Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to ratchet upward, reaching 5.3 percent in March, up from a revised rate of 5.2 percent in February. A year ago the county’s […]
News Briefs
Newport council OKs three more art vendors along Bayfront boardwalk
NEWPORT — More vendors will operate along the Bayfront after local artists asked the Newport City Council to offer more permits. The addition of two designated spaces along the west […]
Waldport show returns for one day Saturday with 16 local artists
WALDPORT – Last fall, 14 Waldport artists put on a one-day show with hopes it would be popular. After more than 500 people poured through the doors of the Waldport […]
Samaritan Health Services board selects new leader to replace Boysen
CORVALLIS – The Samaritan Health Services board has selected the organization’s chief operating officer to lead the five-hospital system in Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties effective May 19. Marty Cahill, […]
Lincoln City’s top admnistrator resigns after three years in job
LINCOLN CITY – Lincoln City’s city manager Daphnee Legarza is resigning effective June 9. “We have received a resignation letter from our city manager … and the council needs to […]
Newport woman killed after Highway 20 head-on collision Thursday
A 42-year-old Newport woman was killed early Thursday on Highway 20 four miles east of Newport when the car she was driving crossed into the opposing lane, collided with one […]
Pacific Fisheries council sets dates and limits for ocean salmon fishing
NEWPORT – The Pacific Fisheries Management Council has completed the 2025 ocean salmon seasons including waters off the Oregon coast. Recommended salmon seasons are not official until after adoption by […]
Six county fire departments awarded wildfire grants for the summer
Billed as a small grant with big impact, the Oregon State Fire Marshal has announced its 2025 wildfire season staffing grant recipients, which included six Lincoln County fire agencies. The […]
Lincoln County is advertising for someone to become its top administrator
Lincoln County is advertising for a new, top administrator three months after the resignation of its first administrator who had held the job for nearly three years. The county hired […]
Waldport council OKs new contract for sheriff’s patrols, garbage rate increase
WALDPORT – After all the drama Thursday evening with the expulsion and citation of former mayor Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct, the Waldport city council did tackle a short list […]