By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown says the transfer of the Elliott State Forest to Oregon State University will resolve a long-running controversy and opens the […]
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Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for April 8-12
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22084014 04/08/2022 14:15 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID Agency Assist Location 101, Mile post 133 133 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 4/8/22 at approximately 2:15 pm I […]
County commissioners, sheriff should begin implementing STR rules
To the editor: Law is rarely black or white, and Lincoln County commissioners have a lot of discretion about how they choose to “defend” Ballot Measure 21-203. Their obligation to constituents is to know all the […]
Nation’s largest private landowner from California jumps into Oregon political campaigns
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A California timber baron who is the nation’s largest landowner has jumped into Oregon politics with big contributions to campaigns seeking to wrest control […]
Teenager killed Sunday in Highway 126 crash, the sixth fatality near Walton since September
WALTON — A teen-ager from Monroe was killed Sunday after his car collided head-on with a truck on Highway 126 two miles east of the community of Walton, the sixth […]
LCSO news release on Toledo man found dead in Yaquina River after accident
MAN INVOLVED IN SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH FOUND DECEASED IN YAQUINA RIVER News Release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office Posted on FlashAlert: April 12th, 2022 8:26 AM On Sunday, April 10 at […]
Group seeking recall of two Central Coast fire board members turns in signatures Monday
WALDPORT – A group seeking to recall two members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board on Monday turned in more than 400 signatures to potentially force an […]
Lincoln County commission candidates appear Thursday in online forum
The League of Women Voters of Lincoln County is hosting an online forum at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 featuring the May primary candidates for positions 1 and […]
Lincoln County buys medical building in downtown Waldport to open a public healthcare clinic
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – It’s been a long time coming, but south Lincoln County will be getting a new public healthcare clinic. Lincoln County has purchased a former […]
Lincoln County School District using federal relief funds to build gym, grandstand and replenish technology
By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT – Yaquina View Elementary principal Kristin Tocano Becker never thought she’d see the day her school would get a new gym. “It’s not […]