NEWPORT — Lincoln County crews cut down five Cypress trees from the north lawn of the courthouse over the weekend that were growing into the building and had rotting, […]
County removes 5 diseased Cypress trees from courthouse lawn
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News Briefs
Fish and Wildlife commission OKs new rules for commercial crab gear
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The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, as expected, has indefinitely adopted regulations intended to reduce whale entanglements from deep vertical ropes that connect surface buoys with commercial crabbing gear. The […]
Some scholarships available for OCCC’s year-long business program
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A limited number of $900 tuition scholarships are available this fall for anyone enrolling in the small business management program at Oregon Coast Community College, thanks to donations from the […]
Yachats chess club open to players of all skill levels Sunday
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YACHATS – A fledging chess club in Yachats is inviting players of any skill level to its next session Sunday, Aug. 13. The Yachats Chess Club meets every other Sunday […]
25-year-old Central Coast Chorale changes name, keeps vision
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The board and members of Central Coast Chorale, a community chorus since 1998, have changed the group’s name to Coastal Voices, as part of a newly developed post-pandemic vision. The […]
Forest Service firefighter killed in Coos County truck accident
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COQUILLE — A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter from Colorado working in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest died Friday after a pickup truck they were in left the road near […]
Highway 101 crash near Coos Bay kills couple from Port Orford
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COOS BAY – A couple from Port Orford were killed Wednesday night 10 miles south of Coos Bay when their car sideswiped loaded chip trailer and then collided with an […]
OHA ends public health advisory for Seal Rock beach
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SEAL ROCK — The Oregon Health Authority on Friday lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Seal Rock beach three days after water samples showed higher-than-normal […]
Signups for commercial matsutake mushroom permits on Siuslaw Forest now open
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WALDPORT — Applications for matsutake mushroom collection permits for the Central Coast ranger district of the Siuslaw National Forest are now open. Every year, 100 commercial-use permits are available on […]
Siuslaw National Forest bans fires everywhere except designated campgrounds
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Three months of hot, dry conditions has led the Siuslaw National Forest to ban all campfires — charcoal or briquette fires, pellet fires, or any other open fires — outside […]