By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners on Wednesday awarded grants totaling $130,000 to eight organizations and one business – but not before juggling allocations after questioning two of the […]
Archives for March 2024
Lincoln County police agencies to conduct “active shooter” training at Newport, Taft high schools
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police, Toledo Police, Oregon State Police, and Lincoln City Police will be conducting active shooter response training exercises March 26-28, 2024 to better prepare […]
End of spring break weather should cooperate for Yachats book and crafts sales Friday and Saturday
Maybe, just maybe, the weather will cooperate with both tourists and locals on the last weekend of Oregon’s spring break so they can venture outside – and maybe stop […]
Former Oregon Coast CC president urges yes vote on $33 million bond
To the editor: In May, Lincoln County residents have the opportunity to vote “yes” on a trades education training bond for Oregon Coast Community College. The need for trades education […]
Four t ribes ask U.S. interior secretary to deny proposed Coquille tribal casino in Medford
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Four tribes opposed to a proposed tribal casino in Medford are asking U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop the project from moving forward. For […]
Lincoln City center offers a full week of affordable family entertainment for Spring Break
By Oregon Coast TODAY Oregon’s spring break next week will be a whip-cracking, art-making, balloon-twisting, mesmerizing and appetizing good time at the beach, thanks to the 2024 Festival of […]
Spring Break kicks off in Yachats and Waldport with craft fairs and furniture sales, ending with annual book extravaganza
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Spring activities start blooming this weekend and next with a colorful slate of events in Yachats and Waldport. The Spring Break lineup includes two arts and crafts […]
Newport Symphony concludes its 2023-24 season this weekend with commissioned flute performance
By Oregon Coast TODAY It will be a genre-bending evening when the Newport Symphony Orchestra performs its 2023-24 season finale, “Boléro and Symphonic Jazz, a musical journey through time” […]
UO and Eugene police investigate drugging allegations against fraternities
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News Eugene Police are investigating an alleged incident involving a University of Oregon fraternity, which victims describe as a possible drugging. In an interview with campus station KWVA, an […]
Where’s Donald Trump? Not in the Oregon voters pamphlet after declining statement
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon voters will see a big name missing when they open their state-issued voters’ pamphlet next month: Republican Donald Trump. Laura Kerns, a spokeswoman for […]