Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s help to identify four people who vandalized portions of the historic Heceta Head lighthouse the night of Wednesday, June 14. The vandalism – […]
News Briefs
Heading to the valley this week? Highway 34 closed at Maltby Creek starting Friday
WALDPORT – The repair of a bridge 35 miles east of Waldport on Oregon Highway 34 will disrupt traffic between Philomath and the central Oregon coast much of this […]
Waldport man already on probation for theft arrested again — for theft
WALDPORT – A 38-year-old Waldport man already on probation for thefts in 2022 and 2023 has been arrested again on accusations he stole five gas tanks for boats from Alsea […]
ODFW commission OKs fishing, wildlife agreements with two coastal tribes
NEWPORT – The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved agreements with the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz […]
Yachats Fire budget committee, board approve 2023-24 spending plan
YACHATS – The budget committee and board of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District this week approved a general fund budget of $2 million for fiscal 2023-24 that begins […]
Lincoln County awards $300,000 more for child care provider grants
Lincoln County commissioners have decided to triple the amount of federal pandemic relief funds it has committed to help increase the availability of local child care. In April, commissioners allotted […]
Yachats Lions Club donates record $42,769 in grants, awards and scholarships
YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club announced $42,769 in grants and scholarships to Lincoln County organizations and students Tuesday night during its annual awards dinner. Fifteen organizations were awarded a […]
ODFW’s governing commission meets Thursday, Friday in Newport
NEWPORT — The governing body of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department is meeting Thursday and Friday in Newport. A tour by the seven-member Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission on […]
Broken insulator in Waldport led to widespread outage Friday, Central Lincoln says
More than 5,000 residents and businesses from Waldport to Yachats lost power Friday after a broken insulator caused lines to collapse. The power went out about 9 a.m. Friday and […]
Federal agency schedules 8 Oregon open houses on sea otter reintroduction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled eight open houses in Oregon this month to gather comments on the potential reintroduction of sea otters to the West Coast. The […]