Oregon Coast Community College has scheduled five “On-the-Spot Admissions” events in late July and August for prospective students. The events are designed to provide one-on-one assistance to students with all parts of the college […]
News Briefs
Newport group offering nine-week musical theater workshop
The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is launching a nine-week musical theater course for adults and teenagers this fall at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Called “PerformanceLab: Acting Through […]
Coast choral group holds big fundraiser Saturday in Newport
Shine up your sequins and dust off your best suit for some Broadway magic, a gala fundraiser presented by Coastal Voices, Lincoln County’s vocal ensemble, at the Newport Performing Arts […]
“Shop the Dock” tours launch again Friday in Newport
Oregon Sea Grant is again offering its popular “Shop at the Dock” tours in Newport beginning Friday, July 19 and has expanded the tours to five other ports in […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium promoting puffin license plates
Fans of the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport have a new way to show their support. A new puffin license plate may be available soon and the aquarium is […]
Safeway stores in Newport, Florence may be sold in Kroger merger
Safeway stores in Newport and Florence and among the 62 that Kroger has identified to sell to another grocery chain to help win approval for its proposed merger with Albertsons. […]
Siuslaw Forest seeks comments on proposal to fight invasive plants
Siuslaw National Forest officials are seeking public comments for an initial proposal to reduce the presence of invasive and non-native plant species. Objectives of the proposed project include establishment of […]
Former wildlife trooper pleads guilty to shooting neighbor’s two dogs
NEWPORT — A retired Oregon State Police wildlife trooper pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of first-degree animal abuse for shooting and killing his neighbor’s two German shepherds in a […]
Waldport receives $130,000 to help pay for Southworth Park playground
WALDPORT — The Noble Carlton fund has donated $130,000 to the city of Waldport’s Louis Southworth Park to help pay for the rubberized playground surface. “As a group of educators […]
Highway 20 crash Monday evening kills two men east of Eddyville
EDDYVILLE – A Newport resident and a Portland man were killed Monday evening when an unsafe attempt to pass another vehicle resulted in a three-vehicle crash 10 miles east of […]