The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its annual “Shred Day” at the Lincoln County Courthouse parking from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 7. The event is an effort […]
Archives for August 2024
Port of Alsea seeking applicants for a part-time manager
WALDPORT – The Port of Alsea is once again seeking applicants for the position of port of manager. The part-time position is 24 hours a week 8 a.m. to 2 […]
Shifting rainfall forces state parks to cut hundreds of trees at Beverly Beach during 11-month renovation
By APRIL EHRLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting For years, the towering spruce trees at Beverly Beach State Park just north of Newport have been getting sick and dying, threatening to drop […]
Yachats man perishes Sunday during rescue attempt of woman, sons at mouth of the Yachats River
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – A man who camped and rented the past two years around Yachats is presumed drowned after he attempted to rescue a woman and her […]
Undisclosed buyer purchases closed Philomath mill for $15 million
By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News PHILOMATH – An undisclosed buyer has purchased Interfor Corp.’s property and sawmill operation in Philomath after the Canadian-based company closed the mill early this year. […]
Two Oregon Coast CC president candidates begin interview process Monday
Two finalists to become the third president of Oregon Coast Community College will go through a two-day interview process with the college board, staff and faculty, managers and college partners […]
Four years after getting $1.7 million grant, Waldport finds a way to construct sidewalks to schools on Crestline
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Waldport city councilors let loose a collective cheer when they learned work on the long-awaited plan to build a sidewalk along a portion of […]
Central Oregon Coast fire board will ask voters to increase an operations levy in November
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board voted unanimously Thursday to ask voters in November to increase their property taxes to help […]
Floating wind project off southern Oregon coast clears first big bureaucratic hurdle in a long process
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon coast is inching closer to generating renewable electricity using floating offshore wind turbines, although any construction is still years away. On Tuesday, […]
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office now using state-of-the-art drug testing device
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has started using a new state-of-the-art tool giving officers a safer and smarter edge to combat drug problems in our community. This device also aids […]