YACHATS – The Yachats community saluted a favorite citizen Wednesday night, with 200 admirers of Joanne Kittel filling the Commons multipurpose room to sometimes tearfully honor the tireless advocate […]
Archives for September 2023
Samaritan stages “Healthier You Expo” Saturday, Sept. 30 in Newport
NEWPORT — More than two dozen local organizations, businesses and Samaritan Health Services will take part in the Healthier You Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 […]
Yachats church’s bigger and better Oktoberfest returns this weekend with beer, brats and music
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Break out the lederhosen and dirndls — Munich, Germany is coming to the coast with the first annual Yachats Oktoberfest, a celebration of beer, […]
Oregon auditors flag $35 million in questionable spending by four state agencies
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon Secretary of State auditors unearthed millions of misappropriated dollars and a lack of oversight and accountability in four state agencies, according to […]
Second annual Newport Pride celebration is Friday through Sunday with pub night, fair, drag bingo, prom and fun run
By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Pride events are not just big, rainbow-hued parties. They are also a time for celebrating change, working toward a more positive future and […]
Portland-born pianist now living in Germany will highlight Newport Symphony performances this weekend
By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Mozart’s effervescent “Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major” will fill the Newport Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Newport Symphony Orchestra […]
Waldport crews begin cleanup of former middle school as city slowly works to turn it into recreation center
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The city of Waldport is taking the first major steps this week to clean up the former school gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen it bought […]
Choir receives grant to help bring song to Lincoln County schools
Coastal Voices, the 56-member community choir based on the central Oregon Coast, has received a $2,300 grant from The Roundhouse Foundation to create a choral education program for middle and […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate drops slightly for seventh month
For the seventh month in a row, Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined slightly in August – hitting 4.1 percent, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The county’s unemployment […]
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum won’t run for fourth term in 2024 as state’s top law enforcement officer
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on March 12. BY JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — […]