By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews The Oregon Coast Community College board is moving forward with a May ballot question – asking Lincoln County voters to approve $32 million in bonds to build a […]
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Lincoln County Historical Society hopes for rejuvenation of heritage center, volunteers and finances with series of programs
By OREGON ARTS WATCH NEWPORT — When guests sit down to the Crab Krack hosted by the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Sunday, it will be thanks to the […]
Chair of embattled OLCC board resigns Thursday at governor’s request following Wednesday defense of agency
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission chairman Paul Rosenbaum resigned Thursday, one day after delivering a fiery defense of the state’s liquor agency and how it […]
Oregon’s recreation industry making big push in 2023 Legislature for bill to limit injury lawsuits
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The long battle over Oregon’s unique recreational liability standard was renewed Wednesday at a hearing in the state Capitol on a bill to limit […]
Oregon Court of Appeals rejects “Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance” by Columbia County voters
By ANNA DEL SAVIO and AURORA BIGGERS/Oregon Capital Bureau An ordinance that aimed to prevent the enforcement of most state and federal firearm regulations within Columbia County is void, the […]
Police arrest Lincoln City man for crimes against minors
LINCOLN CITY MAN ARRESTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST MINORS (PHOTO) News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: February 16th, 2023 2:02 PM On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at about 9:00 […]
Two scientists from Oregon Coast Aquarium help rescue fur seal pup during Olympic Peninsula research trip
By THE SEATTLE TMES For four Northwest scientists – including two from the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport — a research excursion on a remote beach on the Olympic Peninsula […]
Tiki Temptations performances at Primaltones in South Beach add to fun of Newport’s seafood festival
NEWPORT — Break out the bikinis and Hawaiian shirts and escape to the isle of Tiki Temptation during Newport’s famous Seafood & Wine festival weekend. From Thursday, Feb. 23, […]
Some Oregon legislators again asking for statewide ban on plastic foam food containers
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A group of Oregon lawmakers is hoping that new blood in the state House and Senate help make this the year the state […]
How others see us: Oregon Coast TODAY staff makes a day trip to Yachats
By Oregon Coast TODAY Among the many things that make Yachats the “Gem of the Oregon Coast,” is the combination of charming shops and stunning trails, located just a […]