Want a tiny house? Students at Waldport High School may have a deal for you. Students in the school’s manufacturing and fabrication class designed and then built the shell for […]
Waldport High students selling their tiny house
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News Briefs
Lincoln County employment drops 60 more than expected in January
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Seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment dropped by 60 more jobs than expected in January, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted employment rate in Lincoln County rose to 5.2 […]
Mishandled handgun lands Yachats man in jail
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 61-year-old Yachats man Wednesday, Feb. 27 on accusations he negligently fired a handgun with the bullet going into a neighbor’s house. No one was […]
Study illuminates job vacancies in Lincoln County
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A new employment study released Friday covering Lincoln County and four adjacent areas shows, once again, that the chances of landing a full-time job with higher pay increase with the […]
State agency “forgives” part of Yachats’ loan for new water tank
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An Oregon agency that financed the city of Yachats’ new south water tank has “forgiven” $700,000 of the $1.73 million loaned to build it. So now, instead of having to […]
Hospital offering classes on diabetes and chronic conditions
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Samaritan Health Services is offering two free workshops starting in March for people with chronic health conditions and for those at risk or who have type 2 diabetes. The workshops […]
Central Lincoln stays in house for new manager
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Randy Grove, the director of engineering and operations for the Central Lincoln People’s Utility District, has been picked as its general manager. Grove replaces Debra Smith who left last year […]
Samaritan will end home health services
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Samaritan Health Services announced Monday, Jan. 28 that it will discontinue its home health services in Lincoln County in March, transitioning patients to Signature Healthcare at Home of Wilsonville. Samaritan […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate holds at 5 percent
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The unemployment rate in Lincoln County held steady at a seasonally adjusted 5 percent in December, according to data released Wednesday by the Oregon Employment Department in Newport. The seasonally […]
State police seek help in elk poaching
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Oregon State Police is asking for help identifying the person or people responsible for the unlawful killing and waste of a 5-point bull elk near Toledo in east Lincoln County. […]