they don’t have the resources to repair the city’s aging roads – so they’re asking voters in the May 21 primary to weigh in on a higher, year-round gas tax. For decades, Newport drivers have paid 1 cent a gallon at the pump in the winter and spring […]
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Lincoln County Historical Society hires Syrop as executive director
NEWPORT — The board of the Lincoln County Historical Society has hired Jeffrey Syrop as its new executive director to replace Susan Tissot, who retired Tuesday. Tissot had led the organization the past two years. The nonprofit organization oversees and operates the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center and the Burrows House Museum in Newport. Syrop worked […]
Crash into Alsea River on Wednesday leads to two driving citations
WALDPORT – A 60-year-old Waldport man who drove his truck into the Alsea River on Wednesday and needed a specialized rescue team to get him to safety has been cited by police for drunk and reckless driving. Oregon State Police cited Ricky A. Woosley on the two charges after he was taken to Samaritan Pacific […]
April rainfall was slightly below normal, but 2024 amounts still very high
Even though rainfall for the year is running quite a bit above average, central Oregon coast weather in April was pretty unremarkable. Even YachatsNews’ weather watchers described it as “ho hum.” Maybe that’s a good thing for spring. “We did have a stretch of very nice weather in the middle of the month,” said weather […]
Coastal choir wrapping up season with weekend concerts
Four choir concerts over two weekends in May will mark the end of the performance season for Coastal Voices, formerly the Central Coast Chorale. The concerts by the 50-voice community choir, themed “Spring Homage”, will take place in Newport, Yachats and Lincoln City: Saturday, May 4: Newport Performing Arts Center, $25; Sunday, May 5: Yachats […]
Man wearing “Rip City” sweatshirt does just that with county bus Sunday
NEWPORT – Oops, no wonder your bus was late Sunday. Newport police said Monday that a man wearing a “Rip City” sweatshirt made off with a Lincoln County Transit bus shortly before noon as the driver was refueling it at the fuel station at Northeast Harney Street and Yaquina Heights Drive. Police said the driver […]
Siletz man killed in Friday head-on collision just east of Newport
NEWPORT – A 62-year-old Siletz man was killed and his passenger seriously injured Friday evening when their small pickup was struck head-on by a car that crossed into their lane of U.S. Highway 20 a little more than a mile east of Newport. Oregon State Police said in a news release Monday that Christopher M. […]
Nearly 70 vendors prepare for Waldport Wednesday market’s 2024 opening
WALDPORT — Almost six dozen vendors are lined up for the new season of the Waldport Wednesday Market, opening May 1 for its 2024 season. The market takes place from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. each Wednesday through Sept. 25 in the parking lot of the Waldport Community Center. Admission is free. Some 70 […]
Waldport woman dies Monday after Highway 101 crash in Newport
NEWPORT – A 74-year-old Waldport woman was killed Monday evening when her car went into the opposite lane of U.S. Highway 101 in the South Beach area of Newport and collided with an oncoming car. Oregon State Police says Heidi Fay Rock of Waldport died after being taken to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital following the […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate rises slightly in March
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has increased slightly, moving to 4.5 percent in March from a 4.3 percent rate in February, according to the Oregon Employment Department. It was 4.2 percent in January. That’s still less than the county’s unemployment rate of 5.4 percent in March 2023. The employment department said in its monthly […]