The Lincoln County Veterans Resource Center is hosting its first women veterans luncheon at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 at the Agate Beach Best Western in Newport. The luncheon will […]
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Lincoln County’s unemployment rate stays at 4.6 percent in April
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in April, unchanged from 4.6 percent rate in March, the Oregon Employment Department announced this week. The unemployment rate was 4.2 […]
Waldport High sophomore wins OCCC’s inaugural business competition
Waldport High School sophomore Judah Tysman has $3,000 in prizes to some day help start his taxidermy business. Judges in the inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Program “Shark Tank” pitch competition […]
Lincoln County Master Gardeners holding 23rd annual plant sale Saturday
Plants that have been started with a masterful touch will be on sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday during the Lincoln County Master Gardener Association’s 23rd annual plant […]
ODFW, church hold kids fishing event Saturday at Eckman Lake
WALDPORT — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and First Baptist Church of Waldport are hosting a family fishing event at Eckman Lake from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
Tidewater woman killed Saturday in Highway 20 crash near Blodgett
BLODGETT – The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating the cause of a two-car collision Saturday on U.S. Highway 20 that killed a Tidewater woman driving one car […]
Oregon Coast CC opens applications for medical assistant program
Applications for Oregon Coast Community College’s medical assistant program for the 2024-25 academic year are now open. The comprehensive, entry-level program offers students a foundation to begin their journey into […]
Pioneer Connect solicits applications for $5,000 grants
Pioneer Connect is soliciting applications from community organizations to apply for grants of up to $5,000 via its partnership with The Foundation for Rural Service. This program identifies and supports […]
Portland-based vacation rental company laying off 800 workers
Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa is laying off 800 workers – though most are not based in Oregon. The cuts represent 40 percent of Vacasa’s corporate and central operations jobs, […]
Emergency responders hold big exercise next week at Newport airport
NEWPORT — In the largest exercise of its kind on the Oregon coast, a variety of local, state and federal agencies will conduct a two-day exercise next week to introduce […]